ADKISON - CARPENTER
Descendants »jn Wiani WUson DcfiJtangh
WUuai U])mci IVfiK»ujh
♦Sftwfrt RJlchir
- ; David Jeminson Defibaugh b: April 29 .85“ in CUrton Korge.Va. d: August «S. 1936 in Clil.oi. Forge.Y..
-S«r*h \Urp*m Ixrkson h; June It). SKftii d: June IT. 1951
—«■ 3 Ellen Stella Defihju^li h:JuK*10. JSST d: January 05. 1905
.— -Oiarlir shfllir
-- 4 Frank SheJiie
- 3 Joseph Harrison Defibaugh b: Inn,- J', 1884 d: Deceniliei 12. 19611
- i Earnest Danger Defibaugh h: May 2 4. 18S6 in Natural Wells Va. d: Novemlter 14. 196" iir Marlimon.W.Va
--Jbn Hannar. Susan Sharp »>: Mr. 19. ;8S2 in Frost.W.Va d: Ociolwr «I5. 1966 in Marlinioi..W.Va
- 4 Wilson William Defibaugh l»: May OS. 1912 in Iroiigaio.Va.
... ~ Mary Jane W augh b: February I". 1915 in Thornes- Creek. W.Va d: November t»4. 1992 in Marlimon.W.Va
.-. ? Donaid Berlis Defibaugh b: April 12. 1935 in Marlimon W.Va
. -Ranrona Lee Hill l»: Feminity 114. 193" in Marlimon.W.Va <1: Mas IS. 198“ in Giarton.O.H.
.—. 9 Debra Maria Dcfibaugli b: January 19. ]95o in Marlimon .W.Va
■—.*.. “Terrs’ Clifford Lyin it: August 26. 1952 in Rroivnsvillc. Pennsylvania
. " Justin Richard Lynn b: May 24. 1981 in Elyria.O.H.
... 9 Donita Kay Defibaugh b: August 14. 195“ in Marlimon .W.Va d: Drcrmbri 11. 1965 in Marlimon .W.Va
.. 5 Lemuel .ioe Defibaugh li- .Inly 21. 1936
. -Siiaron Jean Hill b: March 02. 1941 in Ed ray.W.Va
. 6 Laura Jean Defibaugh b: April 25. 195“ in Goldsboro.North Carolina
. -Thomas Mark Mci. aitgiilin b: August 0". 1953
. ' Mark Wayne McLaughlin b: .April 24. 19"9
.-. 6 Sherry Jo Defibaugh b: June 20. 1958
... -Michael Timmons
. *2nd Husband of Sherry Jo Defibaugh:
. -blick Abernathy b: September IM. 1950
... 0 Linds Lee Deflbaucl. b: September li”. 1 903
..... -Randolph Jefferson Atkins b: February 16
.... - Amanda >Voi- Likins h: February 19$
. “ Randolph Jefferson Atkins III b: April 24. 1989
. 6 L. Joe Dean b: July 16. 1960
. -Vicki Dean
. *2nd Wife of Lemuel Joe Defibaugh:
. . -Sally Jane Junglas b: May 13. 1943 in Elyria.O.H.
*»»..... 6 Diana Lynn Defibaugh b: April 25. 196
. -S«*yfe Conner _
- —"7 b: Dr^m^rlNS. HR,
Kr '“™ N, "* r Th«n.. b, M. y i,
N^C.pl DrtU..H S | l |„ November 13. ]M 9
Kfl ° rrt "“nun l>; .limr |(j, ( 939
M<r> rriTi,, Homan l>: .Tsmuurr 02. i46Ti
^Jim tVllx
_ Stephinir Steele b: November IS. 1JS1
Tr »? S««Jf b: April 18. 1983
. ® B«rbr» Lynn Homan b: February 15. 1951
. *4°* Smith b: November 27. 196G
... 2 Fence Smith b: February 04. 1980
... 7 Paul Smith b: January 30, 1984
—.. 7 Lauren Elizabeth Smith b: April 30. 1993
. 6 John David Homan b: September 29. 1964
.-. “'Lucy Madeline Brookhan b: July 19. 196“
. 9 Lisa Ann Homan b: February 01. 1967
..- -Scott Stewart
. ~ Rj »n Stewart
. f Stilrley Roarvne Deftbaugh b: April IJ. ] 942
.—...... —Lowell Thomas Mouscr bi October 17. 2934
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..—“ 7 Almaula Mart* Mauaar >»\ Manb It. 1 «<H|
.... ~ Jacob VV“|Ilium Mouacr bt Viauu It. t«n
.. 6 Winston Spencer Mouirf b: March 09. \965
__ -Theresa Mouser
.. 6 Jessies Lenore Mo user b: August 22. 19~b
. J .Nicholas .Amhotrv Thomas Basso b: November 11. 1794
..... . 5 William Oavion Dcfibaugh b: April 21. 1943 In Mariiiuoa AV.Va d-. July 28. W«6\nb»
5 Bonnie Sue Defibatigh b: July 19. 1944 In Marlinum AV.Va
. -Dare) Lee Underwood b: December 02. 1938 in Mammon
. 6 Rebecca Gail Underwood b; February 24. 1964
. -Kevin Jay Mvers b: September 24, 1904
.. 7 Amanda Rae \fy*n b: April 09. 198
. 7 Cristan Renae Myers b: October 16. 1988 in
. 7 Lauren Nicole Myers bt October 26. 1992 in Elyrta.O.H.
.. 6 Trena Lynn Underwood bi September 11.1966
Sj,y. -Edward Albrecht
.—6 Brian Lee Underwood b: April 93. 1971 ... ., j7. 1915
• 4 Sterling Winter* Deflbaugh b: January 10. 19I£ m Marl icon . 19"3ln
... - — . — — . ... , swtuu.« AV\a d: April
in Mariinmn v
Roanoke .V*
- 7 Ry»n Sir* an
—* * Slurle\ Roannr DrfUnu^h b: April 13, 1941
TTiomii Mouier b: October IT. 1934
mmm 0 "UMton Spriitti Moukt b: March 09, 1965
- Thcrc».M Mouter
. * J^siicn Lcnorr Mouw b: August 22, 1970
... ^ Nicholas Anthony Thomas Basso b: November U, l a 94
5 William Clayton Defibaugh h: April 21. 1943 in Marlinton AV.Va d: .July 28. 1956 in Brands^*, w v
5 Bonnie Sue Defibaugh b: July 19. 1944 In Marliuton AV.Va ... a
.. -Darel Lee Underwood b: December 02. 1938 in Marlinton AV.Va
...... 6 Rebecca Gail Underwood b: February 24, 1964
. - Kevin Jay Myers b: September 24. 1964
.. 7 Amanda Rae Myers b: April 09. 198" in Elyria.O.H.
. 7 Cristan Renae Myers b: October 16. 1988 in Elyria,O.H.
. 7 Lauren .Nicole Myers b: October 26. 1992 in Elyria.O.H.
.. 6 Trena Lynn Underwood b: September 11. 1966
. -Edward Albrecht
„... 6 Brian Lee Underwood b: April 1)3. 1971
4 Sterling Winters Defibaugh b: January 10 . 1915 in Marlinton AV.Va d: March 1". 1915 in Marlimon W.Vi
.. 4 Marquis Elwood Defibaugh b: March 08. 1916 in Marlinton AV.Va d: April 01. 1973 in Roanoke A a
-Oleta Belle Sharp
.. 5 Linda Arbuuts Defibaugh b: January 23. 1947
.....- 5 Morgan Rayburn Defibaugh b: December 14. 1948 .... . rt , i osa in Roanoke Va
. 5 Larry Carson Defibaugh b: July 16. 1950 in Marlinton AV A a d: September )2.
. £ Gloria Phayola Defibaugh b: July 28. 19^2
............. 5 Phyllis Veronica Defibaugh b: July 06. 1954
.. 5 Norvella Sonia Defibaugh b: December 0 . 1956
.. 5 Sidney Warren Defibaugh b: March 08, 1959
. -Patricia Defibaugh
. 5 Hershei Alton Defibaugh b: October 10. 1961
. i Nelson Daniel Defibaugh b: Deceroiter 1 .1964 . 1921 ' in Trammel.' a
.. 4 Andy v.tron Defibaugh b: December 20. 1919 in Trammel. 1 a r . . u -> u
. 4 \ tolee Defibaugh b: May 20. 1922 in Trammel. Va
-Parker Gibson
asband of Vlolee Deflbaughlj
* ■W.V. <1: March I* „„
j V*—<»|» tVni..„ E h b: Ijnu.ry 21 1947 '*
* R*?h«*fl» Drflbaugh b: December 14 . 1943
S Larry Carson Dcnbju U h h: July 16 . i 9 ffl [„ \t vw . 4 .
5 Cfarta PhayoU Denbaugli b: .Filly 28. 1952 • * d: September 02 . 1988 in Rm™**.;-,
$ PV^lv \ eronlca IVflhwugh b: July 06. 1954
? ''■orvrlla Sonia Defibaugh b: December IF. 1956
* SUnry Wamn Deflbaugh b: March 08. 1959
.. ■ Purina Dcfihrnic.il
-J Hershel Alton Defibuugh b: October 10, 1961
5 Nelson Daniel Defibuugh b: December t _ . 1964
4 Andy \-iron Deflbaut’h b: December 20. 1919 in Trammel. Vu rt: August 20 . 1920 in Trammer. Va
4 'Idee Defibaugh b: May 20. 1922 in Trammel. Va
-- -Parker Gibson
•2nd Husband of Violee Deftbautrh:
. -Woodrow Clarence Rav b; January 21. 1915 in Clover Lick. W.Va
.. ; Lmest Clarence Rav b: May 30*. 1939 in Marlinton ,\V.V a 4: September 05. 1959 In ' 1 »
. f Heten Louise Ray b: August 0“, 1940 in Clover Lick. W ,’-3
.... -Donald Edward Keegan b: July 15, 1954 in New ^ork City.N.Y
..... -. 6 Jeanne Louisa Keegan b: April 13. I960
.-. 6 Paul Edward Keegan b: April 1", 1963 ,„«/*- 1942 in MtrUaion i»:t>
. i Delbert Colvin Roy b:\larch 26. 1942 In Mariinton.W.Va J. Apru •
— .. ft Jacob Benjamin Ray b: August 04, 1943 in Marlin ran .’A. ..1
.. • Eva Ennis Caudill b: July 27. 1935
... 6 Molly Ellen Ray bi August 30. 1964
.mm * 2nd Wife of Jacob Benjamin Ray:
- . -Diana Lynn Tawnev bi January Do. 19*0
6 Lena Marie Ray b: August 13. 1982
. * Luoav Rj% b: August U 6 . 1984
"** • 1 " col> 'Vesley Ray b: December 18. 19S5
* X,,n ***> <« October 02. 1944 bi Cbvrnmd.O.H.
" ~ ~ ,< ‘ n Ro ’‘ l o< ‘ Corbett b. December 10. 1«; a: May 24. 1980 in Cass.W
. Hriir% Date Ray b: January' 22. 1962
. 6 < p le " Huscot Corbett J.R. b: Deceml*r 1'. 1963
. ® .»on»es Omer Corbett lr. February' lit. iuj .5
. ** John Amos Corl>eti l>; March 28. I 96 t>
. 6 David Andrew Corlwu 1»: August in. I'd."
■. 6 .Anna Mae Corbett b: February 12. "1 «3 — n
5 Ronald Bernard Ray b: November IS. 194r
. -Betty Louise Hart b: June 16. 1944
. 6 Elizabeth Diane Ray b: August IT. IS - '.
5 Mary Ellen Ray b: February 12. 194"
. -Darrell Olsen
•2nd Husband of Mary Ellen Ray:
. -Darrel! Holloway
.. *3rb Husband of Mary Ellen Ray:
. -John Benjamin White b: March H>- 1W1 in Huntington. W A a
... 6 Shawna Jean White b: February 16. J9<w.
.. 6 John Shane White b: September 2S. l’< “
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. 6 .leno Shannon While b: July 14. 1969
f (Still Birth) Ray b: June-30. 1948 d: June 3*'.
5 Darlene Hazel Ray bi August 2S. 1949
.... -VVilbur Joe Cassell b; March 29. J942
........ ft Rondu Lynn Cas*«ll bi October - •
. i <M»te»rrla g e) Ray to; Jufr-1 ».«•• d: J.»b 19. o
, 5 s«Uv KL»> Kiy h. A*±iruH 20. tr®'
>rf# . . Oevld TlpUni
’ . 6 Shelia .Ann Tipton b: November 11. 1®*8
. 6 Violet- Florence Tipton b; May Or. 15 0
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„ ? I Wencr T.pton b: NLavO*. l9 - n
-*** 1 2 iushund of SulK Kay R^v:
*' " dames Allen Cihun b: July «*.
...... 0 Jamie Allen Gibson l>: July 24. 19 ~;
. ^ .John Anthony Gibson b: .fune 2(1. 1S"-1
...... 6 Christopher Harlan Gibson b: March iti l 9“6
' E ™ esti "<* Sue Ray b; February 21. 1953 in Mnrlmton .W.Vo
.. -Eddie Ciark Hannah b: February 07. 194" irr Marlinton AV.Vj
...... 6 l ammi Sue Hannah b: November 2". 19*1 in Marlinton .W.Va t
r Charles Woodrow Ray b: May 0~. 195-1 in Deer Creek. YV.V.
. -Rebecca Sue Stanley b: July 3 ii. 1959
. b Crvstai Gayle Ray l>:.Jui >*30 l^iq
. t» Cnartes Mooarow Ray o: July !• i«.W
‘ Virginia Grace Ray b: October 29. 1955
-Calvin Lynn WilCox b: May 10. 19*1”
.... 6 Crate Lynn Wilcox b: February 13. 19“1
? Uarbara Lee Ray b: December 21. 195"
-Owen Jacob Crag* b: May 05, ]9*19
.... 6 Bevcrh Davm Gragg b: November 15. 19 - 6
.... 6 Amanda Marie Gragg b: February IS. 19“9
..... 6 Owen Jacob Gragg J.R, b: September 1". 1982
c Della Marie Ray b: December 12. 1959 in Marlinton .W.Va
■‘•David Michael Rider b: June 30. 19StS
.... 6 Joseph Michael Rider b: January 04. 1981
? Frances Rosalene Ray b: July 30. 19<SI
-Freddie Let (Pete) Tawuey b: September IS. 1955
.... 6 Richard Andrew Ray b: May 0b. 19 9
6 Minnie Jo Tam** b: June 10 . 1984
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“ r * M " ! v m , \Mir 01 b! Nb% 10 9 '
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— . Barbara I c-R^v (i: bt-remlier 21 i 9 <r
- -Owen Jacob Gr Jp - b: Mav 05. jo«
~.J *■*" Cf «*8? b: No vrmhcr If. f 9 ?6
.7 ^’ a,uJ i - M*ne Grajjp b: Fehn, ari if. i?*
.7., °^ e,,J r ,b GraW IR - b: S^bcr r. 1 9S2
. 1 u b . : , D ^ mS " r I2 ‘ 1959 hl Marlimoi, .W.Va
Davm Michael Hide/ b; June 30. 1955
. ^ J°s*ph Michael Rid«r b: January 0-1. 198}
5 Frances Rosalene Ray b; July 3«. ]96l
. “Freddie lee (Pete) Tawney b: September18. 1965
. <> Richard Andrew Ray b: May 06. 1979
. <> Minnie Jo Tawncy b: June 10. 1984
. <> Freddie Lee Tawney J.R. b: March 22. 19S9
.... 5 -Johnny Cash Ray b: November 21. 1962
.... ? (.Miscarriage) Ray b: September 29. 1965 d: September 29. 196f
5 Nellie Nolenc Ray b: May 2S. 196?
4 Delbert Davis Defibaugh b: September 24. 1924 d: January 19. 1979 In Marlincon.'V.Va
—Yuvoane Mairie Monreau
5 Ernest Delbert Defibaugh b: September 26- 1945 in Marne.France d: August 11.1991 *
. -Betty Marie Hevener
. 6 Delbert Dan Defibaugh
.. -Katrina Yuerw Burdette
. r Jerell Delbert Dcfibaugh
... “ Kenneth Edward Defibaugh
.’. “ Dandle Nicole Defibnogh
. .. <5 Bettie Lou Deflbaugh
. -Gary Revrode _
. - Rumen J»o>e» Reseed
•tMi W»r- o-r
t 4 “ ™S?SSL? — - «•
- * w-Mr num^ur
lVlIirri I^Ohauph
..— ~ Edward iVHbaugh
..—“ Ditnrllr Nicole Defibnugh
.. 6 IW-ltir I -on I>rffltauL*h
.-. "-Gary Re vrode
. * Eampsi Janies Rexrode
.. ^ Row IVnhuuph
2nd WU<- of Ucllxri-j L>u% it Dc/ibnuplt:
irio nftr Prid
•* *>«vis Dill.- I b-m..tu K ii
I Erma Nell Defl»>»u|;l> »>: March IS, 192T In MarUiuon ,W.V»
* Hunter Allen Willong
5 Ernest James (Buck) Willong b: November 10. 1*»42 d-. JuVv W, \
. -^Marjorie Ann Lowe
. 6 Lisa Marie Wilfong
.. 5 Robert Alien Wilfong b: November IS. 1946
. -Sandra fr aye Course
*2nd Husband of Erma Nell Defibaugh:
-Stanley Hunter Fitzgerald
5 Jerry Lee (BifT) Fitzgerald b: May IT, 1950
. -Carolyn Elizabeth Elia
. 6 Leslie .Ann Fitzgerald
. 6 Carol Lee Fitzgerald
5 Howard Ashby (Boor) Fitzgerald b: April 03. 1952
. -Victoria Lynn Macomber
. 6 Debra .Ann Fitzgerald
. 6 Howard Ashby Jr. Fitzgerald
•2nd Wife of How ard Ashby (Boor.) Fitzgerald:
. - Kelly Miranda
5 Belinda Sue Fitzgerald b: July 16. 1953
-Harold Eugene Simmons
.. 6 Harold Eugene Jr. Simmons
•2nd Husband of Belinda Sue Fitzgerald:
-Warren Henry Ryder
Susan Ruth Rvdcr aMuMMMMHHNMHIiHHI
E»\vporv.’NCT "tor
*Sandra have Co urt Q,
nd Husband of Erma N e ll Defibaugh-
-Stanley Hunter Fitzgerald
* J *‘ rr ?' (Biff) Fitzgerald b: May 17 19 *,j
-Carolyn Elizabeth Elza
6 Leslie Ann Fitzgerald
6 Carol Lee Fitzgerald
5 Howard Ashby (Booz) Fitzgerald b; April 03. 1952
Victoria Lynn Macomber
6 Debra Ann Fitzgerald
6 How ard Ashby Jr. Fitzgerald
•2nd Wife of How ard Ashby (Boor) Fitzgerald:
- Kelly Miranda
£ Belinda Sue Fitzgerald b: July 16. 1953
-Harold Eugene Simmons
6 Harold Eugene Jr. Simmons
•2nd Husband of Belinda Sue Fitzgerald:
-Warren Henry Ryder
6 Susan Ruth Ryder
6 Willie Henry Ryder
•3rd Husband of Belinda Sue Fitzgerald:
J -Gary Leo P3vne
6 Susan Ruth Ryder
6 Willie Henry Ryder
Mth Husband of Belinda Sue Fitzgerald:
-Glen Switzer
£ Berlin Stanley (Butch) Fitzgerald b: October 08. 1954
-Melba Marie Hickson
.. 6 Mandy Dawn Fitzgerald
*2nd Wife of Berlin Stanley (Butch) Fitzgerald:
-Pauline Elizabeth Teter
‘3rd Wire or Berlin Smiley (Butch) Fitzgerald:
... -Cathy Fitzgerald
. A aaL smnr. _» n_ti_ «•_t_ sT> \ 1TU«w*raIHr
- -M arrrn Henry Rs-der
MM** 6 Suiaii Kuch Ryder
. 6 Willie 1 Into Rvder
•3rd Husband of Belind.i Su. Fitzgerald:
.. -Gary Leo Payne
. 6 Susan Ruth Ryder
■. 6 \Mllie Henry Ryder
*4th Husband of Belinda Sue Fitzgerald:
-Glen Switzer
5 Berlin Stanley (Butch) Fitzgerald b: October 08. 1954
.. -Melba Marie Hickson
. 6 Mandy Dawn Fitzgerald
*2nd Wife of Berlin Stanley (Butch) Fitzgerald:
.. -Pauline Elizabeth Teter
*3rd Wife of Berlin Stanley (Butch) Fitzgerald:
.. -Cathy Fitzgerald
K 4th Wife of Berlin Stanley (Butch) Fitzgerald:
... -lva Mae Newcomer
f David Wayne Fitzserald b: March 14 . 1956
5 Dreama K.ay Fitzgerald b: January I-f. I95S
.... -Amira Dowell Sharp
. d Jason-ATidrew Sharp
*2nd Husband of Dreamy Kay Fitzgerald:
... -Jackson Hess Goldizen *
Husband of Dreanta Knv Fitzgerald-
.. -Donald Edward Ltwis
. 6 Donald Edward Jr. Lewis
5 Dennis Michael (Mike) Fitzgerald b: January 28. 1959
.. -Edna Lee Hattemun
John Ray Fitzgerald b: March 20. 1961
.. -Dwana Ellen Hise
. 6 Joshua Stanley Fitzgerald
. 6 Jeremy Clark Fitzgerald
Hftti .bicira Brooke 1” itzgeraltl
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•*..*». -Calhy Fitzgerald
. " 4th ° r R<rliji Suni^v (Burch) Fitzcerafd:
. -Iva Mae Newcomer
. ‘ David Wayne Fitxaeraid b: March J4. }?56
.. 5 Dream;; Kav Fitzgerald b: January - U. J95S
.. ’ Anclra Lowell Sharp
. .* iiT«4<>n Anrirw Shjq»
..*. *2xuJ I Iiasi>Ju<l of Dicamii
. -Jackson Hess Gold iron .
*3rd Husband of Dream.; Knv Fitzgerald-
.. -Donald Edward Ltwis
... 6 Donald Edward Jr. Lewis
. 5 Dennis Michael (Mike) Fitzgerald hi January 28. 1959
. -Edna Lee H anemia n
. 5 John Ray Fitzgerald b: March 211. 1961
... -Dwann Ellen Hise
... 6 Joshua Stanley Fiiraci ald
... 6 Jeremy Clark Fitzgerald
... 6 Jessica Brooke Fitzgerald
. *3rd Husband of Erma NeE Defiltnugh:
......... * James Clem Simmons
3 'Grinten Bernard Deflbuugh b: June 21. 1889 d: Novrmlwr 29. 1961
3 Naomi Rnd; Defibaieli b: September 25. 1891 d: June 13- 1910
... -Ern-Sl Rutherford .
3 Kohen Vcmon Paul Defibaush b: Aiisusi 22. 1895 d:
3 Alvin Jackson Deflbatigh bs October 28.1ST d; October 2 . 1WI
3 Davie \\ allace Defibauch b: August 3L 19W d* J««»ry 21J901
3 Aionzo Guv Defibaugh bi Aicust 24. 1902 d: OcU*ei IS, 196-
ADKISON - CARPENTER
Descendants »jn Wiani WUson DcfiJtangh
WUuai U])mci IVfiK»ujh
♦Sftwfrt RJlchir
- ; David Jeminson Defibaugh b: April 29 .85“ in CUrton Korge.Va. d: August «S. 1936 in Clil.oi. Forge.Y..
-S«r*h \Urp*m Ixrkson h; June It). SKftii d: June IT. 1951
—«■ 3 Ellen Stella Defihju^li h:JuK*10. JSST d: January 05. 1905
.— -Oiarlir shfllir
-- 4 Frank SheJiie
- 3 Joseph Harrison Defibaugh b: Inn,- J', 1884 d: Deceniliei 12. 19611
- i Earnest Danger Defibaugh h: May 2 4. 18S6 in Natural Wells Va. d: Novemlter 14. 196" iir Marlimon.W.Va
--Jbn Hannar. Susan Sharp »>: Mr. 19. ;8S2 in Frost.W.Va d: Ociolwr «I5. 1966 in Marlinioi..W.Va
- 4 Wilson William Defibaugh l»: May OS. 1912 in Iroiigaio.Va.
... ~ Mary Jane W augh b: February I". 1915 in Thornes- Creek. W.Va d: November t»4. 1992 in Marlimon.W.Va
.-. ? Donaid Berlis Defibaugh b: April 12. 1935 in Marlimon W.Va
. -Ranrona Lee Hill l»: Feminity 114. 193" in Marlimon.W.Va <1: Mas IS. 198“ in Giarton.O.H.
.—. 9 Debra Maria Dcfibaugli b: January 19. ]95o in Marlimon .W.Va
■—.*.. “Terrs’ Clifford Lyin it: August 26. 1952 in Rroivnsvillc. Pennsylvania
. " Justin Richard Lynn b: May 24. 1981 in Elyria.O.H.
... 9 Donita Kay Defibaugh b: August 14. 195“ in Marlimon .W.Va d: Drcrmbri 11. 1965 in Marlimon .W.Va
.. 5 Lemuel .ioe Defibaugh li- .Inly 21. 1936
. -Siiaron Jean Hill b: March 02. 1941 in Ed ray.W.Va
. 6 Laura Jean Defibaugh b: April 25. 195“ in Goldsboro.North Carolina
. -Thomas Mark Mci. aitgiilin b: August 0". 1953
. ' Mark Wayne McLaughlin b: .April 24. 19"9
.-. 6 Sherry Jo Defibaugh b: June 20. 1958
... -Michael Timmons
. *2nd Husband of Sherry Jo Defibaugh:
. -blick Abernathy b: September IM. 1950
... 0 Linds Lee Deflbaucl. b: September li”. 1 903
..... -Randolph Jefferson Atkins b: February 16
.... - Amanda >Voi- Likins h: February 19$
. “ Randolph Jefferson Atkins III b: April 24. 1989
. 6 L. Joe Dean b: July 16. 1960
. -Vicki Dean
. *2nd Wife of Lemuel Joe Defibaugh:
. . -Sally Jane Junglas b: May 13. 1943 in Elyria.O.H.
*»»..... 6 Diana Lynn Defibaugh b: April 25. 196
. -S«*yfe Conner _
- —"7 b: Dr^m^rlNS. HR,
Kr '“™ N, "* r Th«n.. b, M. y i,
N^C.pl DrtU..H S | l |„ November 13. ]M 9
Kfl ° rrt "“nun l>; .limr |(j, ( 939
M<r> rriTi,, Homan l>: .Tsmuurr 02. i46Ti
^Jim tVllx
_ Stephinir Steele b: November IS. 1JS1
Tr »? S««Jf b: April 18. 1983
. ® B«rbr» Lynn Homan b: February 15. 1951
. *4°* Smith b: November 27. 196G
... 2 Fence Smith b: February 04 . 1980
... 7 Paul Smith b: January 30, 1984
—.. 7 Lauren Elizabeth Smith b: April 30. 1993
. 6 John David Homan b: September 29. 1964
.-. “'Lucy Madeline Brookhan b: July 19. 196“
. 9 Lisa Ann Homan b: February 01. 1967
..- -Scott Stewart
. ~ Rj »n Stewart
. f Stilrley Roarvne Deftbaugh b: April IJ. ] 942
.—...... —Lowell Thomas Mouscr bi October 17. 2934
**
..—“ 7 Almaula Mart* Mauaar >»\ Manb It. 1«<H|
.... ~ Jacob VV“|Ilium Mouacr bt Viauu It. t«n
.. 6 Winston Spencer Mouirf b: March 09. \965
__ -Theresa Mouser
.. 6 Jessies Lenore Mo user b: August 22. 19~b
. J .Nicholas .Amhotrv Thomas Basso b: November 11. 1794
..... . 5 William Oavion Dcfibaugh b: April 21. 1943 In Mariiiuoa AV.Va d-. July 28. W«6\nb»
5 Bonnie Sue Defibatigh b: July 19. 1944 In Marlinum AV.Va
. -Dare) Lee Underwood b: December 02. 1938 in Mammon
. 6 Rebecca Gail Underwood b; February 24. 1964
. -Kevin Jay Mvers b: September 24, 1904
.. 7 Amanda Rae \fy*n b: April 09. 198
. 7 Cristan Renae Myers b: October 16. 1988 in
. 7 Lauren Nicole Myers bt October 26. 1992 in Elyrta.O.H.
.. 6 Trena Lynn Underwood bi September 11.1966
Sj,y. -Edward Albrecht
.—6 Brian Lee Underwood b: April 93. 1971 ... ., j7. 1915
• 4 Sterling Winter* Deflbaugh b: January 10. 19I£ m Marl icon . 19"3ln
... - — . — — . ... , swtuu.« AV\a d: April
in Mariinmn v
Roanoke .V*
- 7 Ry»n Sir* an
—* * Slurle\ Roannr DrfUnu^h b: April 13, 1941
TTiomii Mouier b: October IT. 1934
mmm 0 "UMton Spriitti Moukt b: March 09, 1965
- Thcrc».M Mouter
. * J^siicn Lcnorr Mouw b: August 22, 1970
... ^ Nicholas Anthony Thomas Basso b: November U, l a 94
5 William Clayton Defibaugh h: April 21. 1943 in Marlinton AV.Va d: .July 28. 1956 in Brands^*, w v
5 Bonnie Sue Defibaugh b: July 19. 1944 In Marliuton AV.Va ... a
.. -Darel Lee Underwood b: December 02. 1938 in Marlinton AV.Va
...... 6 Rebecca Gail Underwood b: February 24, 1964
. - Kevin Jay Myers b: September 24. 1964
.. 7 Amanda Rae Myers b: April 09. 198" in Elyria.O.H.
. 7 Cristan Renae Myers b: October 16. 1988 in Elyria,O.H.
. 7 Lauren .Nicole Myers b: October 26. 1992 in Elyria.O.H.
.. 6 Trena Lynn Underwood b: September 11. 1966
. -Edward Albrecht
„... 6 Brian Lee Underwood b: April 1)3. 1971
4 Sterling Winters Defibaugh b: January 10 . 1915 in Marlinton AV.Va d: March 1". 1915 in Marlimon W.Vi
.. 4 Marquis Elwood Defibaugh b: March 08. 1916 in Marlinton AV.Va d: April 01. 1973 in Roanoke A a
-Oleta Belle Sharp
.. 5 Linda Arbuuts Defibaugh b: January 23. 1947
.....- 5 Morgan Rayburn Defibaugh b: December 14. 1948 .... . rt , i osa in Roanoke Va
. 5 Larry Carson Defibaugh b: July 16. 1950 in Marlinton AV A a d: September )2.
. £ Gloria Phayola Defibaugh b: July 28. 19^2
............. 5 Phyllis Veronica Defibaugh b: July 06. 1954
.. 5 Norvella Sonia Defibaugh b: December 0 . 1956
.. 5 Sidney Warren Defibaugh b: March 08, 1959
. -Patricia Defibaugh
. 5 Hershei Alton Defibaugh b: October 10. 1961
. i Nelson Daniel Defibaugh b: Deceroiter 1 .1964 . 1921 ' in Trammel.' a
.. 4 Andy v.tron Defibaugh b: December 20. 1919 in Trammel. 1 a r . . u -> u
. 4 \ tolee Defibaugh b: May 20. 1922 in Trammel. Va
-Parker Gibson
asband of Vlolee Deflbaughlj
* ■W.V. <1: March I* „„
j V*—<»|» tVni..„ E h b: Ijnu.ry 21 1947 '*
* R*?h«*fl» Drflbaugh b: December 14 . 1943
S Larry Carson Dcnbju U h h: July 16 . i 9 ffl [„ \t vw . 4 .
5 Cfarta PhayoU Denbaugli b: .Filly 28. 1952 • * d: September 02 . 1988 in Rm™**.;-,
$ PV^lv \ eronlca IVflhwugh b: July 06. 1954
? ''■orvrlla Sonia Defibaugh b: December IF. 1956
* SUnry Wamn Deflbaugh b: March 08. 1959
.. ■ Purina Dcfihrnic.il
-J Hershel Alton Defibuugh b: October 10, 1961
5 Nelson Daniel Defibuugh b: December t _ . 1964
4 Andy \-iron Deflbaut’h b: December 20. 1919 in Trammel. Vu rt: August 20 . 1920 in Trammer. Va
4 'Idee Defibaugh b: May 20. 1922 in Trammel. Va
-- -Parker Gibson
•2nd Husband of Violee Deftbautrh:
. -Woodrow Clarence Rav b; January 21. 1915 in Clover Lick. W.Va
.. ; Lmest Clarence Rav b: May 30*. 1939 in Marlinton ,\V.V a 4: September 05. 1959 In ' 1 »
. f Heten Louise Ray b: August 0“, 1940 in Clover Lick. W ,’-3
.... -Donald Edward Keegan b: July 15, 1954 in New ^ork City.N.Y
..... -. 6 Jeanne Louisa Keegan b: April 13. I960
.-. 6 Paul Edward Keegan b: April 1", 1963 ,„«/*- 1942 in MtrUaion i»:t>
. i Delbert Colvin Roy b:\larch 26. 1942 In Mariinton.W.Va J. Apru •
— .. ft Jacob Benjamin Ray b: August 04, 1943 in Marlin ran .’A. ..1
.. • Eva Ennis Caudill b: July 27. 1935
... 6 Molly Ellen Ray bi August 30. 1964
.mm * 2nd Wife of Jacob Benjamin Ray:
- . -Diana Lynn Tawnev bi January Do. 19*0
6 Lena Marie Ray b: August 13. 1982
. * Luoav Rj% b: August U6. 1984
"** • 1 " col> 'Vesley Ray b: December 18. 19S5
* X,,n ***> <« October 02. 1944 bi Cbvrnmd.O.H.
" ~ ~ ,< ‘ n Ro ’‘ l o< ‘ Corbett b. December 10. 1«; a: May 24. 1980 in Cass.W
. Hriir% Date Ray b: January' 22. 1962
. 6 < p le " Huscot Corbett J.R. b: Deceml*r 1'. 1963
. ® .»on»es Omer Corbett lr. February' lit. iuj .5
. ** John Amos Corl>eti l>; March 28. I96t>
. 6 David Andrew Corlwu 1»: August in. I'd."
■. 6 .Anna Mae Corbett b: February 12. "1 «3 — n
5 Ronald Bernard Ray b: November IS. 194r
. -Betty Louise Hart b: June 16. 1944
. 6 Elizabeth Diane Ray b: August IT. IS - '.
5 Mary Ellen Ray b: February 12. 194"
. -Darrell Olsen
•2nd Husband of Mary Ellen Ray:
. -Darrel! Holloway
.. *3rb Husband of Mary Ellen Ray:
. -John Benjamin White b: March H>- 1W1 in Huntington. W A a
... 6 Shawna Jean White b: February 16. J9<w.
..6 John Shane White b: September 2S. l’< “
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. 6 .leno Shannon While b: July 14. 1969
f (Still Birth) Ray b: June- 30. 1948 d: June 3*'.
5 Darlene Hazel Ray bi August 2S. 1949
.... -VVilbur Joe Cassell b; March 29. J942
........ ft Rondu Lynn Cas*«ll bi October - •
. i <M»te»rrla g e) Ray to; Jufr-1 ».«•• d: J.»b 19. o
, 5 s«Uv KL»> Kiy h. A*±iruH 20. tr®'
>rf# . . Oevld TlpUni
’ . 6 Shelia .Ann Tipton b: November 11. 1®*8
. 6 Violet- Florence Tipton b; May Or. 15 0
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„ ? I Wencr T.pton b: NLavO*. l9 - n
-*** 1 2 iushund of SulK Kay R^v:
*' " dames Allen Cihun b: July «*.
...... 0 Jamie Allen Gibson l>: July 24. 19 ~;
. ^ .John Anthony Gibson b: .fune 2(1. 1S"-1
...... 6 Christopher Harlan Gibson b: March iti l9“6
' E ™ esti "<* Sue Ray b; February 21. 1953 in Mnrlmton .W.Vo
.. -Eddie Ciark Hannah b: February 07. 194" irr Marlinton AV.Vj
...... 6 l ammi Sue Hannah b: November 2". 19*1 in Marlinton .W.Va t
r Charles Woodrow Ray b: May 0~. 195-1 in Deer Creek. YV.V.
. -Rebecca Sue Stanley b: July 3 ii. 1959
. b Crvstai Gayle Ray l>:.Jui>*30 l^iq
. t» Cnartes Mooarow Ray o: July !• i«.W
‘ Virginia Grace Ray b: October 29. 1955
-Calvin Lynn WilCox b: May 10. 19*1”
.... 6 Crate Lynn Wilcox b: February 13. 19“1
? Uarbara Lee Ray b: December 21. 195"
-Owen Jacob Crag* b: May 05, ]9*19
.... 6 Bevcrh Davm Gragg b: November 15. 19 - 6
.... 6 Amanda Marie Gragg b: February IS. 19“9
..... 6 Owen Jacob Gragg J.R, b: September 1". 1982
c Della Marie Ray b: December 12. 1959 in Marlinton .W.Va
■‘•David Michael Rider b: June 30. 19StS
.... 6 Joseph Michael Rider b: January 04. 1981
? Frances Rosalene Ray b: July 30. 19<SI
-Freddie Let (Pete) Tawuey b: September IS. 1955
.... 6 Richard Andrew Ray b: May 0b. 19 9
6 Minnie Jo Tam** b: June 10 . 1984
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- -Owen Jacob Gr Jp - b: Mav 05. jo«
~.J *■*" Cf «*8? b: No vrmhcr If. f 9 ?6
.7 ^’ a,uJ i - M*ne Grajjp b: Fehn, ari if. i?*
.7., °^ e,,J r ,b GraW IR - b: S^bcr r. 1 9S2
. 1 u b . : , D ^ mS " r I2 ‘ 1959 hl Marlimoi, .W.Va
Davm Michael Hide/ b; June 30. 1955
. ^ J°s*ph Michael Rid«r b: January 0-1. 198}
5 Frances Rosalene Ray b; July 3«. ]96l
. “Freddie lee (Pete) Tawney b: September18. 1965
. <> Richard Andrew Ray b: May 06. 1979
. <> Minnie Jo Tawncy b: June 10. 1984
. <> Freddie Lee Tawney J.R. b: March 22. 19S9
.... 5 -Johnny Cash Ray b: November 21. 1962
.... ? (.Miscarriage) Ray b: September 29. 1965 d: September 29. 196f
5 Nellie Nolenc Ray b: May 2S. 196?
4 Delbert Davis Defibaugh b: September 24. 1924 d: January 19. 1979 In Marlincon.'V.Va
—Yuvoane Mairie Monreau
5 Ernest Delbert Defibaugh b: September 26- 1945 in Marne.France d: August 11.1991 *
. -Betty Marie Hevener
. 6 Delbert Dan Defibaugh
.. -Katrina Yuerw Burdette
. r Jerell Delbert Dcfibaugh
... “ Kenneth Edward Defibaugh
.’. “ Dandle Nicole Defibnogh
. .. <5 Bettie Lou Deflbaugh
. -Gary Revrode _
. - Rumen J»o>e» Reseed
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lVlIirri I^Ohauph
..— ~ Edward iVHbaugh
..—“ Ditnrllr Nicole Defibnugh
.. 6 IW-ltir I -on I>rffltauL*h
.-. "-Gary Re vrode
. * Eampsi Janies Rexrode
.. ^ Row IVnhuuph
2nd WU<- of Ucllxri-j L>u% it Dc/ibnuplt:
irio nftr Prid
•* *>«vis Dill.- I b-m..tu K ii
I Erma Nell Defl»>»u|;l> »>: March IS, 192T In MarUiuon ,W.V»
* Hunter Allen Willong
5 Ernest James (Buck) Willong b: November 10. 1*»42 d-. JuVv W, \
. -^Marjorie Ann Lowe
. 6 Lisa Marie Wilfong
.. 5 Robert Alien Wilfong b: November IS. 1946
. -Sandra fr aye Course
*2nd Husband of Erma Nell Defibaugh:
-Stanley Hunter Fitzgerald
5 Jerry Lee (BifT) Fitzgerald b: May IT, 1950
. -Carolyn Elizabeth Elia
. 6 Leslie .Ann Fitzgerald
. 6 Carol Lee Fitzgerald
5 Howard Ashby (Boor) Fitzgerald b: April 03. 1952
. -Victoria Lynn Macomber
. 6 Debra .Ann Fitzgerald
. 6 Howard Ashby Jr. Fitzgerald
•2nd Wife of How ard Ashby (Boor.) Fitzgerald:
. - Kelly Miranda
5 Belinda Sue Fitzgerald b: July 16. 1953
-Harold Eugene Simmons
.. 6 Harold Eugene Jr. Simmons
•2nd Husband of Belinda Sue Fitzgerald:
-Warren Henry Ryder
Susan Ruth Rvdcr aMuMMMMHHNMHIiHHI
E»\vporv.’NCT "tor
*Sandra have Co urt Q,
nd Husband of Erma N e ll Defibaugh-
-Stanley Hunter Fitzgerald
* J *‘ rr ?' (Biff) Fitzgerald b: May 17 19 *,j
-Carolyn Elizabeth Elza
6 Leslie Ann Fitzgerald
6 Carol Lee Fitzgerald
5 Howard Ashby (Booz) Fitzgerald b; April 03. 1952
Victoria Lynn Macomber
6 Debra Ann Fitzgerald
6 How ard Ashby Jr. Fitzgerald
•2nd Wife of How ard Ashby (Boor) Fitzgerald:
- Kelly Miranda
£ Belinda Sue Fitzgerald b: July 16. 1953
-Harold Eugene Simmons
6 Harold Eugene Jr. Simmons
•2nd Husband of Belinda Sue Fitzgerald:
-Warren Henry Ryder
6 Susan Ruth Ryder
6 Willie Henry Ryder
•3rd Husband of Belinda Sue Fitzgerald:
J -Gary Leo P3vne
6 Susan Ruth Ryder
6 Willie Henry Ryder
Mth Husband of Belinda Sue Fitzgerald:
-Glen Switzer
£ Berlin Stanley (Butch) Fitzgerald b: October 08. 1954
-Melba Marie Hickson
.. 6 Mandy Dawn Fitzgerald
*2nd Wife of Berlin Stanley (Butch) Fitzgerald:
-Pauline Elizabeth Teter
‘3rd Wire or Berlin Smiley (Butch) Fitzgerald:
... -Cathy Fitzgerald
. A aaL smnr. _» n_ti_ «•_t_ sT> \ 1TU«w*raIHr
- -M arrrn Henry Rs-der
MM** 6 Suiaii Kuch Ryder
. 6 Willie 1 Into Rvder
•3rd Husband of Belind.i Su. Fitzgerald:
.. -Gary Leo Payne
. 6 Susan Ruth Ryder
■. 6 \Mllie Henry Ryder
*4th Husband of Belinda Sue Fitzgerald:
-Glen Switzer
5 Berlin Stanley (Butch) Fitzgerald b: October 08. 1954
.. -Melba Marie Hickson
. 6 Mandy Dawn Fitzgerald
*2nd Wife of Berlin Stanley (Butch) Fitzgerald:
.. -Pauline Elizabeth Teter
*3rd Wife of Berlin Stanley (Butch) Fitzgerald:
.. -Cathy Fitzgerald
K 4th Wife of Berlin Stanley (Butch) Fitzgerald:
... -lva Mae Newcomer
f David Wayne Fitzserald b: March 14. 1956
5 Dreama K.ay Fitzgerald b: January I-f. I95S
.... -Amira Dowell Sharp
. d Jason-ATidrew Sharp
*2nd Husband of Dreamy Kay Fitzgerald:
... -Jackson Hess Goldizen *
Husband of Dreanta Knv Fitzgerald-
.. -Donald Edward Ltwis
. 6 Donald Edward Jr. Lewis
5 Dennis Michael (Mike) Fitzgerald b: January 28. 1959
.. -Edna Lee Hattemun
John Ray Fitzgerald b: March 20. 1961
.. -Dwana Ellen Hise
. 6 Joshua Stanley Fitzgerald
. 6 Jeremy Clark Fitzgerald
Hftti .bicira Brooke 1” itzgeraltl
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•*..*». -Calhy Fitzgerald
. " 4th ° r R<rliji Suni^v (Burch) Fitzcerafd:
. -Iva Mae Newcomer
. ‘ David Wayne Fitxaeraid b: March J4. }?56
.. 5 Dream;; Kav Fitzgerald b: January - U. J95S
.. ’ Anclra Lowell Sharp
. .* iiT«4<>n Anrirw Shjq»
..*. *2xuJ I Iiasi>Ju<l of Dicamii
. -Jackson Hess Gold iron .
*3rd Husband of Dream.; Knv Fitzgerald-
.. -Donald Edward Ltwis
... 6 Donald Edward Jr. Lewis
. 5 Dennis Michael (Mike) Fitzgerald hi January 28. 1959
. -Edna Lee H anemia n
. 5 John Ray Fitzgerald b: March 211. 1961
... -Dwann Ellen Hise
... 6 Joshua Stanley Fiiraci ald
... 6 Jeremy Clark Fitzgerald
... 6 Jessica Brooke Fitzgerald
. *3rd Husband of Erma NeE Defiltnugh:
......... * James Clem Simmons
3 'Grinten Bernard Deflbuugh b: June 21. 1889 d: Novrmlwr 29. 1961
3 Naomi Rnd; Defibaieli b: September 25. 1891 d: June 13- 1910
... -Ern-Sl Rutherford .
3 Kohen Vcmon Paul Defibaush b: Aiisusi 22. 1895 d:
3 Alvin Jackson Deflbatigh bs October 28.1ST d; October 2 . 1WI
3 Davie \\ allace Defibauch b: August 3L 19W d* J««»ry 21J901
3 Aionzo Guv Defibaugh bi Aicust 24. 1902 d: OcU*ei IS, 196-
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M'a*«lckv»AU:we ..4 irt^wr^t
^Ubotp Gem-POiI anj Jvui-Ur c i
vioVjj.J a«.vb vfictlrt
lidtri TWatl AVeuwtrr <K»1 b
VTO» Wm Cvafcbnd^c IIV»
lury 4 *j* adtl Suburb A.«*uW*f tRul
III Ilf)
.fhiiO or Juan Lum.l. Ijn) tvrv IIr*i-
num.jt r.Mna to hn mm] llU*Niluim<)*|
itVl ¥—ir.iiTrlexI linor^O l?ulr anil wo
ll*Vii liljn {IC«>i4«Cd .l'y Ac<i.«A V,,
Miolaijr beljelirus life ot.lhilIfortl
VAjurti Doiuii <at some ejtjM 1.^1,ih» U T
JeA trrr .ple ytsc erf too Ve»v4uU(M
H« 4r«A1rt Xrt^ljd^t Mti IV W*s
lf\«. l.ov ifctaRcr M ou* irnv mi
die kec Usur litre.
A or*1 *11 ichoa* Wetr fc*i y »tvL 44!
U «ei*rt r.ihom ;rn*:,;li HU hmuw o.*e
Ifi von.
lL HV»u.soji» James Y:ii.i:; ..or,
1)3 jff.t J f-locc L-f Und fAtm ti 4 V]'i-
fill* bolts, Mftrc nnoof tboui waaof
rf£k‘. In '.bis KiiU Uiis hulr trjlna
/o nwiT ict.ngi17f.lq thliyt^Nrt t
\ 1 rcmj Wwl/'s iiein tli-Jaru-,
lie »lt>w aivl 'i-W-ntw;^; ji»t
SaUoidAlm nileirt «A xv
evil) ohe fCDfxzt* *rr rf.ayl-
Uo*ffO Wifr Itrtu OC a# fr«i;l.
Io «c la Teiiu. > b»
in tlilo t*jIt V?!j;ii(Li Aleuador.njii
if IUiberv ucsUiier *1 *)wurd aiy;
hrindfitlJOT TIiod'.os ’« »• in
ISirO," Liiforh .naicly ChalUicv does'
u t toll ,«tia; It.ir^, WIHUiU't flOTirl
ItlAiCJ oald. •»
Jn’ A mif 111 T*CJ Mi. iOl llWB
tftoiii ir«ti*.> Ue tsd Mary'
«n i'jfly Pltrk.lMcUci e
< Uo*». fVA W' rc U en l.nae
I to XiulVmnottrt and l»i K»at.vvy
! VdOV<Ki i\-1oc ikuu.Wr mu V
lSToHiur ln-law LO Willian.IVDttl—\%
1 v.iior l.a ^1 wurrlod Jeonjr'-XuuWi birnkj
UV 1**T Tha .Stw'fllwli; a. r oh]
In Koill.icii) UHl 'IVaniMOvi
HCOnl du|nwwa Lit' 4 OUl. Ill . '
IhnVlm W«v!sl:< gr aSj-uarv n'at.
Joinue 1 Ic-aeton *M 1 «« V
Wuni Mleoftw
iSakn <4 HeUsial 'o
•iiXti&t'AV. i
OWBN lh **
of NuU- York
nml i from i lit
obtain Mherv >!*•
M'liaroV «Jt liliilivr win
niiwr l,i-*lni<u>n. Vn
«ft«rvs ,inl« called Ll
!.• \\ be could i
■’I 'ii1.nl x private
at »»t ol >
In lTill. It <A ■
•rij Hull 1
nw Washington mill l,wt I
Unhurt Alnalular
• — •*.« VMt rv nil M,|.
|<*r v«>i»l |.» Hall linnro and I flight |
lime e»f 11 ****** IikMiiwI wrr-
| hub. Out* uf iIiomi wu* aii cihieulvil
I irishman iiatiti’d Kcanlmi, whom I In*
A launder* l rinded and Mkoil. Hi*
earrled III t ie .\ rclilbatil. aged three,
nn hi* lack l.« th« Bi'lmul. The t*«»>
wore hi* hair l» a i|Ueoo down lilta
(►ack. As his hair wan exlmmsly lliir
■tu! thin, lln* oilier oh lid run loused
him. l-’.tr lids Reunion used 111"'
whip vljrowuslv. hul he never lunch- J
lllllo Archibald.
•Musi of the KnRlIsh servant? who
had or hud nnl served I heir Mine were
released to Unlit in the Revolutionary
war. My father's servants, James
Ualono, an Irisli papist. Joe Lynn,
a thievish Jew. and John lieardon.
burn In Ireland, and brought up and
educated In IdHidon. Malone anil
the Jew went llmt. Malone was kill¬
ed In haul* In Carolina. Lvon. a,
iery bad man. deserted to the British
Soon after C\i plain Adam Wallace's
roiupanv reached the srcne of war¬
fare I’oi. Beaufort was attacked by
Tarlrton’s corps- The Colonel. see
Ior his men in confnshm. lied at the
^ginning of t he bade, ami almost
the who'e of hi? command was cut to
pieces by the British dragoons. *
''The brave Wallace disdained to
I ny and. being entirely surrounded by
the British horse. sold Ids life dearly, [ ;
l having drst killed some three or four
(DCQ with Ills spofltoon.
"Reardon, our servant, was In Cap- !
Uln Wallace's company, and being a
«mall man, he was soon cut down—
awrerely wounded but still conscious.
After the bati le he lay helpless and
bveding atii'-cg the dead. When night
.tame. U* m ->n shone and Reanlun
L« & man passing near him. like
ftfci 1 • ’ dispatclilng with his
, ued signs of life.
FprWnt:
'4*^- L 4U.V- . v^/lC
O',
Ur?~ £. "H'
ir»it nnd profitly ntlm,.
idocl fines mid msngM.
tie is survived by his wif*> and
itwo sons, Hurry nnd l*’red. Beard
Being ns Lieut ttaml wna. a
person of ardent social .imd dormts-
■ j {jnunlsi-s. us it nmiter uf course
for him lu think uf
11lie sundcritii: of sweet home lies,
yet in his sincere way lie assured
his luved ones that they should nut
\ grieve loo much nbont him. 0>r nil
Lieut. John Jordan Beard.
It becomes opr mournful duly
to' record ihe ilenlb of n widely-,!
known nnd much esteemed cilizeuj
•John Jordan Beard. Huntersville,
] West Virginia. This event, occur¬
red rather niK-xpecUdlv. Monday,
Hi a. m.. April 11 Mi, ]SW. |
1 Lieut. Beard was the only non
^f-tbc“lnle -fusepli Beard
Jaml Mrs Mattie Bear*!. near tlillg. , v .
boro. He was Itom in Greenbrier j wm mid would be well with him
-County. April 21st, ISIS, and was , A. month or so 'since we had u
j married to Minerva, daughter of CT’^® aS,inl hiterrbmoft of views c«>n-
.. ante toward Rear I Janies Kdiniston, Ksq.. September truing ,the -3d Psalm, lu this
, tuusket, pointed the Al the time of liis death lm Psnltn it sppeani thst nollunjt nn\^
*'•>»- Tiudi Bear- vviis within ten days uf being the shadow would touch those Tai--,
yenrs of ngi*. Bv this event his at- lowing the- Lord uur Shepherd
Inched family is bereaved of n kind "ben it emues to jMSs-ug thn.ughl
tender IjushumJ and n vt ry nlfec- ihe \ alley. Hhvh»r wen »
[timmle niuL imlulcenl father. Tht .soldier and fnmdiiir w dJ l
(community nl large honors lyfl 1 i scenes in i he presence of tic
ksoiiiuiy aa Mini uf a gVM.nl mail
jW'hfiK** iiiflueticu has been for in-j
rrHtgmice mid g'^rl nioruf?.- -V
I In lln* wnr Ik tween IheStntcui
!h«fl»-rvcd in Hip Uiilh Nqiuulmn,
mid niude t. record ns* a git limit ami
If I int •: ■ i I rtoldier. Late hi tliv^
^wnr cj a friglitfol w.iiiihIJ
. near ending his life ej
lie wurvived In tin* Mil
i ol everv poifc.ni fnmibnr with
Its Ballirc V**«r imov than lln
vewrw tliik ••'Mint [ *+ \, .*u a urwwlj
III*. U«t.. »mMi. i* IwIm'* -:
•n Mexandef.sc
"l l.earcl n
a Heard l—j P
v Chalkier
y v.oa*N>c>
'WUliamsgra
my. that .at such a *
down »t n prepared f»*
one of tl»^,l:ist thiie'
battle wou)d be lil
. iso®, wnu
aad married M
ighur of Saw
i were then U*
ftiut In Kent u *
Aletamler w»
William tk-ard
Jenny Suele'
e',c family
rentwssw. ””
a sun in
:Sj«»i' c
' I
nelnwii of higher '
The Heard relationship «f t'orahunt
HI count) all <|.n*fml rrrwn Thom.is
|h»nnl one of the iiH'mln'ri. >>f Hie
Rev, .lolui Craig'* mngregaUon «•
A us u*t u «*>«««,)•, Virginia. ltov. *'raijf
wits pastor i»r i>1( I Stone Mwt lng
House. Hack In tl»ot lluii*
. when I lie pionnen* were so bner malt-
) lug IdMnry tliejr hnd tiu time to re-
curd It. These »lil records were rare-
fully taken down made readable by
Cl ml k ley. They are Hus Mlll.-lal, ac¬
cepted references of tlici l>. A. It. ,
Thomas Hen id left a old
will giving his several children ccr-
t.it In house lie ill I furniture, elf. and
his wife .lean is rome in tiered substan¬
tially. there lu. but to go hack to an
earlier day In the 174<> ties and noth*
In Rockbridge county tlieri* Is a rec¬
ord Unit Thom ns Heard administered
Alexander Smiley's estate In 174ft.
We do nut know w hether lie was a
relative or Just- ti trusted friend.
There Is another record tImugh that
to me Indicates who .lean Heard %vus:
On August l"». 175.7. we find Thomas
Heard administrator of another es¬
tate. This time Ills James McNutt
and In this dodtiuunit It says .lames
McNutt paid for land bought, by
Thomas Heard's wife, lie |>ald quit
rents for Thomas Heard ten years In
advance In 1744.
lie hud paid David flays debts be
fore his marriage.
He paid Robert Alexander’s tuition
for schooling James Jr. ami Robert
McNutt one year. In advance 174*.
no paid James Dobbin's same for
Alexander McNutt 174*.
In Price's History Cousin William
knew there were sonic daughters, and
he says: “They went to Kentucky.’’
A good many of this relationship dUl
go to Tennessee and Kentucky. Rut
at least two of these daughters of
Thomas Heard remained in Rock¬
bridge and 1 think four, viz: Esther
vrh<> married Robert Alexander in
Pennsylvania. Martha who married
Robert Ramsey. Mary who married
Hun lap. Jane or Jean who mar¬
ried George Weir.
father and her husband. Robert
Alexander lived at Revcrly Manor.
Augusta county Virginia. Robert
Alexander was a graduate of the t'n-
1 varsity* of Dublin and Kdinburgh.
Il« waa born at Manor Cunningham’
Londonderry. Ireland in 17111. n di¬
rect rtcjoptulant of fhitierl Ilruce
through
idfi'
i*en generations. lie
hgmix in I7JH. and mar-
i h d almut I73». Tiicy
wall known children.
Inar.iitt .»;m made ruatry
■j i.iv onice constituted
clMirily In the early culo-
M ooiisldtifcd a place of
»« 0 *
It t* •*<
HwanWIakM
nflaru
n»w V.
lift,. ‘ •
resign r r • ■ t-
H,.
h» *<•
count *.»J p lln
son M.%:. . ■
hill tic (I,.,
Sampvm Arrl .
were tin* i-j. : .
Robert a irul , ih
Esther
William wu the ..uleet. j|.
at a court on J.u*c li, i*i,.
V ,rn 'V"' V* 3 " old. Ue dj.
IK-l* in Virginia. Smiling n . .
known.
Robert Jr. first clerk nr Campbell
county. Mrutnla. wlikii
held by him. 1 . 1 * >,.n .md gran-b-n r„,
aJ n.tvsl I no jears The non
I'** house "RiK-k entitle." I
rietl Nancy Anne daughter
■WliHum A li-' i lull n..nr.
t ngubhfd :> both id Vir¬
gin In and ot .
Archibald w.-.s a physician In New
t usLh*. !)«;. hr married Mary. I saw
a write upord> n-cvntlr In “Who lh
'VI,,," l„ Hoar Ailmlul
r.ustacts H. Rogers of Uic f. S, Navy
was the subject of lid* ndrtch. lie
traced his unoeatry through hr. Arch
■ lhald Alexander hi Robert and Kslher
Heard Alexander. Tlmrii.ui Heard Alex
AluJcr moved to Galen county. Ohio,
married and reared six children.
Nothing further known.
Peter Alexander moved to Wood¬
ford county, Kentucky. He was Hy¬
ing In IH22. He married and left a
number of eminent descendants In
that Stale some of whom were noted
HI vines. One Peter Alex Mac-tinny
Steele, 17*7.
Esther Alexander married Captain
71 Whim Austin, his second wife, and
thus became stepmother to her sister
in-law Nancy Anne Austin, wife of
Robert Alexandei of Campbell county
Captain Austin held a commission
front the British Crown as Captain
until the Revolution. He then threw
bis lot with The American Patriots.
They left many prominent descen¬
dants.
Sarah Alexander wasn’t married
until she was over twenty-one. She
liien married Col. John Wilson of
Bath County, April 5. 17S». Iler
brother Peter, witnessed Lho cere¬
mony. “Site gave her own consent,
being of age."
Eleanor Alexander married Sam¬
uel Wilson. June 27. I7bt>. Hugh
Alexander her brother was surety.
Hugh nothing further.
Anne Alexander married Bailers
or Hallow, nothing further.
James bom 17th*, married April 7.
l*di- Margaret, daughter of James
Lyvahil his wife Hannah Alexander
a daughter of Captain Archibald
Alexander, brother of Hubert Sr.
The Stephenson a u d Hollars of,
Bath and Highland counties, Va.,nre|
xml exited it "I-newa Plant stum"
I- 1 :
"tv lier Ira
•V tut* wood widow a
,v 1 'o.l daughter *d
t»l” *u*k.
. fcv S.-vV.- 1..1 1 M
»701i TUr li . , h .
tory xays and
In 17S7.
Jana or Jean Huanl, lha two Ural
name* **oin l.> l*c uwd Uiiwr.'
ahly - married Georg.* Weir
Itml him decra-Wil hy Aim > >
protwbljr he losi. hla III, , ; , ;
* Hmrt ItmiM or <H>mot>ti ,'i i
that terrible year ..r the Ihm.hillwii.
Ilo lived in tWIdirldgo and it win*
froin that vicinity many went and
did |i-M*ti»eir lives.
A sou Thomas Weir survived ami
It seems others thmigli no nntnea ate
given,
H scums one James Young hail |
thought a pioeu of land from tho Ka¬
li Ins Iwlre. Is>.fore one of Uiern was of
I age. In this suit thH heir Is trying ,
yfo recover Ids right* In UiU property
[from George Weir's heirs v| t . ,1 tine,I
ihu widow and Thomas her son. The
| Kaklns Andrew and James win* orlgl
•tally "••Id the property are <lciul;
George Weir lives on tho Preach
Hrond In Tenn.
In Lids suit WHllain Alexnnder.son
of Rol>ert U'stliies. -, l heurd my
Grandfather Thomas Heard say In
1759." unfortunately Chalk ley does'
n't tell what it was, William's grand
father said.
In x suit In Dee. IflOrt, William,
Beard testifies lie had married Mary
or Polly SteeU*. daughter of Samuel
Stevie. The Steeles were then living|
In West Tennessee and In Kentucky
I l sospevt Peter Alexander was
broli)er-iu-l3w to William Heard—as
Peter had married Jenny Steele lack
,ln i:?7. The Sieelc family were all,
i In Kentucky and Tennessee. William|
Beard tlvpoees In a suit In June 1*00
tlittt he was 74 or 7a years old j
James Houston was a neighbor oil
the Weirs as ha appears oft hi In Nhil*
affairs of theirs and he appNU* with
Cor tikii us Alexiuu'xj' as guanHoit M
Weir's i
Mtuhal executor A ThniiA.- nvMJ'a,
will in I7i>y. Tlds soil was UnuigUfc
lu determine If ■’'• l*« o«d M c-h a* >•
her children Inut n**—* m'"l J
'
\
■pflWrVMrrTOTtwrTIn.nfM RftnM
■KvpmU'r SI. ITrtu Tin* »H*II rut nr*
Wtoi.l Janica MIU-hH Jiml m I hthlll
Ms duty i» h’HHhw unit
tliMt Mltehel tmiKl |*||> 22 pniiliilN Mil
or lie Tort Jean'* eldest child viutiM ot
**111 tog ted* comity record out* .lean
WVIr I .ecu mu Mu* wife of Horni'lliis
Alrx.ili«l*r oil Muri'li I". 17 a.V Wind
more In HIM for trnrnelht*. In
(ip tleioNMdliig 'in mvoulliiK -»f JuIih’h
MllcM.
Mart tin Heard. **r wan It. One rufur
miv« Myx It way** Kll/»heth married
.lamp* *.Mitt'lie) Itcfiwu I~tu». Kor
Tlioiuu ami Martha Milch**! ure
given h purr of Thomas heard’* cm-
Utr anil aiiAln ho refer* to Thomas
y.i.s. |‘>- mother. At Mu’ Mum
n« n,, (iwiril died It look* a« If hi*
i . Joan Ho* .single. Janius
Mitchm omn I lit: ailmliiljimlnr «l tin*!
^ut«. From till* we lake It- Jnmc-sl
jams! have been h business man]
lien of ll:l* typo nearly always know;
. Im look out for Ur’It own Inter-
Herv Is Jean married and n
then a widow ami her part «if (
<tate siIII at MlU-lnOs huuils i
I* .cjj than a year after this mar- 1
riigf iif Jean to Cornelius Alexander.
And him InijriIrluif through Urn
i about the estate. :intl a settle- j
belng agreed upon. .Fumes
! o «u guardian for Jean and,
Jklren. Thomas Heard Sr. hud :
jlitxir adjoining him In HoH.-
nxinrd John Houston in 1742.
Che Houston* anil Heards
• # friends of old limes. The
a ••! IWreti Inter married
. • II ns and ?'a items from I
w ■ • mi Houston aprang J
l—ard. ton of Thomas mar-
lie died in 1 **07 and
• > died In I*MH: their children
Kotert who married and hail
Aav j and Sail? by I sort. Ann. June
■W-taoJer. Sarah Sarah married
jtw4rv« k Killwr. wliti
mtOmI S: m and Thorium
•L-> mentioned In Id*
j, i • -!*• will, 17rti>, married
i In |»* 5 .
•• And «imi of
•M - . i ud Ida
V*.
I on a mom, is. vrm. .tudm mo-
III lire’s will piitvnii two of the w|i-
liiiKsim had died. William lu-urcl i.nd
Wnitniii Met.’liue 'fill* must have
in'iin n rvlttliio or Tlmmiis liuanl.
fills McClure I It Hilly inter murrled
I will* I he Alexander*. 1 Mil X7r»|if.nln
Archibald Alexander's m.*c«mrt wlfu
\vn* June Met lure, 17f»7.
Thom ns Heard was exempted lux
In U»«M ,
• !’ ■ -id
If * ■ ' - d f»f
%r*l * «... | ,r.|
i-1 hr 14* pnoodl. Tl*U w«a un<i
Heard U hoping)
TbJa tlto# It l*
«!»«• <*. Mnuhran |
* — - In 1 ~ > «»-* . j
•<f tVaoa.
• • farm el-n
' • - • »• tut .
• * t* 4 Ti«<*. •
levy In 17rt4. "Very ngnd".
| In the will nnn. Ttmmn» Hcnut
speukN of Ids iluuuliter, wife of Unb¬
elt ItilliiHU.V iis If Him hud died, unit
Nohert I f ii nmey whs It 11 led by the
Sliawiii'im In 17.'it*, IIIh will wa-
1 *r«'tint.t’f) November 21. I7."*H, Ihihcil
Hull, administrator, Hater on theru
Is a mile Isabelle Hall, wife of Hub
|uri, ([iinlllli's us udiuliiKtrutrlx of her
hiln husband (tubeit ItnttiHuy. Thh
uunic Isubytl.i diM-sn't sound ratnlllur
<>n May 15. 1 7iiil. 'I'Jminus Hoard’*
will was probaUul, a hmuthy preum-
bln a* was miHtouinry ihon ttm ho*
ijlie.sts.
lie j(nvo l;n Id* Iioloves! wlfo Joan,
nil the Haired lurid whore the house
stood to Mit* Hen roil land fur tnr
nips, where limy lusl urew.
Then a (liiuifliler Kune and n iI:iiik1i
ter June were iiieiitlnnoil.
Ajs'aln hi* mind kuiih hin-rk In the
fultlifiil uld vvlfu he wants her to have
III* ollmw chulr and a imrliiln ntiarn
I hoy.
Hu left cleared land to Ida son
lluyrli, arid HukIi'h *nn Thomas was
left 170 aeres Jyliuf next 1,<• ,1 rdm Mont
tP'timry and 'J'Iioiiuls 11 III. Then lie
left In jmimdsearli to the grandsont-
nuiped 'J'liomaw-Thoinu-i Alexa ider
and TIioiiiun Hurilap. To iCnln-rl
IlnniHey's ehlldreii, li*»luH»r's i>nitid- I
Hill.Iren, 12 pounds nod 12 shillings
cueh. A legacy to son William and
to daughter Khtlier Alexander and
Marllut Mitchell: fmpient provision
for such Issue In ease tlau«hLcr June
have no Ismiiu.
Kxrcutors Jamas MHelmll a n d
Thulium Hill. Wli.iieshes, Juhti, Au-
drevr and .litmus Kukln. Proved Oe
.toljer IS. Iid'.l. ICX'ieuLnrs qmillfy
with W 111 huii Alexander. William
Kemsly and llunli Heard. Thu up
prulsera were John Motiltfonmrv* Wil¬
liam Mome, Thom as Wilson.
Til* mil lien lent showed the pay¬
ment of Win. herkluy, Jim*. lOnkin,
Wrn IVrrlrts, Thornii* Aliiiundrr.
To •■! in Heard, KsMier Ahixamlcr.
*s Mn«'bul ami Ids mother.
• * Imiiiap mid Id* mother,
i : Hants**)-'* •hlldicu, Martha
■| 1 ms. soil I* in Heard d. •«!* |
in 171*2.3,
Mi l 'Inimlinn »• .
crop „n l^rwM « leek.
*** k ,•»».-I
I Ms miida have nern in .
at u*B .,ii| heard l,..„ l „„i„i: ,,Q,a ' r ‘"
I lltl t'refcl.ixi iohI \ ireUiI < Promr*
eompllml by Uie fnlN.oMl ^
eonmn Pay M.al John |U. n r.l\ nH .. ..
i?, ln U, ' Uur '*>• I hrUHan ut Pnlnt
I lensnnt. tlreotthrlar »nt Ui.m p,”
.meed In h.*1.1,m r te Kr ’’’
I I lit same Min Tee. I learn that s,
Heard riimlslipd lieuvuN fur IliuChem
ko*> expedit ion m 1 77«. 1
Joint Heard Uinrrleil Jitnet.i Wulhie
i d-*u«ldwr nr 1 Vler WnUsee, Jr. 4 „,
MartlM W«hkU Wiiilacu. Sha was
mdee of lbe <1»M lu ( ml*h-d Ml.lr.n.ni
Jnn.es \\„„<k ,.| \ irtrhila. In bum
if,”' 1 thn WrtUm-n kin. | enm« J,
, Um ni V. . Meorm* Si-iiton Wallop
ns author wf "IWr Walla.-,.'* thtm
u <»k.y. 1 envvLml the hunk, tr II. n.
about my.nvn rn.nlly. |,ut Mm eat,
•>K din T*ol, oay svl.nl |>iui (. IhvND Wn
laces twtini fniiu. lb a strange e.d,
elncm-v. | earn** u|ion tho nan
l> ! /■*'’' '»* 'I'ln* Time
as a friuud nf f r |» „dlv. Iadov,
man. Andrew I'rl.-e ( wr ;,,.„ Mi ,.,
Wallaee .it, HmiUnutuu and oake
dm If he Imd written this l«.nU. ui
If h<* had, did Im know Limb Andru
I'l’leu whs n descendnii(. or one J an
Wallaeey ||u wrote, tlianklnit n
nir Mm hiformutlon. Ihs seiiL a Imi
to <-oiihIji Andrew. Sliorlly afk
wards Mii.ho line articles on i.i ui vVi
jnco klt.li and kin ii]ipeared in t
Times. And then only u few nIk
I iuinlhs and our Utlnvud cousin w
wlMi ns no moro. Hu has hi ft noi
I tiling ,.r himself In !| KWft print
pa^uH and In memory we treasure.
The will book of I lock bridge (Hill
ty record something ».r IIimhioUI W
lact*s. Andrew Wallacn’s will «
Illuil July .'I, 17MJ; Im was tl m atm
tor of Mnimral Imw Wail an*. Hu I*
bmpicsts to Ids sisters .1 ain't! and J*
Nunuuh; Ids grandson Andrew: rum
ur^Miir1.hu; brollmr Adam and I
bruMiur-ln-law, John Mi liner.
i>r. Archibald AlexuuW. Hr,:
d»nl of i’r I licet on Tie , ., .
miry, recount** hi " -
hu kept in early ilio M*me I
tuicMing happenings of hts Hill
hood. lie V>;v,s b«*ir «m the Sotlt
II raricli In Itockbrldge in 1772 rfn
father was William Alexanoi-r, ,-itieti
*on of t-aphtin Arcnlbahl v •-.m l.-i
brother of llolterl, of I'lmln’r iMdgo,
lie let In of the iH'hool r***m of ltevo<
luMonary da>N. lie mj%
lool erech'd a cabin d "
-ie< k alMirtt a half
house ami UlO MUllnl i
•*l<|d)ll*|j out Intel
iward It Hit* Ilona* M
M I'M tilllfw*
VI Un lit A
MS f*tllK
hear Ui
hre«, M
CCC Aanimury V
IhirWn—The eighth ntmiverm-
a of I hi* ('itixena IViiHervatinn
rj» w**t marked in grand *tyk*
on the afternoon of Mnreh ;»• * ut
lamp Thorn wood. A large • row’ll
iHrttilnl, The nuvder of rrremo-
i«r» *»* l>r < • forge F. I lull, the
I »mp phyaician. Addresses were
| made In (kmrntor Kuinp. Judge
, lUrberi. of Clarksburg, ami
y Other*. TIm» Marlinton Quartet (
<>«ng an<l live Marlinton High
-■ .*4 (fend ph.wil **wn*t
awl lun* b »a» *ervrd to all.
tad III ihc evening moving l»»ct-
•ft Mid illo*lm*e«l ks-turn* onr
acd) moarnraliwli at* given,
ilot* than one half, l*'. **f
ho)« In Camp ThornwHiu
1 i ■ rant fi"Oi ( krkihirjf j
TWtr nanf parent* pn***’t»t
f> 4 Judge lUrhert la* lieen
» * ... <tdtbr Mbiwri UaH
lUrvtoa eoaotj for right
.. I m lhal flaw ha* *■»•«
•m «a m t rrtlf^l In#-
Ifwj ( v .»* K,n *
wt Ufa U |!Wa>*. heal **■
liar***-* 4*. - mtj Iklaf I kaTl.
wt | *■"•*»* •* 1 " Th»»rv»
CALVIN W. PRILL. LDiYOit
THURSDAY. JLNE 4.1931
For President
OWEN D. YOUNG
of New York
The Beard relationship of Pocahont
as county all descend from Thomas
Beard one of the members of the
Rev. John Craig's congregation of
Augustu county. Virginia. Rev. Craig
was pastor of old Stone Meeting
House. Back in that colonial time
when the pioneers were so busy mak¬
ing history they had no time to re¬
cord it. These old records were care¬
fully taken down made readable by
Chalk ley. They are the ortiblal, ac¬
cepted references of the I>. A. R.
Thomas Beard left a quaint old
will giving his several children cer¬
tain house hold furniture, etc: and
his wife Jean is remembered substan¬
tially, there in. But to go back to an
earlier day in the 1740 ties and GOties
In Rockbridge county there is a rec¬
ord that Thomas Beard administered
Alexander Smiley’s estate in 1749.
We do not know whether he was a
relative or just a trusted friend.
There is another record though that
to me indicates who Jean Beard was:
On August 15, 1753, we find Thotnas
Beard administrator of another es¬
tate. 'J hls time it Is James McNutt
and in this document it says James
McNutt paid for land bought by
Thomas Heard ’h wife, lie paid quit
rents for Thomas Beard ten yours in
moo in 1744.
IMlUl_ IMmU 11 n t tAAhtnJlIk
and taught from th ,
obtain others, tu
scf*v..l or higher ca„
nuw Lexington, y H
Afterwards called Li
nnw Washington
Robert- AK-xandt-
resign Iron: the v es
1760, He says “I
to go abroad for i
count of a Ungerin
son Mathews was r
but lie was much
Sampson Archer ;
were the church w
Kobert A lex am
Esther Beard ha
William was then
at a court on 3tin
was then 65 year
1329 In Virginia,
known.
Robert Jr. first
county. Virginia,
held by him, his s<
almost 100 years,
liia house “Rock
ned Kauey Annei
William Austin;
Unguished desci
giuia and other s
Archibald was a
Castle, Del, he cua
a write up onlv i
Who" in Arnett
Eustace R. Roger:
was the subject <
traced his ancestrj
ibald Alexander to
Beard Alexamkr.
under moved to (•■
JfiHlWl"' 1
Jilh wife .lean is rcmomuen«i stiuHtu.it-
tially, there in. lint to go back to an
earlier day in tbe 1740 lies and 50tics
In Rockbridge county there In a rec¬
ord thut Thomas Heard administered
Alexander Smiley’s estate in 1741).
We do not know whether lie was a
relative or just a trusted friend.
There is another record though that
to me indicates who Jean Heard was:
On August 15, 1753, we find Thomas
Heard administrator of another es¬
tate. This time it is James McNutt
and in this document it says James
McNutt paid for land bought by
Thoruas Beard's wife. lie paid quit
rents for Tbomas Beard ten years in
advance in 1744.
He had paid David Ilajs debts be¬
fore bis marriage. •
He paid Robert Alexander’s tuition
for schooling Janies Jr. and Robert
McNutt one year. In advance 1743.
He paid James Dobbin’s same for
Alexander McNutt 1748.
In Price's History Cousin William
knew there were some daughters, and
be says: “They went to Kentucky.”
A good many of this relationship did
go to Tennessee and Kentucky. But
at least two of these daughters of
Thomas Beard remained in Rock¬
bridge and I think four, viz.: Esther
wiio marritd Robert Alexander in
Pennsylvania. Martha who married
Robert Ramsey. Mary who married
Dunlap. Jane or Jean who mar¬
ried George Weir.
Esther and lior husband, Robert
Alexander lived at Beverly Manor,
Augusta county Virginia. Robert
Alexander was a graduate of the Un-
ivendtj'K of Dublin mid Edinburgh,
lie was Iwrn at ’Manor Cunningham'
Londo nderry, Ireland In 171 ». a di-
IJJJ ** Win l.K
j* most 100 years
1*2, i! OUSH Ruck
Wm, U '* A,m «
WHluim Aomin
Unguhhcd dtsci
ginia and other j
Archibald w: Ja
Castle, l>eh he n»
a write up only
^hn in Amei
Eustace H. Uuge
was t he subject
traced his ancest
lbald Alexander
Beard Alexander
under moved to
married a n d
Nothing furtIter
Peter A lexan
ford county, Ke
Ing in 1822. $j
number of emti
that State some
Divines. One^
Steele, 1787. I
Esther Alcxffl
William Austin,
thus became ste
in-law Nancy A
Robert Alexanck
Captain Austi"
from the Britis
UDtil the Revolt
bis lot with The
They left many
dants.
Sarah Alex.ui
until she was o\
then married (
Bath County, .
brother Peter,
luony. "She gav<
being of age.”
/\ It* Kill MUM
In Price's History Cousin William J
Itiimv there were some daughters, ami 1
] m nujh: "They wi'Nl. In Kentucky.* 1 1
A good many <>r Ills relationship il(<l
go to Tennessee and Kentucky. Hut
Hi. least two of these daughters of
TIioiiius Heard remained In Uoik-j
bridge nrut I think Tour, viz: Esther |
who marritd Robert Alexander In
I'ounsylvnnia. Martha who married
Robert Ramsey. Mur.v wlm married
Dunlap. .lane or .lean wlm mar¬
ried George Weir.
Esther and her hushand, Robert 1
Alexander lived at Heverly Manor,
Augusla ecunty Virginia. Robert
Alexander was a graduate of the Un¬
iversity's of Dublin and Edinburgh.
He was horn at 'Manor Cunningham’ 1
Londonderry, Ireland in 1719, a di¬
reel descendant, of Robert Rruce.
through nineteen generations, lie
came to Virginia in 17.'hi. and mar¬
ried Esther Heard about 17.‘h). r J’he.v
bad eleven well known children.
Robert Alexander was made vestry
man In 1749. This oil lee constituted
nil local authority in the early colo¬
nies. Jt was considered a place of
Iwmor.
While coming to America a great
Ktorm arose at sea and be was obliged :
to throw his library overboard. This
U#eeie»ltutisl some shift to replace the
«l*f • - It In h«IiI he wrote many of
Um 1 ooi in long hand from memory ^
i’lVllHH
Kteolc f
KhiIii
W llUan
thus be.
In-law
Robert
Captalr
from t
until t|
Ids lot
They |
dants.
Saral
until s
then n
Hath (
brother
niony.
being ol
El ear
uel W1
Alexanc
Hugh
Anne
or Hallo
Jamei
1801
lO'vanc
I
a daugi
A lex and
The i
itath am
I
; 4
I lwahoiit
« Thomas
i> of the
• oration of
Rev. Craig
Mooting
ial time
. busy mak-
time to re-
were eare-
- adable by
VliMal, ao
A. R.
uaint old
Wren cer-
. etc: and
substaa-
k to an
and 50ties
b a reo-
intetered
fefein 1749.
Vie was a
WtA fifevJ.
iyfeodigSfe'tha*
Beard was:
»»d T1 - maa
IftlXfif f •
K^Nutt
uj* June
- ► i>j
I; • „ ’ 1*
he
<Ari tluiUod
L*,»t
and taught from these until he could _
obtain others. He started a private
school of higher education at what is from the dau<dii
now Lexington, Va., In 174!). It was I Estherfifeard All
afterwards called Liberty Hall and is .Jamei and Ma
now Wasliington and Lee University. der are my great
Robert Alexander was compelled to i their daughter
resign from the Vestry on March 17, 1 married Charles
17(30. lie says “I have been unable of the Calf Past
to go abroad for some time on ac- Va. This old. 1
count of a lingering illness.” Samp- down to me thro
son Mathews was elected in his stead grand mother S
but he was made vice vestryman. McNeel born F<
Sampson Archer and John Mathews ing at Ponca (
were the church wardens. great granddau
Robert Alexander and his wife . Jean Beard th
Esther Beard had eleven children, who married
William was the oldest. He testified Janett. daught
at a court on June 13, 1806, that he tha Woods Wa
was then 65 years old. He died in their son, Josi
1829 in Virginia. Nothing more Locust Creek o'
known. ' him
Robert Jr. first clerk of Campbell and called it
county. Virginia, which office was Josiah n
held by him, his son and grandson for on, daughterfi
almost 100 years. The office was in Nancy (Agnes
his house “Rock Castle.” He mar- Sabina McNee
ried ivancy Anne daughter of Captain name) Warwt
William Austin and left many dis- William Gate
tinguished descendants both in Yir- Captain Jaeo^|
ginia an<l other states. Esther Be-ai
Archibald was a physician in New 1769. The R
Castle. Del. he married Mary. I saw tory says arid
a write up only recently in “Who is in 1787.
Who" in America. Rear Admiral Jane or Jeai
Eustace H. Rogers of tlie U. 8. Navy names seem t
was the subject, of this sdetch. lie ably—married
tra- cd his ancestry through Dr. Arch find him decea
Ibaltl Alexander to Robert and 1 -■ 1 . r probably hefi
h—rtl Alexander. Thomas Heard Alex Oourt House
iMter muttMl i;alvii county, Ohio, that terribb
K*rrf«d and reared six children. livetllI ‘ ,
h 1 *» ng furtiier known. from that v 11
J in Am nd»r movid to V dulU**itb*^
fold ivmh, Krntucax. liu wax h A sutt
sard was:
[Thomas
Itlier es-
jdeNutt
l James
Oght by
.iitl quit
years in
lobts be-
I
s tuition
Robert
;e 1148.
ktne for
William
Irs and
i f* ick - v '”
ship did
But
iters of
Rock- [
Esther j
ider in
:arried
arried
tl*o mar-
Robert
Manor.
Robert
itl» t’n^
rjrt
*. a di*
t .
He
- .1 Iiuu u iJiij.m.i.ui in iNew I VI89 TJ
Castle, Del. he married Mary. I saw torvsavnait
a write up only recently in “Who Is in nst
Wlm” in America. Hear Admiral Jane or.1
Eustace B. Rogers of the U. S.Navy names seei
was the subject of tills sdetch. He aVdy-lmarr
traced his ancestry through Dr. Arch find him de
ibald Alexander to Robert and Esther probably 1
Beard Alexander. Thomas Beard Alex Court Iiout
under moved to Galen county, Ohio, that territ
married and reared six children. lie lived ii
Nothing further known. from that •
Peter Alexander moved to Wood- did lose thi
ford county, Kentucay. lie was liv- A son 7
ing in 1822. He married and left a It seemsj
number of eminent descendants in given. "
that State some of whom were noted It seen
Divines. One Peter Alex Mac tinny bought Ug
Steele, 1787. kins heirs,
Esther Alexander married Captain • age. Ill t
William Austin, his second wife, and /o recover
thus became stepmother to her sister 'from Geo
in-Jaw Nancy Anne Austin, wife of ; Wie widow
Robert Alexander of Campbell county
Captain Austin held a commission
from the British Crown as Captain
until tire Revolution. He then threw
bis lot with The American Patriots.
They left many prominent descen¬
dants.
Sarah Alexander wasn’t married
until she was over twenty-one. She
then married Col. John Wilson of
iJtalh County, April f>, l"Sd. Her
brother Peter, witnessed the cere¬
mony. “She gave her own consent.
Wing of age,”
i'.n-nnor Alexander married Sam¬
uel W ilirfin, Juno 27, 17«i>. Hugh
Alexander her brother was surety.
11.. a _ • t •- X ,
son
:Jl
Damns a i
nally soli
George
Broad it
In thi|
( of Robert
Grandfatli
Il75y.” ui
! n’t tell wl
father sai<
In asu
Beard tes
or Poltyj -
Steele. f I
in West T
1 suspect
nrnGier i
i Kock-
: Esther
Oder in
Carried
married
l.o mar*
Robert
Manor,
Robert
the I n*
nburgh,
ogham'
a di-
Bruce
ns. Fie
id mar-
They
en.
fe vestry
diluted
|y colo-
fcace of
Y
j^uuert ivjexamiui «>i < ampheJ) county
Captain Austin held a commission
from the British Crown as Captain
until the Revolution, lie then threw
his Jot with The American Patriots.
They left many prominent descen¬
dants.
Sarah Alexander wasn ? t married
until she was over twenty-one. She
then married Col. John Wilson of
Bath County, April 5. 1180. Her
brother Peter, witnessed the cere¬
mony. ‘‘She gave her own consent,
being of age.”
Eleanor Alexander married Sam¬
uel Wilson. June 27, 1790. Hugh
Alexander her brother was surety.
Hugh nothing further.
Anne Alexander married Ballars
or Ballow, nothing further.
James born 1760, married April 7.
1801^ Margaret, daughter of James
Lyi* arid his wife Hannah Alexander
a daughter of Captain Archibald
Alexander, brother of Robert Sr.
The Stephenson and Bollars of
Bath and Highland counties, Va., are
\ EakUm
nahy j
George
Broad
In tl
of Rot
I Grand!
17.79,”
n’t tel
father
In
Beard
or Pol
j Steele
in W«
I T
' I SUi
broth
Peter
in 17»
in Ke
Bearc
tl
Jai
the V
affair
Corm
Geor>
Mitel
will i
to de
her
(I :i I'M».i"
at. what is
4Si. il wan
Hall and is
J’ill vo rally,
impolled tt>
i .March IT.
. u unable
ine on ao
*." Samp-
hfs stead
istryman.
n Muthetvs
PIlls wife
children.
: test i lied
that he
Ih died in
- more
Campbell
iffice was
in for
I was in
He mar-
Captain
many <11*.
AJi iu V lr-
I
*t) 1 M«
k *•**♦•. u
mtrai
Hr
Artt
fturj* near.'
Beard an'o
from tVio daughters nf Robert and
Kstlsur Board Alexander’s family.
.lame;* ami Margaret. Lylo Alexan¬
der avo my great grandparents thru \
Miolr daughter Martha i’aullnc who 1
married Charles Alexander Dunlap'
of the Calf Pastvire near Deerfield,
Va. Tills old Beard ancestor came
down to me through a double line ray
grand mother Sabina Janett Beard
Me Nee) born Feb 8, 1844 and yet liv¬
ing at Ponca City. Oklahoma, is a I
great granddaughter of Thomas and I
Jean Beard through their son John
who married January 10. 1"09.
y * V * t/i
V>..Januarv
lei-of^Tet
hlXce^ndi
fah^Beard]
imy-iadiE
‘‘Locust^
their son, Josiali Beard who lived at
Locust Creek on the plantation given
him by his father, in his will in IS08I
and Jailed it “Locust Plantation”.*
Josiah Beard married Rachel Camer¬
on, daughter of Major William and i
Nancy (Agnes IKinlap, grandmother
Sabina MeNeel says, was her real
name) Warwick Gatewood widow of
William Gatewood and daughter of
Captain Jacob Warwick.
Hit her Heard Alexander died in
) ■ *• 'nil*. Rockbridge County IIis¬
let) i.•> add Robert Alexander died
Jane or Jean Heard, the two tirsl
* . .vein io be used interchange-
gf—mat tied George Weir and we
id Iillt) 1 1' « .i11 I >\ A U**i ^. 1 < ^ 1 <
y i § iufcf |||i life ai Quill
ii. ,*e or Home other battle <*f
BWKMutSfdu
Warwick’^
liSM
JGeorge
‘ K,. A
is-Weir su
5'though 1 no
-r
James
of land--
tfnd Jame
' »rV> * ^
k property
Ives-1 tori*
f 11 » hi a r-
<7» plain
any di.s-
fn Vir-
In Kew
r . I sa w
“Who is
Vdrairal,
- Navv
•h. He
r. Arch |
Esther
ntl Alex
. Ohio,
iidren.
«•* ''Mil KJ7
. snys, was lior n*‘ii
Esther Heard
178!).
i. r § ■
u-.u
Hi !t
niwl
v i <
■ erf
.
mi .> A !examler died in
J. lie Rockbridge County II is-
toiT says arid Robert Alexander died
111 I i M7.
Jane or Jean Beard, the two first
names seem to be used interehange-
abiy-married George Weir and we
find bun deceased by August 8. 1781
probably he lost his life at Guilford
Uourt House or some other battle of
that terrible year of the Revolution,
lie Ji\ed in Rockbridge and it was
from that vicinity so many went and
did lose their lives.
A son Thomas Weir survived and
it seems others though no names are
given.
It seems one James Young had
bought a piece of land from the Ea-
kins heirs, before one of them was of
ge. In this suit this heir is trying
recover his rights in this property
from George Weir’s heirs viz: Jane,
the widow and Thomas her son. The
Eakins Andrew and James who origi-
ally sold fhe property are dead;
Weir lives on the French
Hfoud in Term.
In thin suit William Alexander,son
Hubert test Hies: “I heard my
Thomas Beard say In
■ ' ly < ‘hulkley does’
i !*->• what ll wa->, William’s grand
tlhki o. f j
Iimv ItMM William
■ t »
w
r r,.
<
a®
3^82
\\'V
c«:
v
(
left tier Wy her lather Thomas Heard,
November 21. 17«n. The artdtratnr*
foil ml .fames Mitehel had not fulfill-
liis duty In settling the estate and
that Mitehel must pay 22 pounds on
or before Jean’s eldest child came of
age.
in Augusta county record one .lent*
Weir became the wife of Cornelius
Alexander on March I", 17*5. What I
more logical in I7S« for Cornelius to!
In; demanding an accouting of Jamesi
Mitehel.
Mal tha Heard, or was it. One refer
once says it ways Elizabeth married
James Mitehel before 17iU). For
Thomas and Martha Mitehel are
given a part of Thouias Heard’s es-j
tale and again he refers to Thouias
Mitchei’s mother. At the time
Thomas Heard died it looks as if his
daughter Jean was single. James
Mitehel was the administrator of the
estate. From this we take it James-
must have beeti Quite a business man!
Men of tills type nearly always know
howto look out for their own inter-
'ests. Here is Jean married and a
mother, then a widow and her part of
the estate still at Mitchels hands.
In less than a year after tills mar¬
riage of Jean to Cornelius Alexander,
we lind him inquiring through the
courts about the estate, and a settle¬
ment Ixdng agreed upon. James
Houston was guardian for Jean and
her children. Thomas Heard Sr. had
* neighbor adjoining him hi Kook-
m ‘dc named John Houston In 1742.,
I'rob 4 ily the Illusions and H*»»rrt*l
On August
dure’s will v»o
nesses hud diet
William McCI
lieen a relativ
This McClure
wiUi the Ale>
A rchibakl Ale
was Jane McCl
Thomas lie:
levy In 17(U. ™
In the will
speaks of his
urt Ramsey as
Robert Ram si
Shawnees in
probated Novj
Hall, udinmisj
is a note isab
evt, tjiialilies a
late husband ]
i name Isabella
On May 15,1
will was proba
ble as was cu:
quests.
< He gave to
I ail the cleared
stood to the
nips, where the
Then a daugi
ter Jane were n
Again his m
faithful old wlf
ids elbow cli all
i bo\.
He left elea
' • i ....»• ■ <• • **
daughter .lean was single. .James
Milchel was the administ rator <>! the
osiiit.i’. Kroni this we take It .James'
must have been unite a business man
Men of this type nearly always know
how t«* )«*>k out for Uieir own inter¬
ests. Mere is Jean married and a
mother, then a widow and her part of
the estate still at Mitchels hands
in less than a year after lids mar¬
riage of Jean to Cornelius Alexander,
we Und him inquiring through the
courts about the estate, and a settle¬
ment being agreed upon. .James
Houston was guardian for Jean and j
her children. Thomas Beard Sr. had
a neighbor adjoining him in Rock¬
bridge named John Houston in 1742.
■Probably the Houstons and Beards
were close friends of old times. The
/Alexander children inter married
'with the Houstons and Paxtons from
which family Sam Houston sprang.
| Hugh Beard, son of Thomas mar¬
ried Sarah . He died in 1807 and
Sarah died in 1801: their children
were: Robert who married and had
iNancy and Sally by 1806. Ann. Jane
Alexander, Sarah. Sarah married
Andrew Kenedy 1707; Esther, who
married Mr. Hoffman ami Thomas
hi-ard, who was mentioned in his
• andfulher's will. ITihj, married
■ 1 li Jami'Hoti In l7H,j.
Id Lhf old deeds wo find soma of
** •* Iicifd •• neighbors
I*" dfligs
i
and Ids
In Rockbridge county, Va.
\ 1,1 l"‘*» ..id Dunlap sold
1 Dunlap 170 H. r-sof land for
Pounds _u,d
uUlitii
1«.
*rt, qnaUlii
late husbai
name lsaV>e
On May
will was pr
: ble as was
1 quests. J
Me gave
all the deg
stood to t
nips, where
Then a d
ter Jane w€
Again h
faithful old
his e
boy.
ne
n ugh, and
| left 170 aer!
1 gomery and
left-10 pool
named Th|
and Thom
Ramsey's e
children, 12
each. A le
to daughte
Martha Mil
for such issi
hare no issu
Executors
Thomas Hi!
drew and Ja
tober 18, l
with Willi*
Ke n Jy an !
pralM-rs «*«r«
!»■» Xl “ ‘
r.;;.;..iw Aim;
, r„i,. I, Karat i . Karat, marrtwl
u ,kaw Kcn.’.ly 11111; KsMier.
A . ,1 Mr. Hoffman and 1 ,,omns
father’s will, JW m.untd
Mitrali Jameson in f 7H,,< <t , ,
In Uhm>M deeds we Hnd soma ol
TUimins Hoard’s neighbors and Ms
liuld11itrs In Rockbridge county, V a.
Usm-.U In n.M) Samuel Imiilap sold
to David Dunlap 17" acres <d land for
2:1 pounds, and to 'I Heard
•j'.iM h2 Cor I in pounds, This was oru,
i,i 175:1 Thomas Heard Is buying
land again. This Ume it Is ftOr> acres
• n p r»H on Moffetts creek near John
liosemans. In IHdO the same tract
<1 Hold by Thomas to William Heaid
for inn polln<1s (Nol.ethat n. r >.l Is the
Nt . ,r James McNutt died).
Wlllliim RollacU’s farm adjoined
Thomas Heard’s In 17U& atul ; ,olin
Montgomery's and Thomas 11 111 s e°i
ni ,red with him* We iiml Thomas
Heard present for Hat Hays at ti meet
ing of the vestry. Hat Hays’ farm
...limed Holier!. Alexander’s. Hays
was prohahly a son of the David Hays
mctiimtn d In l7« f >J In James Me Nutts
will.
ITT O.' ;
Martha Mlti
for such lssi
have no issiii
Kxccnlors
Thomas III
1 drew and .hi
toiler IS,
with Willi
Kenedy ani
praisevs wol
Ham Motju'd
The set
incut of Y\
Win. l’eri
Thomas H
Thomas 1
Thomas 1
Robert Hi
Mitchel.
| Thomas
i their son 4
' Catheys (
Jennings I
cornen
This was i
January, 1
20, r*tK>.
Hoard’s t'
didn't aco
riake, Jail
On August IS, 1761. .Intucs Me -1
(.'lure’s will proved two of the wit¬
nesses had died, William Beard and
William McClure This must have
been a relative of Thomas Beard.
This McClure family inter married
with the Alexanders. Old Captain
Archibald Alexander's second wife
was Jane McClure, 1757.
Thomas Beard was exempted tax
levy in 1704. "Very aged”.
In the will 1709, Thomas Beard
speaks of his daughter, wife of Rob¬
ert Ramsey as if she had died. One
Robert Ramsey was killed by the
Shawnees in 1759. His will was
probated November 21. 1759, Robert
Hall, administrator. Later on there
is a note Isabelle Hall, wife of Rob¬
ert, Qualities as administratrix of her
late husband Robert Ramsey. This
name Isabella doesn't sound familiar
On May 15. 1769. Thomas Beard’s
will was probated, a lengthy pream¬
ble as was customary then the be¬
quests. „
He gave to his beloved wife Jean,
all the cleared land where the house
stood to the cleared land for tur¬
nip*. where they last grew.
Then a daughter Kane and a (laugh
l*r Jane were mi-nthmed.
hi* n.iud n*«is back to the
' ' I old ulf* ».** 1 ...
In 17(12-3,
t MeOlanalum
crop on Loon
Lick ur Sp
This might. I
at the old lit
The Brest
compiled by
cousin say t
tain under
Pleasant. <
braced in B
the same so
Beard furffi
kee expedij
John bS
daughter of
Martha Wo
neice of the
James Woo
ing out the
the name «
as author o
alogv.” I »
about my o
log did not
laces were i
cidenee, 1
of lie a
as a friend t
man. Andre
Wallace at
Tf man
know
. inter-
H a
1 frt of
h
d
f
i
i ble as was customary then the be-
I quests.
I He gave to his beloved wife Jean,
I all the cleared land where the house
I stood to the cleared land for tur-
! nips, where they last grew.
Then a daughter Fane and a daugh
ler Jane were mentioned.
Again his mind goes back to the
faithful old wife he wants her to have
his elbow chair and a certain negro
boy.
He left cleared land to his son
Hugh, and Hugh's son Thomas was
left 170 acres lying next to John Mont
gomery and Thomas Hill. Then he
left 10 pounds each to the grandsons
named Thom as— 1 'Thomas Alexander
and Thomas Dunlap. To Robert
Ramsey’s children, testator’s grand¬
children, 12 pounds and 12 shillings
each. A legacy to son William and
to daughter Esther Alexander and
Martha Mitchell; frequent provision
for such issue in case daughter Jane
have no issue.
ulogy.’
about
log d\<1
laces v
cidenc
of U
as a fr
man. .
Walla<
him if
if be li
Price
W alla<
for tin
to Cl
wards
lace 1
Times
montl
with i
thing
pages
The
ty rec
laces,
tiled .1
tor of
, beque;
Executors James Mitchell and
' 1 ' Hill. Witlicvtus, John, An*
,u ‘ ‘ and James Kakirt. Proved Oc
tolxrr 18, 17h!i. I v colors qualify
with William Alexander Willla.ni
sauna
er^Ma
brotlH
'drew HUflJamos wwmm . .
l i IS* I *Hl>, Wwuloin imaltry
with William \lo\andar, William
K % .nodj rttul Hugh Htmitl. Tho »p
»'! note John Montmonor \\ Wll
IUm Woou\ Thomas Wilson.
The >oU loment shooed the pay
tuonl nf Win. Berkley* Jus. KaMnl
Win* IVnmv. Thomas Alexander,
Thomas Heard* Wsthor Alexander,
V) ' ■ Mtlohcl and his mother,
Thwmas IHtnhtp and his mother,
V. I\;\mse\‘s ohildren, Martha
Mdoheh
Thomas ;uul Joan Board deeded to
th m'?( ■ hn^iss eores of laud on
jt'elhey* t'wk* ssomo times called
Worn ;n ! = mm.vi ( " an May 20. Urta,
oorucied with I'avtd MoNuho.
It s '\,n denoted to John hoard in
J i«uir>, l >u< condor if May
»could havo been John
Unuu ;«r 1 ' tirst birthday* as ho
’ nsvptuiK^: ! until his mar*
••Mv J It'.
hr.
danl i
n.n N
llll |
I oionI
hood.
Ill air
fat he
son o
broil
Ho ti
lutioi
had
creek
houst
study
hoert
eusto
oau^l
wtth
This
to st
see li
Wt
I 1 n 17U2-3, .John Heard and WilHarr
MuClanahan wore partners, making i
crop on Locust Creek, “on the Spring
Lick or Spring Creek plantation.’’
This might have been in Gieenbrlet
at the old Heard homestead.
The Preston and Virginia Papers
compiled by the University of Wis¬
consin say that John Beard was a caj
tain under Col. Christian at Poinl
Pleasant. Greenbrier was then em¬
braced in Botetourte County. From
the same sodrce, 1 learn that Samue
Beard furnished beeves fortheChero
kee expedition in 1770.
John Beard married Janett Wallac'
daugliter of Peter Wallace, Jr., am
Martha Woods Wallace. She was
I neioe of the distinguished states mar
James Woods of Virginia. In lmnl
Ingout the Wallace kin, I came o
the name of George Seldon Wallac
aa author of “Peter Wallace’s Gem
•logy." I coveted the hook, if it w;
about my mwn family, but the cat:
j log did n t iy what place these Wu
wvrc from Mv a strange coil
000 T . .turn upon the nan
ol tie ail u in The Time
friend of Liist frin ndlv— i n* him
• * • v/dUc
log did not say what place these Wa
laces were from. Hy a strange co-ii
I cldence, J came upon the nan
of tie author in The Time
as a friend of that frie ndly, belov*
man. Andrew Price. I wrote Majc
Wallace at Huntington and aske
him if lie had written this book, an
if he had, did he know that Andre
Price was a descendant of one J an
Wallace? He wrote, thanking n
for the information. He sent a bo(
to Cousin Andrew. Shortly aftt
wards those fine articles on the W£
lace kith and kin appeared in t!
Times. And then only a few she
months and our beloved cousin w
with us no more. He has left soi
thing of himself in those print
pages and in memory we treasure.
The will book of Rockbridge Con
ty record something of these old W
laces. Andrew Wallace’s will w
iiled July 3, 1781; lie was the anc>
tor of General Lew Wallace. He 1<
bequests to his sisters Janett and S
sannah; his grandson Andrew; mo'
er^Martha; brother Adam and i
brother-in-law, John Hi liner.
Hr. Archibald Alexander, Pre
detit of Princt urn Theological Sen
| r,or of Ronera! Low Wallace. IlolT
bO(|uosts to his sisters .lunutfc and S
sannali; his grandson Andrew; mol
er“Marlhu; brother Adam and 1
brother-in-law, .John (it liner.
Dr. Archibald Alexander, the
dent of Princeton Theological bon
nary, recounts in a diary
lie kept in early life some \
be resting happenings of his eliil
hood, lie was borr. on the Soul *
Branch in Rockbridge in 1772. His
father was William Alexander, eldest
son of Captain Archibald Alexander,
brother of Robert, of Timber Ridge.
He tells of the school room of Revo¬
lutionary days. He says his father
had erected a cabin down near the
creek about a half mile from the
house, and the sound of the students
studying out loud could be easily
heard to the house. This was the
custom of that day. If a student was
caught in silence he was threashed
with a hickory switch well Jaid on.
Tills met hod encouraged each student
to shout his lesson out loud while
studying bo that the teacher could
i»ee his diligence.
When Hr Alexander was three, hi
. n- i t f>r hv bf'f’miwn hum as Betfr
left Tier J The arbitrators
N(,V TSnei Mltci,el had n<4, fulftll-
J in settling tiic estate and
h . ,s . »i must pay 22 pounds on
On August 11J
l (.'lure’s wilt proved t
I nesses had died, Wl 1
Wibiam McClure
been a relative ot 1
l This McClure tamV
father went to Balt imore and bought |
tiie time hOf three indentured serv-,
ants. One of these was an educated I
Irishman named Reardon, whom the
Alexanders trusted and liked. He
carried little Archibald, aged three,
on his back to the school. The boy
wore liis hair in a queue flown his
back. As his hair was extremely tine
and thin, the other children teased
Him. For this Reardon used hir
whip vigorously, but he never touch¬
ed little Archibald.
“Most of the English servants who]
had or had not served their time were
released to light in the Revolutionary
war. My father’s servants, .lames
vialone, an Irish papist, Joe Lyon,
a thievish Jew, and John Reardon,
born in Ireland, and brought up and
educated in London. Malone and
the Jew went tirst. Malone was kill¬
ed in battle in Carolina. Lyon, a
very bad man, deserted to the British
Soon after Captain Adam Wallace's
company reached the scene of war¬
fare Col. . Beaufort was attacked by
Tarlcton’s corps. The Colonel, see¬
ing ids men in confusion, tied at the
i»*vinning of the battle, and almost
the whole of his command was cut to
piefc-v, by the British dragoons.
The brave Walluco disdained to
) »oid bvh.g entirely surrounded by
y
7BF
yw-sz
,Qn_dO
0*
l.ieiif? J
Tt hoc-'u i
Hil'l t»l Him iiv'u ov* < v-'TT^-^jopr-TT^v%l *»« n
released to light Sti the Itovnhillonary 1
war. My father’s servants, .lames
vialone, an Jrisli papist, Ji>e Lyon,
a thievish Jew, ami John Reardon,
born in Ireland, and brought up and
educated in London. Malone and
tho Jew went first. Malone was kill-
oil in battle in Carolina. Lyon, a
very bad man, deserted to the British
Soon after Captain Adam Wallace’s
company reached the scene of war¬
fare Col,. Beaufort was attacked by
Tarleton’s corps. The Colonel, sew¬
ing his men in confusion, tied at the
beginning of the battle, and almost
the whole of his command was cut to
pieces by the British dragoons.
“The brave Wallace disdained to
fly and. being entirely surrounded by
the British horse, sold his life dearly,
having first killed some three or four
men with hisspontoon.
“Reardon, our servant, was in Cap¬
tain Wallace’s company, and being a
small man, he was soon cut down—
severely wounded but still conscious.
After the battle he lay helpless and
bleeding among the dead. When night
came, the moon shone and Reardon
saw a, man passing near him, like
some arch fiend, dispatching with Ids
bayonet all who showed signs of life.
Presently the (lend came toward Rear
don, raised ’'is musket, pointed the
bayonet «>' tin Then Uear-
do»*
rv
Lii
It I
to rec
knowi
.John
West
red rti
1U a.
Lie
"of th
and 1
boro.
Conn!
marrii
.James
wns w
E2i!
£. ru* X*.
t
SOC¬
HI- Mu'
Jmosl.
-Hit. tO
not! to
dod by
loarly, |
>r four
i Cap -1
eing a
awn—
cions,
s and
night!
ardon
, like
th his
f life.
1 Rear
d the
Rear- ,
Lieut. John Jordan Beard.
I
I It becomes our mournful duty
to record the death of a widely-
known and much esteemed citizen,
John Jordan Beard, Huntersville, [
West Virginia. This event occur¬
red rather unexpectedly. Monday,
Ili a. m., April 11 th, 1898.
Lieut. Beard was the only son
-of the late Joseph Beard T? «<*
‘and Mrs Mattie Beard, near Hills
boro. He was born in Greenbrier
County, April 21st, 1885. and was
married to Minerva, daughter of
•Tames Edmiston, Esq., September
1866. At the time of his death he
was within ten days of being 68
years of age. By this event his at¬
tached family is bereaved of a kind
tender husband and a very affec¬
tionate and. indulgent father. The
community at large honors his
iflcinoij ao that, of a good man
v. '.oki* infimmee has been for in
. . act* and good morals.
( In the war bit ween the States
In* b» rwd in the Hath Squadron,
n 1 i i- : 1 aw a gallant ami
I Or. ilditir._Late in till
n>n ami
<k)ct lines an
He is sui
•'VO sons, 1 1
Being ar
person of an
■j(<munlsef
-Jd
(the sundent
’ yet in his si
• his loved
! grieve too i
: whs and \vi]
A. mon' :
pleasant in
eerning A 1
Psalm it a 1
the shadov
i lowing tk
i when it co
the Valley
| soldier m
scenes in
my, that
; | down at ft
I one of tkw
battle wbi
I it nm in imu
(Minmunit v
miiili^viii unimFI Tin 1 tuiWlioi
fit lur^o In himivi jftroucHiri
a.i Mint of a Mil mun . i niy. thu
\s hose inllucnoo has honti for in-! idnwu at
t'wHii^ncr and pood mi.rate .* otm of tj
> In the war between tho States. '< l>a \ tU' W
■
ho served in tho Hath Squadron,
ami made u record an a gallant and
digtiunuished soldier. Lata in vlu^
war ho received a Input ful wound \
(hat eatno near oudinp his life* 'd
tho timu. IL' survivod to ('no sur¬
prise of every poison familiar with
its nature. Lor more than thirty!
* j
voars tips wound lias Loon a proui. j
person^, a idiot !ou, and it is Loliov-l
od hastened tho termination of liis}
useful lift', tie lius Leon a resi-
clent of 11 untcmblle about 21
years. I'nirmp this time ho serv¬
ed the county two tonus as olork
{<if I».>th courts.
i Lilly in life ho professed piety,
pfcul maintained a consistent oharao-
H<*r as such in tin* pale of the Moth
^w.>( Kpit.copal (Hunch. He was
jfval ami faithful to his.;: >inmun
IU‘/i re!.
ii 1 'ti) dnlv
i widely-
citizen,
rtersville,
nt oceur-
Momlay, I
»*i» 1 v son
1
<r tiids
eonhrier
and wits
fhii'i v>r
•tembei
> alii hi'
Hin- h;{
t I.
Mt
in kirn]
v i.ir.H'-
r. Tin
imlnin
ion iiiiii ^r«»HHy atfjRm - tn ,
< loot l‘l Ut'S Mill 1
,lr is «»»'•'■ ived by his wild and
! WO sons, ! I arr\ and Prod. Hoard
Jh'hik as Lieut. Heard was a
person of'ardent sooinl,nnd domes-
if - > !si l)U . MS u matter of course
^ *,»>ful for lmn to think o!
Hie sundering of sweet home ties,
vet in his sincere way lie assured
his loved ones that they should not
yriovo too much about him. for all
was and would be well with him. .
A. month 4>r so since we had a*
pleasant interchange of vit'ws eon-
.•ernintr^un* 2dd Psalm. In this
Psalm it Appems thst nothing but j
the shadow would touch those fob J
lowing the Lord our Shepherd}
when it comes to passing through 1
the Valley. Having been u' 1
soldier and familiar with
- en s in the presence of‘the
mv that .at such a P" *
down at a prepared ft'
■ of Up i st thin 0
battle \v-ndd be lil
■
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tbftn maixkd.Cn) 'JcJi« >*n»c of
Iktli :Ccuni>. April s He-
.WRAU* Mu, rOeam.1 ijc errr-
• . I aa .1 luuourtb .mtowuu *V*vJ. WiOs*wl Uk cere-
ur CmliHa*r l *iU|;*>iler «r»» ecmr*,
UsrprofAde 1
fc^iwriur- Ales u. Ur rxurngA 5as>
»te| htiMM. J inie rr..»lTIC> IlpjC
* fc ... ... | , «r Ahrianue? bur bfvOW nifMQMty.
I , | IJRRiiiraUiiM #W»llmr.4 . •
I Ai>u u AUaamkr ciimHiuI V.irixr.t
g i. , - . , • f Hellimr, Uiiiiana Inf.lmr.
. . . .i -*- i.»*taan 1 114MI. mmil'll April *i,|
. 1 ' "1. Alaruatut., i*r» .igI a*»f cf JliBi«a.'
• m m, . » . . , , * 1-llirh.J ; Si «l!* !la««‘Ji f !,*aacic;
a ft* *r -a- U Ca^a „ aV ll»U|
• m4U «M.. | TM AkMttkf/WiAlMf.^lUUrtSJl ;.<d
— . *• • »M a. 4*4 th * *ua 4 -«‘*at • a 4 |SJ M »lVi
- AalA ai*J lll<l .a*.^vwiftU%^A.*H«l
**j**fw< A cC iaftgr t l*a»r»* *
0»r w kjr «.v', erwhfr^ nu U r .
iuu ft.^ntcr Mmcl» rau.i.ia
w VJ ¥¥ AaXMU'rr lici.kn
£ tU ^ 1Wci t, "* , ' ,>MY,lu 4-
•Y*. THifc 0:\; Pn:ir>.l UT»»».U>» .um V
dawn ca him uit.-.^si-. * ii Mg
1 ItClIIW i- 1 ■ i h ? UTu'Ct llcfilii
L-ora Vi.il ?, IS11 4 .t liv.
'-He »A Wca CUy. t)t .*i v ,„ A . j,
Ftu e'»'.,i l iM.j r n: ff cf Tb*a - ..^1
Jtta Ward.dtrecjh* Drr o jj.«
*■• - »nW ;siui> ii i‘e
*««k brlrTt-J Hal.
Wia W..;C» VTar.a.>e ai<«l i|> tvio« Uira
*.tai i *an. JcaUfc Uaotil wl,, |, fv ,i J( ,
*"Nfiek Ct*cK vu r.l^ plonLv.U< ( i H ty o'i
tin In IiIh .'fcbin.-r, .|n iii 3 hi.i i n \en*<
^iuI nfc.icj it, “laV.i^l I'lanuttf'^
..Alii', iir.iiri lYitefniid Iln< , l , AlOwuar. 1
cr.. jo iiri'.tei or Ma'.ji- ^VI'.Hbvo nnil
>icwy-\A5i>« V'cnliftK K r*r^v|,*nVlv»r
>.i(*lii* XbNccI seyr.. wt. In* -j^i
Man.*) M aT^lek oAlrwa.,,1 lr*j,w». v '
Vllliaw) Cem-Hul .Iwun-r'
ificfcirt
llAk«« TWad Akuaiirr AK,1 la
iTk# V.n Bvakbnd^c t—j*.i, Ti l»
lury rojJ add £uLur? A .<»wWvf «IW«I
III LI Vi
■ f nno or Juan Luiird, U'O l»Vrv llftt
nnm.'ii n»ia Lo hn mimO liuahjliunuo-l
uti y—ir.Hrrloel tino^a ITFulr end w>
ll*lil liljli JC;>«4«0d .by 4 lci'i«A Vi, i^jJ
Miolatj- lie I jMlt :ii5 Lfc at. llulircsfU
iajlh. Doiu* at some r;l Ar tALll<> uT
ueA trrr.t-lo year erf Vi* VM»t4u».lyv
H# M*aA ta '&rtXiyk\4cp mU It was
liv«. UiV ikllKy k au* itnv ami
dtc u« Jair line.
A «n T1 loniiA Veir a’lnKrinl au*l
U Urfiw* riijon UKjli mj uwi-ftw ore
Ifi /«ii.
It u*»ul* ojie James Y;m;i;; ..or
1)3Jgnt i f kcc L'f lond fjsvn tl v Wi|-
Irtiia baits, N^otc nna or tiiou wuj cl
JCU. In '.LJs null unis bulr '.« trjlna
/o rKiavcT pivl-cfij
vroni Jaotfcr Weir’s iieir* >l* JaTi»',
; lti« wld>w and * 0 “. HR
CakloiiMlrss crfljian «;* x«
•«il) Arfd ahe pCDjicn* itr fttiJ,
Woeffa W»tr ltr*t OC a. JTf«t;h
I> »t l;i Teiiu. ^ V
ii Uilotult ffij,ixaj iUd*a:nS«Muii
if IUitnrt uus'.llies: *1 -iKurd aiy
trindfuljaT TIiod'.os V/VLrU ’iiy In
nii*," Luforli.nuiely ChalUkv does'
u'b sail wnj; iCvu, WIHUiu'i rtan<i
IU.'iicj fcalJ. ' ' . »
Ji>‘ar«aiii tec: ^rii*iB
Waiii irstH-vUe Uc atarWd iury
it Till/ Pltfle. **«.«•<
<U *k Tbt iiwitt wvre ifum I.non
I la Wait Ttouwtte* And In K*auv» j
I vdoyo.L IVTar AHuu.wr »u )
Mi^l.vr in-law 10 VTllliait,l»ftt«l—U
iv.iuy VjhA lYiAcriOi! Jenny -*wi*V buek,
lo l'47.' XliM Slcv’f tAoiVy, Vb. . I, |
In Kaiu .K 1 '*)• wild ‘IViiiuvmu .’*1 1 i»i' •
UfAft) dvinwwj In' Aflli 111 1 ...0 :* 1
Lh.iV IsY^I orSSywarv 4iVI. •
Jaw.ee 1 Imaldn «••»' i n«'rf* u *» ^
lm W#ir* onl««P(WAi i.‘ W e-
Tlirfftl'"' 1
©WEN • *- ‘'^
of N««- Vwk
».'iii I*. I>.-«II lnmro nml tWHIgtit|
[Llio tlnir«.»f i l.i«»«■ IikMiI.hiviI wrv-
I aula, i> ii« uf iIiwmi «va* jui tlltti'uUsI
I lf|*lnnau iiniiitul Kt'urilnn, whom * In*
A In under* iruMcd and Mkotl. Hi*
oarrled HiArelilliat.l. aged throe,
nn lil* lu<-k l.i tlw sHiiniI. The t"»>
wore »•<•* *'alr in it i|Ueuo down l.lt.
tuck- As Ills lisir was extremely Hiir
amt thin. (tie ullior cljlldruii loused
I,i m . h'.ir ill’s Reardon used liK
whip vlynrou»>v. hut he never limch- |
«d I into Archibald.
‘M.wl of the English servants who
had or hail not served I heir time w ere
released to Unlit in the Revolutionary
war. My father's servants, James
Watono, an Irish papist. Jon Lynn,
a Ihlevlsli Jew. and John lleardon.
burn In Ireland, and brought up and
educated In Unulon. Malone and
the Jew went first. Malone was kill¬
ed In battle In Carolina. Lynn, a
very bad man. deserted to the Hr illsh
Soon after Captain Adam Wallace’s
com pan v reached Hie srene of war¬
fare Coi. Beaufort was attacked by
Tariff on's cnrjw- The Colonel, see
log Ills men in confnsion. lied at the
beginning of t he battle. and almost
Lite wluiteof his command was cut to
pieces by the British dragoons. !
'•The brave Wallace disdained to
I fly and. being entirely surrounded by
the British h«>rse. sold ids life dearly,
having drst killed some three or four
oxo with Ids spoiitoon.
••Reardon, our servant, was In Cap
Uln Wallace's company, and being
tibintn MJ.er*. »*• '•i Hint a private
wIitd! ut iilatwr ettin-ution al »t ot i
nuw l.i-tlnKum. Vn , in pstn, it * ■
'u,.i t.-.i Atoi^ar'atamtiy. ,
nttarWiinU called Lilieriy Hull 1
J in.>4 .ami Man in. hi - Al*«an-
imw W a si i lux Lem mui |,«« In.
HuhurV Alriamlwt in»i l''
- - •K.trnni.rv »it Mat .. .
*•» - nmS rt*Mtair« nvrar DwrflH.
'4ia_r- L JU.V-. v^/iC
Q m fa-
Ury- £. "K
ill man, he was soon cut down—
•vreraly wounded but still conscious.
After the ball ie he lay helpless and
bvedirtg ani'-:-g the dead. When night | , Mrs Mattie tL-iivt
WtbeRKon shone and Reardon J“ ml Mrs Mnttio
|aa« a man passing near hhu
wan* an-l ‘.
like
boro.
fprwent:-.
i-patcliing with Ids -County. April 21st, 1 Sin. mid was
•ieil signs of life, {married to Minerva. danobler of
.. came toward Rear I James Edinistoii, Ll)ic|.. September
■S musket, printed the 1?*W1. Al the time of liis (tenth he
* bin. Tlian .Bcar- ,wns within ton days of being 153
'years of pru. By this event his at¬
tached family is bereaved of h kind
itendor husband and n w ry aifec-
[t innate and imUilgeul father. The
inn- nhd greatly ntlm,,
,doctrines and usages. *,
I tie is survived bv his wif» and
[two s«>i,s, Harry arid Frnl. |V*rd
Being ns Lieut. iJvanl was. a
person of ardent social and donuts-
C'i i^nwnlsi-s. us a matter uf course
,ufnl For lu in tn think nf
i the sundvrinir of sweet home Lies,
’yet in his sincere way lie assured
his luvccl ones that they should nut
near tlillg. \ grieve too Itiueh about him. 0>r all
He was lx>m in Greenbrier fw»w and wnuld he well with him
Lieut. John Jordan Beard.
I It bccunicH our mournful duly
j to'record the ilenlh of n widely-
known and much esteemed eilizen,
John Jordan Beard. Huntersville,
! West Virginia. This event, occur¬
red rather unexpectedly. Monday,
lli a. m.. April II Hi, 1SIW.
[ Lieut. Beard was lhe only son
>Hbc w Inle Joseph Beard -’‘V-
A month or so fciuce we had u
nTeafimd interebiupfc «►{ views o-n-
’ermng^the *J3d Psalm, lu this
Psnltn if appears that iiolhinj! [
the shndo*v would touch those fob.
lowing tlie Lord our Shepherd*
when it comes to puss'ng through^!
the Valley. Having been ■-*■
.....soldier and familiar with
(community at Ihi'uu honors bis 1 jscenes in the presence of ^tlu
kceliiuiy au llml of a jjrwuf man n, y» thnl,nt such a "
{whose influence has been for in.- j down at n prepared fe
^tbgunc*' mid g<*n»l mural*.- vl Hne ,,f ^V; 1 ^ ‘V 1 '"'
I In lit.* war lx tween Hie Staten, battle would be hi
■h«**»rv<xl in the Balt] Squadron,
mid made t, record ns a gidlmit and
tfliato .i I soldier. Late Itt tile*
^wnr • iJ a friRhlf.il w.uimlj
“ ii'-ar I'mliltK Ilia life .-j
lie survived to the Mil
pim ut even- ppn.nu fiuiubur with
• i» ualtire v*.<r ni'-re Hutu tlnrtvl
. . ai. till* fiuHlI I 1 • II II
■nil. lu'V •iwl. li U Ipibi’v.f
n Alexander.sc
"l heard n
a Heard saj
v Chalkier ika
WUUam's gra
. iww, wim
nad married M
ighler of Saw
i were then tl’
& nd In Kenlui
Alexander w»
A '111 lam beard
Jenny Stxele’
ek famltj ««
:enrw«p«t- ^
a stttt in
■no ta,
"Main *>t i,b*i '•
of lilirher •
Tho Hoard r*lation«,liipnl t'm-alumt
Hi count) at) <l.*xfiul rrfMn Tl'oiivus
|l,*nnl >>nr r.f llie inemb<'r>» >if Un a
Rev. .lolm Craig's eottgregatlon * r
Angusduenuniy. Virglnlii. Rev. Craig
wax |mtd.»r or old 5sti.ni* Meeting
House Hack In that colonial Hint*
when I lie iilonnera were so busy malt-
| lug hl»Jor> tln*y lmd nu time to re-
coni It. These "III recon la were care-
fully taken down innde readable l>y
Chalk Icy They arc Lins orW.-lal, ae-
copied referenda of tho l>. A. II. ,
Thomas Board left a mialht old
will giving Ids several children cor
tain house bold furniture, etc: ami
hla wife .lean is rorneinlrercd substau-
tlallv, tliero lu. Itui to go back to un
earlier day In the 1740 ties and 50t.li*
in Rockbridge county llien* Is n ree-
ord Mint Thom ns Heard administered
Alexander Smiley's enlute In 1740.
We do nut know whether lie w as a
relative or Just h trusted friend.
There Is another record though that
to me Indicates who .lean Heard win:
On August 15. 1<53, we limi Thomas
Heard adiiilril&trutor of another es¬
tate. This time ltU .lames McNutt
arid In Mils document it says James
McNutt paid for land bought, by
Thomas Heard's wife. He |«ild quit
rents for Thomas Heard ton years in
advance In 1144.
lie hud paid David Hays debts be¬
fore his marriage.
He paid Robert Alexander's tuition
for schooling James Jr. ami Robert
McNutt one year. In advance 174.“.
nc paid James Dobbin's same for
Alexander McNutt 174S.
In Price's History Cousin William
knew there were some daughters, and
he says: “They went lu Kentucky."
A good many of this relationship did
go to Tennessee and Kentucky. Hut
at least two of these daughters of
Thomas Heard remained in Rock¬
bridge and l think four, viz: Esther
who marrn-d Robert Alexander in
Pennsylvania. Martha who married
Robert Ramsey. Mary who married
Dunlap. Jane or Jean who mar¬
ried George Weir.
Esther and her husband. Robert
Alexander lived at Beverly Manor.
Augusta county Virginia. Robert
Alexander was a graduate of the t'n-
Ivermltya of Dublin and Edinburgh.
!l« wta born at 'Manor Cunningham'
Londonderry. Ireland in 17in. a di-
rarl rtcarcruiunl of Hubert Iiruce
through id notion generations. He
«m» irginu In I7.IH. and mar-
H#<1 t t i ,t it .out 173V. They
had atefttn Wall klKiWh children.
■ ' tier .»«* made ruatry
m » i . * ■ i i'» i u-j i,nice constituted
•" « .i>Mirhy In Hie early rrnlo-
> »-• D a at ooiiaWUirrd a place of
resign rivn
I7 i.ii i!,.
Ut IP’
pc uni , i
sou SI..:. .
bit lie v.** n,„
Simpvrti Arel .
were tin* pj. :
Robert a md , h
Esther ltc.» r ..
William w M u,p j|..
at a court i»n June li j*i,.
. w “ V ,rn v;"’ r *‘ ar - ‘' 1,, h* dii
l*-» in \ frylnia. Nothing n. .
known.
Robert Jr. first p.| fT k nr Campbell
county. Mrplnu, which ortlee wa*
held by him. Un M -n and gr,in.b,. n fm
•*'» 3cars. ‘1 | lc , nir,- was i n
hLi house RiH'k fustic “ i
Tied Nancy Anne daughter
■Wnham An.'*,. . i :ult it..or.
lirgnb-hed , > both id Vir¬
ginia and <•' -
Archibald «;.s a physician In New
t uslIi*. Dob he married Mary t saw
s write up <<rd> recvntlr In “Win |*
Who-' I., America. Roar Admiral
Eustace li. lingers of Uic l\ >. Navy
was Hie subject of this attach. He
traced Ills uncestry through Dr. Arcb
ihald Alexandert<> Robert and Esther
Jfeard Alexander. Thomas Heard Alex
amJcr moved to (ialen county. Ohio,
married and reared six children.
Is'olhing further known.
Betcr Alexander moved to Wood¬
ford county, Kentucsy. lie was liv¬
ing In 1822. lie married and left a
number of eminent descendants in
that Stale some of whom were noted
Divines. One Veter Alex Mactinnv
Steele, I7S1.
Esther Alexander married Captain
M 111 in in Austin, Ids second wife, and
thus became stepmother to her sister
in-law Nancy Anne Austin, wife of
Robert Alexandei of Campbell county
Captain Austin held a commission
from the British Crown os Captain
until the Revolution. He then threw
his Jot with The American Patriots.
They left many prominent descen¬
dants.
Sarah Alexander wasn’t married
until she was over twenty-one. She
then married Col. John Wilson of
Bath County, April 5. 17S«. Iler
brother Peter, witnessed the cere¬
mony. “She gave her own consent,
being of age."
Eleanor Alexander married Sam¬
uel Wilson. June 27. 1790. Hugh
Alexander her brother was surety.
Hugh not hing furl her.
Anne Alexander married Hollars
or Hallow, nothing further.
James born 1706, married April 7.
l J, dl Margaret, daughter of James
LyJumi his wife Hannah Alexander
a daughter of faplnln Archibald
Alexander, brother of Robert Sr.
The Stephenson a u d Hollars of,
Bath and Highland couiitles, Va.. arel
1 -
■<* I* box tland hu
>•)". ;is '.is UUii't. it, iivs mil li.
ami a)M it l , '«nti,Uoo
** a* lior reft
•V t'ixtewiMHt widow a
.. '■uni duughur«it
ta V i . w , Mck.
E- • ..viv t. .1 | M
I7«1». The K , lM
tor) aay s artd
In 17S1.
Jana or Jean Hunnl, lha two nrui
namt^ aeein to !«• u*ed hilar. '
ably married Hvorge Weir
flnd him du.’t-a*t'd by ,\n ( -., , ,
pmlmbly lie losr hu m, , , , ,
« Hmrt. limits yr ■none ol , , i. |
Lb* 1 terrible fem of the UeuduUon.
Ilo lived in R'M>k1irldge and it wiu
from that vicinity so umny went and
did loaethetr lives.
A sou Thomas Weir survived iiml
It soeuis others tlimigh no nnnivx are
given.
It seems one Jxioes Young had
bought a pieevof land from t-be ICa-
klns Iwirs, ljc.f»*re one of them was of
[age. in this suit thD heir la trying
yfo recover ids rights In tills property
Mn.in George Widr'i heirs vlt. Jtirie,
tho Widow arwl Thomas her mj». The
I Kaklns Andrew and James wIh> origl
nally M.ld the property are dead;
George Weir lives on tho Yraach
Broad In Tfeim.
In this suit William Alexander,son
of Robert tcstltles. -, l iieurd my
Grandfather Thomas Heard say In
1759." unfortunately Chalk Icy does'
n’t tell what it was, William's grand
father said.
in a suit in Dee. 1800, William
Beard testifies lie had married Mary
or Polly Steele, daughter of Samuel
Steele. The Steeles were then living
In West Tennessee and In Kentucky
| 1 suspect Peter Alexander was a I
hrother-in-law to William Heard—as
Peter had married Jenny Steele lack
( In 175*7. The Steele family were all,
i In Kentucky and Tennessee. William
Beard deposes In a suit in June l»00,
that he was 74 or 75 years old a
James Houston was a neighbor oil
the Weirs :«sli» appears oft ih In . »l
alT.drsaf theirs amUie will*
Corvuiius; AleXijncU u guardUii fa»
a Weir’s
Mile he I executor A Tiii'iux- HeaM’s,
will til I7UD. Thin suit was Unuiglifc
l«» deter mine If ■'■ Web .ud
her children lildi U*
\
S mw r \y nprTwawp I'lmnfM niwnt.
rumU r SI. JtHa Tin- arbllridor*
Mil Mltchcl iiml III-I fuKIII
lith iliUJT In M*-MM»»a i l|i» nsliito und
time Mltchel 'imikI |»ny 22 pt'iimlH .mi
or liefer* J*an’* eldest child came ni
-Tn Imped* enuitiy record tint* Jean
WVlr J«c.-iiiiju !|m wlfo of Cornelius
Alexander on Mureh I", 17«<V 'Vlial
more logical III JIM! for Cornellm. In
hr demanding an ncvnitflng >>r Jumna
Mltchcl.
Mart tin Heard, or was It. One refer
igisv mivm 11 naj'H Klt/ain'Mi nnltrhid
James ' -Mltchcl liefore I7tlli. l''or
TIokum anil Martha MllchnJ urn
given * »*»rt of Tin>liias Heard's es¬
tate an*< again In* ruFtfr* to Thomas
i ' mother. At tin* tlmr
Heard died It looks oh If Ills
Until.--'-*' Jrati h;ih single. Jamus
Mltrhei M«k l In: administrator o| Mip!
From ttiln we lake It- J nine-si
jomit have been ijullo a business man
lien of ll’.l.s type nearly always know
.» to limk out for llndr own Inter*
llerv Is Jean married ami n
r *, then a widow and her part ol,
date ?MII at Mltehels bunds |
jji, .c=- than a year after this mar- 1
I age of Jean to Cornelius Alexander,
Ond him lixjulrlng throngli the
i about the estate. anil a .settle-j
being agreed upon. James
wai> guardian for .lean ami
on August IS. VMIT. .Tnnmn Mr-
I More's will iMiivnd two of tin- wii-
! inmspn had dual. William H-uirt i.n.l
WIHInin Mefluio 'tills must have
1 Ih-i'II n rcluli'c id 'liuunits Heard.
Tills Met'lure t'uiniiy litter married
I wli h li»' A U-Hanilers. old Hnptuin
Archibald Alexander's mroimrt wife
was .Inin* Mel lure, i'fil,
Thomas Heard sms usuoiptod lax
levy In I7W. “Very agnd".
| In the svlll mm. Thom us Henul
apciifcN of Ids dnuahtcr, wife of Unh¬
urt ItuiiiHti.V iis If slid hud died. One
ttoluMi. Hunmoy w»* killed by the
Sh.iwiu'im In I7.'it», Ills will w a-
l*ri-tinl.i-il Niivuiiihi'r 21. I “Alt, Hnheii
Hull, iiihulnlslriit.or. Hnr.er <m there
Is a uuLr Isulielle Hull, sslfp of Huh
|itri, ijunllllim a* udiolnl--lruirlx of her
hilu Imsbiind Hubert Itattixuy. Thh
inline Ixuhi-Ila doesn’t sound Hui.llhir
<Mi Muy I*#. mill. Thmnns Hoard's
will was probated, ,i lengthy prouin-
hlo ns was ctiMtomnry then Ihu ho-
ipic.sl.s.
III! gave |;n Ida holm-oil wlfo Jetin.
nil the cleared land whore the hmtso
stood In Hit* elenrud laud for tiir
nips, where they lust grosv.
Then a ihitighfer l-'une and a ihiugti
ter Jane were men tinned.
Again his mind gnus huek tu the
... faithful old svlfe he wants her In have
jklrrn. Thomiui Heard Sr. hud | , ,llh oH»'W c-hulr uud u tier lain nogm
|hfx>r adjoining him In Hoc,!,- I,0 . v -
mined John Houston in 17-12. I In left el eft red land to till** son
the Houston* and Heards Hugh, arid Hugh's sun Timm as was
* < « friends of old II lues. The
Uiv r iWren inter married l
* rtie 1 1 !»* and f'aitun* from I
• -am Houston sprang. \
i .. -ard. son of Thomas mar-
lie died in I*di7 and
- > <j»r-d In l*M’l: their eliihiren
K«itert wte- married and had 1
Aa-h and Sally by |*on. Ann. -Imm!
flM^aohrr. Sarah Sarah marrlwl
Andrew k Killmr. wlm
mtSmI H .ii and 'I'homns
«b- mentioned In his
- f‘a •III. ITrtv, married
•anil Jfin In n*i.
I* UmiM •idi na fln/f wirria of
h- • ind his
*» l» 17 e. -• [. ...I,l
I • '• • * 1 -■ d fo?
y*-u>!«, %r*l * 4 .... 1 ,f.|
1-S M |ftn pwMb. T7*u mu one
Heard U buyingi
Thta tlm* Hi-'
MdMUtrwt
* — -■»• In ]
iTvahim Wunaaa Hannl !
• i ><i * *• mi r .. !• u-l
***** nw4>
* • fann ♦ I - n
* • • • !• r*4t .
• • re 4 T7« —.i
left 170 aeron lying next fo.lohu Mmii.
gmimry and 'J‘lmm:Ls lllll. Then lie
left In ponruls eudi to t)m gnuidsotis
named 'Jimmus-Thoiuin Alexa uler
and Thomas I Mini up. To Knln-rl
1‘niiJHey‘H elilldreli. le.Hlliter's grutid- j
children, 12 pounds and 12 shillings
each. A legacy to sou William and
to daughter Esther Alexander and
Martha Mitchell: friHjnent pruvlKlon
for such issue In ease daughter Jane
have no Issue.
Executors James MUciiell a n d
Tl nun as lllll. Witnesses, John. An¬
drew ;md -lainijs Kukln. I'rovcd Op-
ilolsjr is, I“d'.i. Ex'icutors qmillfy
with William Alexander. Williatn
Kenedy mul Ilugli Heard. Thu ap
prulM-rs were John Montgomery, Wil¬
liam Mome, Thomas Wilson.
The unfllcmeni showed the jiay-
mont of Whi. herklny, Jas. Knkla,
Win. 1‘errlrm, Thomas Alutumler,
Td u is Heard, Esther Alexander.
•s Mib iivl and Ids mother,
i .■» Imnlap mid Ida mother,
i : •hUdieii, Martha
’I '• him* Mod !• in Ih'ird d.. -i. | |
, In 17 U 2 . 3 ,
Mi lMnruiliitn «
empen l^irgki ,
»*r S|irli, K t rr ., h .,
.
coiialn ray that j„|, n \\.. a „\\ ns ....
tain under Col. fhrl*n«,« „« r.lm,
I leniniit. Ilrentlbrlar wna tlmn fm
.raced in Hob-tourt.- K ron
1,1 ‘ “•‘mu that SiumiP
Heard rnriiKIrtict liewes fur ihuUiem
ko*‘ expedition |n 17“H.
John heard umi rh-d.limeu Wullae
l d-mglder of IVlrr Waltm-u, J P „ ttn ,
Martha WcnmU WiiiloiM. Sha was
rodee of II... dlMInguMied 8lMa M .me
Jnines M.HMk oi \ Irglnla. In hum
log onL tho Wrtllu.ni klu, | mint' fJ
. . dcurgn SHdoii Wnlliu-
as author uf "IWr Wnlla,-,,** t ;, m ,
a <>g.v. 1 rnwind Hip h*mk. IT It m
about my own htnilly, hut the can
|«'U din not. 811 y \v hul. Id me thi-su Wn
laces wen; from. Ilv a strange eo|,
eldiun-e. | eaun> upon tlio mm
y: v autlmr In l‘|,e Th„„
as a frlund of that frlu ndlv. Indovt
man. Amlrew I'rlee i ttril ,.„ Mi ,.,
Walluee .it Ulmtlngto,, , m ,t iwht .
dm ir he I mil wrilleii tliln m
ir he hud, did hn know that Andra
Hrlcj: was n dems-mlanf or «„,e J an
Wallace? Ilu wrote, thanking n
ror the luroruiathm. lh: wuiL n Ikm
to t-oiiNln Amlrow. Shortly u f|, L
wards I huso line articles on the Wi
Imsj kith mid kin appeared in t
1 hiii'N. And then only n few nIk
imiuHui ami our beloved cousin w
wi:.h usno moru. Ilu has left hoi
I thing or hlmseir In i| K wo print
pagoH ami In memory we trcuHiire,
’I’hc will hook of llocklirldge Con
ty rminl .sometldiig ».r lliewiokl W
lactw. Andrew Walhieo’K will u
IHl-iI July :i, 17MJ; he was thu urn*
tor of tiemiral lx-w Wulhuv. Hu |.
UmjiiosH to |,ls sisters .lam-H and i 5
s.iNiiah; his grandson Andrew: mm
or.Miirl.ha; brother Adam and I
j brother-in-law, John (ii liner.
1 >r. Archibald A lex mder I're
1 dent of I'rlneeion Tic , : h .....
nary, recoiint.H In ,
I hu kept in early iiio Mime I
tuiesl.iug happenings of his ddl
Imml. lilt w;ws boll- on the Suip
llraiii'li hi Hoekhrl.lge in 177? rfu
father was William Alexummr, rldcvi
of ('aptulu Arcidbalii i u i. .
htother of llolierl., of Tlmlmr Uidge,
lie U*|Im of Ilu* school Iimni of Itovm
rt*#i JH » i| ||, |t«.
hti.lonary dnya. lie mvh
I nnl erected a cabin d**w
’leek alkoot d half
I.omsc .mil UtO kMiH'I I
‘(U'f)lnil nut lot el • •
Iveanl (* I be lu>> --r I I I
i»H 4 II||mm«
(^t» l<# A • M'-tWr '
.1* f«tlm
near Ui
tna, WI
CCC Aioirtmry v
Ihirlan—The eighth nnnivmn-
nr of I hi* Citizen* Conservation
Oor|M was marknl in grand style
on the afternoon of Man*h !»•* ut
lamp Thorn wood. A inrgv irutrd
ittrfiilnl, The nm*ter of rcremo-
i»c* *»* l>r ticorge F. Hull, the
I nop phynician. Addtwws were
[made h\ (towntor Kump, Judge
I lUrhert. of Clarksburg, ami
[jotikm. Tlx* Marlinton Quartet
<>«ng ami the Marlinton High
.*4 IWnf |day*d •weet nin«ie.
I lui)‘b «m *erml 1ft all,
tn the evening moving pict-
illn»tra>isl ki'l'irt* on I
moarrmtioli a a« given,
ilotv than one half, 1°**. of
Iin Camp Th'*rn««nd
i nam fr<«m Ckrk'hirjf
nanr parent* ptvsenl
judge llarhrrt ha* Imen
iimrt Uar*l
itj l**r right
. that Ham haa
a*. «* t ' 1 ' r “* TTirr
.* - m -4 l «« ftWf « I *-**!'' 1
^ -- Ua wnHl hra 1 .*? «n#
liaittiM 4*. *•« > H* .a f I hmnt.
n
«*• t
CALVIN W. PRILL. LDilOit
THURSDAY. JLNE 4.1931
For President
OWEN D. YOUNG
of New York
The Beard relationship of Pocahont
as county all descend from Thomas
Beard one of the members of the
Rev. John Craig's congregation of
A ugustu county, Virginia. Rev. Craig
was pastor of old Stone Meeting
House. Back in that colonial time
when the pioneers were so busy mak¬
ing history they had no time to re¬
cord it. These old records were care¬
fully taken down made readable by
Chalk ley. They are the ortiiclal, ac¬
cepted references of the P. A. R.
Thomas Beard left a quaint old
will giving his several children cer¬
tain house hold furniture, etc: and
his wife Jean is remembered substan¬
tially, there in. But to go back to an
earlier day in the 1740 ties and GOties
In Rockbridge county there is a rec¬
ord that Thomas Beard administered
Alexander Smiley’s estate in 1749.
We do not know whether he was a
relative or just a trusted friend.
There is another record though that
to me indicates who Jean Beard was:
On August 15, 1753, we find Thotnas
Beard administrator of another es¬
tate. 'J hls time it Is James McNutt
and In this document it says James
McNutt paid for land bought by
Thomas lieurd’s wife, lie paid (pill
retd* for Thomas Heard ten years in
co In 1744.
-i«ml inul_ IumIiI \ I it t ajkhOLW
and taught from th
obtain others.
scW..l or higher od„
now Lexington, Vs
afterwards called Li
"•’w Washington
Kobert AU-xande
resign Iron: the Ves
ITtiO, lie says “y
t*» go abroad for i
count of a lingerin
son Mat!iews was (
but lie was nuidt
Sampson Archer ;
were the church w
Robert A lex urn
Esther Beard ha
William was the o
at a court on Jun
was then H5 year
1339 In Virginia
known.
Robert Jr. first
county, Virginia,
held by him, his s<
almost 100 years.
liia house “Rock
ned Kauey A line <
WilJiam Austin i
Unguislied desa
ginia and other >
Archibald was a
C'astle, i>e), lie ma
a write up only i
Who” in A inert
| iiustaee B. Roger;
was the subject <
traced his ancestrj
Ibald Alexander to
Beard Alexamkr.
ander moved to (•
• •
Jilh wife .lean is rememueren Mtiusmu-
tlally, there in. But to go back to an
earlier day in tbe 1740 ties and 50tics
In Rockbridge county there In a rec¬
ord that Thomas Heard administered
Alexander Smiley’s estate in 1741).
We do not know whether lie was a
relative or just a trusted friend.
There is another record though that
to me indicates who Jean Heard was:
On August 15, 1753, we find Thomas
Heard administrator of another es¬
tate. This time it is James McNutt
and in this document it says James
McNutt paid for land bought by
Thoruas Beard's wife. lie paid quit
rents for Tbomas Beard ten years in
advance in 1744.
He had paid David Ilajs debts be¬
fore bis marriage. •
He paid Robert Alexander’s tuition
for schooling Janies Jr. and Robert
McNutt one year. In advance 1743.
He paid James Dobbin’s same for
Alexander McNutt 1748.
In Price's History Cousin William
knew there were some daughters, and
be says: “They went to Kentucky.”
A good many of this relationship did
go to Tennessee and Kentucky. But
at least two of these daughters of
Thomas Beard remained in Rock¬
bridge and I think four, viz.: Esther
wiui marritd Robert Alexander in
Pennsylvania. Martha who married
Robert Ramsey. Mary who married
Dunlap. Jane or Jean who mar¬
ried George Weir.
Esther and lior husband. Robert
Alexander lived at Beverly Manor,
Augusta county Virginia. Robert
Alexander was a graduate of the Un-
tve rally*, of Dublin and Edinburgh,
lie w»h Iwrn at ’Manor Cunningham’
Londonderry. Ireland in 17 H* a di-
V Wm, hbS
ji most 100 year*
I Lh 1 USH Rock
Wilham AwsU
Unshed dtset
ginia at-4 other i
Archibald was
Cast]*, Del. he u»
a write up only
in Amei
Eustace H. Uoge
was tlie subject
traced ids ancest
U>ald Alexander!
Beard Alexander
aruier moved to
married a n d
Nothing furt I ter
Peter Alexan
ford county, Ke
Ing in 1822 . Jj
number of emh
that State some
Divines. On©^
•Steele, 1737 . fl
Esther Alcxiffl
William AusUiii
thus became ste
in-law Nancy A
Robert Alesandi
Captain Austi"
from the Britis
UDtil the Revolt
bis iot with The
They left many
dants.
Sarah Alexan
until she was o\
then married C
Bath County, .
brother Peter,
iuony. "She gav<
being of age.’*
KItxjnur l if-
/\ It* Kill MUM •
In I'i Ii'o’m History Cousin William l
knew there were wuni' daughters, and 1
]m nU)n: "They wont in Kentucky.’ 1 ]
A good many or IMn relationship did
go to Tennessee and Kentucky. Hut
Hi. least two of these daughters of
Thomas Hoard remained In Rock¬
bridge and I think four, viz: Esther)
who married Robert A losnrulor In
I'onnsyl vaniu. Mart ha who married
Hubert Ramsey. Mary who married
Dunlap. .lane or Jean who mar¬
ried (Jeorgo Weir.
Esther and her husband, Robert!
Alexander lived at Heverly Manor,
Augusta eounty Virginia. Rol>ert
Alexander was a graduate of Hie Cn-
iversitys of Dublin and Edinburgh.
He was born at ’Manor Cunningham' ■
Londonderry, Ireland In I7R), a di-
reet descendant of Robert Hruee
through nineteen generations, lie
came to Virginia in 17.*W, and mar¬
ried Esther Heard about 17.‘h). They
had eleven well known children.
Kolrert Alexander was made vestry
man In 174D. This oltlee constituted
all local authority in the early colo¬
nies. It was considered a place of
tumor.
While coming to America a great
Ktorm arose at sea and he was obliged :
to throw bis library overboard. This
BMceiudluted some shift to replace the
«ia* • 1 Ms said he wrote many of
Uhm* oni in long hand from memory ^
HI vines
KhIIii
Wlllian
thus Ih*>
in-law
Robert
Captair
from t
until tt
his lot
They I
dants.
Saral
until s
then n
Hath (
brother
niony.
being oi
E le;u
uel W |
Alexanc
Hugh
Anne
or Hallo
Janie*
1801
Ly»ant
I
a daugi
A lex and
The i
Hath am
I
' 4 11*31
I 1 waliollt
« Thomas
r> of the
ration of
Rev. Craig
Mooting
ial time
. busy mak-
tiine t o re-
s were eare-
- adable by
ilirial, ae-
A. R
uaint old
ktren cer-
. etc: and
substaa-
k to an
and oOties
b a reo-
Intstered
Ifefn 1749 .
Vie was a
fed fifevd.
Utonglrt&tt
Beard «u:
tv* T 1 mu
kif ir §g
K p Vult
mj» Jamas
txufl.t b)
Ur pap!
tan jt4i* in
and taught from these until he could _
obtain others. He started a private
school of higher education at what is from t?ie dau<ffii
now Lexington, Va., in 174!). it was ; Esther Reard All
afterwards called Liberty Hall and is Jamet and Ma
now Washington and Lee University. der are my great
Robert Alexander was compelled to , their daughter
resign from the Vestry on March 17, 1 married Charles
17(30. lie says “1 have been unable of the Calf hast
to go abroad for some time on ac- Va. This old. 1
count of a lingering illness.” Samp- down to me thro
son Mathews was elected in his stead grand mother S
but he was made vice vestryman. McNeel born F<
Sampson Archer and John Mathews ing at Ponca (
were the church wardens. great granddau
Robert Alexander and his wife . Jean Beard th
Esther Beard had eleven children, who married
William was the oldest. He testified Janett. daught
at a court on June 13, 1806, that he tha Woods Wa
was then 65 years old. He died in their son, Josi
1829 in Virginia. Nothing more Locust Creek o'
known. ' him
Robert Jr. first clerk of Campbell and called it
county. Virginia, which office was Josiah n
held by him, his son and grandson for on, daughterfi
almost 100 years. The office was in Nancy (Agnes
his house “Rock Castle.” He mar- Sabina McNee
ned Mancy Anne daughter of Captain name) Warwt
William Austin and left many dis¬
tinguished descendants both in Vir¬
ginia and other states.
Archibald was a physician in New
Castle. Del. he married Mary. I saw
a write up only recently in “Who is
Who” in America. Rear Admiral
Eustace H. Rogers of the U. 8. Navy
was the subject, of this sdetch. lie
tra- cd ills ancestry through Dr. Arch
I bald Alexander to Robert and 1 r
H—rd Alexander. Thomas heard Alex
UMWr iduumI •»» (.aleii county, Ohio,
married and roared six children.
N D ng further known.
I '«f Ai« » oder moved lo W
fold i
William Gate’
Captain Jaeol^f
Esther Beal
1769. The R
tory says arid
in 1787.
Jane or Jeai
names seem i
a blv—married
find him decea
probably he l
Oourt House o
that terribH?
lie lived in 1
from that vfi u
did !ue»tbeir 1
III
►turn
»nrd was:
[Thomas
Jbher es-
jjeNutt
r James
ught by
aid quit-
years in
lobts be-
I
s tuition
Robert
;e 1148.
ktne for
William
Irs and
tacky. 1 ’
ship did
p*. But
liters of
i Rock- [
fc Esther ]
pder in
married
fmarried
U*o mar-
Robert
Manor.
Robert
kl» I’n-^
r-t
*. a dl-
t I'* •
Sew
Castle, Del. he married Mary. I saw |
a write up only recently in “Who Is
Who” in America. Hear Admiral
Eustace B. Holers of the U. S.Navy
was the subject of this sdetch. lie
traced his ancestry through Dr. Arch
ibald Alexander to Robert and Esther
Beard Alexander. Thomas Beard Alex
ander moved to Galen county, Ohio,
married and reared six children.
Nothing further known.
Peter Alexander moved to Wood¬
ford county, Kentucay. lie was liv¬
ing in 1822. He married and left a
number of eminent descendants in
that State some of whom were noted
Divines. One Peter Alex Maetinny
Steele, 1787.
Esther Alexander married Captain
William Austin, his second wife, and
thus became stepmother to her sister
in-Jaw Nancy Anne Austin, wife of
Robert Alexander of Campbell county
Captain Austin held a commission
from the British Crown as Captain
until the Revolution. He then threw
bis lot with The American Patriots.
They left many prominent descen¬
dants.
Sarah Alexander wasn’t married
until she was over twenty-one. She
then married Col. John Wilson of
Jialh County, April f>, l7S(i. I lor
brolher Peter, witnessed the cere¬
mony. “She gave her own consent.
Wing of age,”
Ch-anor Alexander married Sam*
iusd Vi i.hon, June 27, llim. Hugh
Alexander her brother wuh surety.
II_a _ « a m a -A -
Ph’>9. The
tory says atl-
in rnn.
J ane or ,1
names seei
aY>!y— marr
find him tie
probably 1
Court Horn
that terril
lie lived li
from that
did lose tin
A Son 1
It seemsj
given. "
It seen
bought
kins heir"
age. In t
\Av recovet
ffrom Geo
- the widow
; Eakins Ai
nally soh
George S
Broad iofl
In thiH
t of Robert
Grandfatl
il75y.*’ u>
I n’t tell «l
father sail
In asu
Heard tes
or Poll)*! *
Steele. 'I
in West T
1 SUSpMP
UroGier*
i Kock-
: Esther
Oder in
Carried
married
l.o mar*
Robert
Manor,
Robert
the I n*
nburgh,
ogham'
a di-
Bruce
ns. Fie
id mar-
They
en.
fe vestry
diluted
|y colo-
fcace of
Y
j\uuerii ivjexamiuj «>j vumpoell county
Captain Austin held a commission
from the British Crown as Captain
until the Revolution, lie then threw
his lot with The American Patriots.
They Jeft many prominent descen¬
dants.
Sarah Alexander wasn ? t married
until she was over twenty-one. She
then married Col. John Wilson of
Bath County, April 5. 1180. Her
brother Peter, witnessed the cere¬
mony. ‘‘She gave her own consent,
being of age.”
Eleanor Alexander married Sam¬
uel Wilson. June 27, 1790. Hugh
Alexander her brother was surety.
Hugh nothing further.
Anne Alexander married Ballars
or Ballow, nothing further.
James born 1760, married April 7.
1801^ Margaret, daughter of James
Lyi* arid his wife Hannah Alexander
a daughter of Captain Archibald
Alexander, brother of Robert Sr.
The Stephenson and Bollars of
Bath and Highland counties, Va., are
\ EakUm
nahy j
George
Broad
In tl
of Rol
I Grand!
17.79,”
n’t tel
father
In
Beard
or Pol
j Steele
in W«
I T
' I SUi
broth
Peter
in 17»
in Ke
Bearc
tl
Jai
the V
affair
Corm
Geor>
Mitel
will i
to de
her
Ill .1 I ' I I » • i » '
at. >vl'ill is
4!l. H wan
Mall and 1*
I *i»l wrsltv.
impelled to
March IT.
n unable
; me on ao
v” Samp-
his stead
istryman.
D Mat he tvs
PIlls wife
children,
testified
that he
lh died in
- more
Campbell
•ffice was
m for
I was in
He mar-
Captain
many <11*.
Aii iu V lr-
1
I MW
k **W* u
lie
Arete
f turj* near.'
Beard ano
from tjio daugVilers <»r Robert and
Kst.her Beard Alexander's family.
.laim*:* and Margaret Lyle Alexan¬
der are my great grandparents thru i
Mielr daughter Martha Pauline who l
married Charles Alexander Dunlap
of the Calf Pasture near Deerfield,
Va. Tills old Beard ancestor came
down to me through a double line ray
grand mother Sabina Janett Beard
McNeel born Feb 8, 1844 and yet liv-
ing at Ponca City. Oklahoma, is a
great granddaughter of Thomas and >
.lean Beard through their son John
who married January 10. 1109.
Janett, daughter of Peter arid Mar-!
lYougly th<
January
fah'^eaidj
»er,MD id
* V T ]
"Locust!
msw.
their son, Josiah Beard who lived at
Locust Creek on the plantation given
him by his father, in his will in 1808
and Jailed it “Locust Plantation”.
Josiah Beard married Rachel Camer¬
on, daughter of Major William and
Nancy (Agnes Dunlap, grandmother
Sabina McNeel says, was her real
name) Warwick Gatewood widow of
William Gatewood and daughter of
Captain Jacob Warwick.
lvdiier Heard Alexander died in
Jane or Jean Heard, the two tirsl
* . wm u> be used interchange-
(f —inatrlcd George Weir and we
u1 him ■ . im*» 1 by Am•
> v t." -» i - life at Guilford
ih. or Home other i »t' ■ f
asft 'm
^a:and-i da.
4 om e M
mm
ityrso'many
is r Weir su
5'though 1 no
i James H
piobably he lost, his life at Guilfordi
Uourt House or some other battle of!
that terrible year of the Revolution,
lie Ji\ed in Rockbridge and it was
from that vicinity so many went and
did lose their lives.
A son Thomas Weir survived and
it seems others though no names are
given.
It seems one James Young had
bought a piece of land from the Ea-
kins heirs, before one of them was of
age. In this suit this heir is trying
recover his rights in this property
from George Weir’s heirs viz: Jane,
the widow and Thomas her son. The
Eakins .Andrew and James who origi-*
f ially sold the property are dead;
?wtrge Weir lives on the French
iff cud In Term.
i In thin suit William Alexander,son
bf itobert 1 .•sillies: “I heard my
If Thomas heard say in
. !y < ‘hulkley does’
TeH what It H.h, William’s grand
lat'eTv" Gha
was, Willia
.rom ueorge Weir's heirs \\j.: Jane
the widow and Thomas her son. The
Eakins Andrew and James who orim-|
nallj sold the property are dead*
George Weir lives on ’ the French
Broad in Tenn. j
In tliis suit William Alexander,son
of Robert testifies: “I heard mv
„ and]
father said.
In a suit in Pec. 1306, William
Beard testifies he had married Mary
or Polly Steele, daughter of Samuel
Steele. The Steeles were then living I
in West Tennessee and in Kentucky.
I suspect Peter Alexander was a
brother-in-law to William Beard—as
Peter hud married Jenny Steele back
in 17 h 7. The Steele family were all!
in Kentucky and Tennessee. William
Beard deposes in a suit in June I HOC
that he was 74 or 75 years old.
James Houston was a neighbor of
the Weirs as he appearsoften in legal
affairs of theirs and he appears with
Cornelius Alexander as guardian for
George Weir's orphans vs James
Mitchel executor of Thomas Beaid’s
will in 17011- This suit was brought
(to determine If .lean Beard Wetr and
Jitr children hud received the legacy
IxSfioVt
T.llam.*Ah
tifi.es: **‘L
fiomas *Be
ately Ch
A\ ....
.. c,i^ j u nl
r&PP&cl
^andl
m\
6* I
*
v 2
7 . <
On August
Clure's -will v>c*
nesses hud m*
William McCI
lieen a relati*
This McClure
with the Ale>
A rctdbakl Ale
w lus .lane Med
Thomas lie:
i
left her Uy her lather Thomas Heard,
November 21. 17«n. The arbitrators
found .fames Mitchel had n<-t fulfill-
his duty in settling the estate and
that Mitchel must pay 22 pounds on
or before Jean’s eldest child came of
»«K.
in Aitgtista county record one -feat*
Weir became the wife of Cornelius
Alexander on March 1", 17*5. What I
more logical in I7Sfi for Cornelius to 1
be demanding an accouting of James|
MJtehel.
Martha Heard, or was it. One refer
mice says it ways Elizabeth married
James Mitchel before 17(h). For
Thomas and Martha Mitchel are
given a part of Thomas Heard’s es- 1
tale and again lie refers to Thomas
Mitchel’s mother. At the time
Timm as Heard died it looks as if his
♦laughter Jean was single. Jumes
Mitchel was the administrator ol the
estate. From this we take it James-
must have heeti Quite a business man
Men of this type nearly always know
howto look out for their own inter-
’ests. Here is Jean married and a
mother, then a widow and her part of
the estate still at Mitchels hands.
In less than a year after this mar¬
riage of Jean to Cornelius Alexander,
we find him inquiring through the
courts about the estate, and a settle
ttoent l>tting agreed upon. Janie
Houston was guardian for Jean a
her children. Thomas Heard Sr. h:u
* neighbor adjoining him in Hock
b' ; named John Houston in 174
ITi.-Im >iy thu Illusions and H»<
levy in 1784.”
In the will
speaks of bis
ert Ramsey as
Robert Ram si
Siiawnees in
probated Nov]
Hall, udiniuisj
is a note Isab
evt, qualifies a
late husband ]
name Isabella
On May 15,!
will was proba
ble as was cu:
quests.
He gave to
all the cleared
stood to the
nips, where th*'
Then a daugl
ter .1 ane w ere n
Again his m
faithful old wif
1 ids elbow cliaii
boy.
He left cU
j o-.
dnn^liter .loan was single. .lames
Milch el was 11 io ji.dminisl.ni1.or ol the
osiat.i*. Krnm this wo take it .lames
must have been quite a. business man
Men of this type nearly always know
how to look out for Uieir own inter¬
ests. Mere Is Jean married and a
mother, then a widow and her part of
the estate still at WItehels hands
in less than a year after this mar¬
riage of Jean to Cornelius Alexander,
we lind him inquiring through the
courts about the estate, and a settle¬
ment being agreed upon. James
Houston was guardian for Jean and
her children. Thomas Beard Sr. had
a neighbor adjoining him in Rock¬
bridge named John Houston in 1742.
■Probably the Houstons and Beards
were close friends of old times. The
{Alexander children inter married
'with the Houstons and Paxtons from
which family Sam Houston sprang. I
| Hugh Beard, son of Thomas mar-1
ried Sarah . He died in 1807 and!
Sarah died in 1801: their children
were: Robert who married and had
iNancy and Sally by 180f>. Ann. Jane
Alexander, Sarah. Sarah married
Andrew Kenedy 1707; Esther, who
married Mr. Hoffman and Thomas
f-i-ard, who was mentioned in his
.’andfulhor’s will. 17HU, married
' 1 b Jameson In I7 H.j.
In Liu* old deeds wo llml some of
71 •* Bcird neighbors and Ids
'•'•dings In Knokbrldgo county, Va.
In 17»'»o Sain 11 cl Ihmlap sold
J Mnrdap 170 a.msof land for
o.d t o. i ■ .... I
*rt, quaUlii
late Pushtu
name lsabe
On May
will was pr
: ble as was
1 quests. J
Me gave
all the c.tea
stood to t
nips, where
Then a d
ter Jane we
Again li
faithful old
| left 170 acr!
1 gomery and
| left 10 pool
! named Tiij
and Thom
Ramsey's c
children, 12
each. A le
to daujjhte
Martha Mit
for such Km
have no issu
Executors
Thomas Hll
drew and J.i
tober 18. I
with Will I*
Kenedy
pira
llam
„,„i s..njr by iho«.
* A I , , Kttmh. Sunil. roarrlwl
u Kcnwiy n»T, «»<•»'«. wl1 "
A . ,| Mr. JlolTman and Ihonins
urwuiralil.wr’H will, mairitd
SiiraVi Jameson In 17H,».
In iiu'old deeds we Und sums ol
Thomas Hoard's neighbors and 1.1 m
liultl 1 1 »t?s In Roekbridge v 51 •
IJj,<* III nr.0 Samuel Dunlap sold
to David Dunlap H" a.-n;s ol land for
•j:i pounds, and to 'I homas Heard
M*is I«L' Cor I in pounds. This was out
In 17511 Thomas Hoard Is buying
land n«?nti>. T»ds U»»« h {m J J C, . TS
• n o C»m on MollVtLs Creek near John
Kosemans. In \m) the same tract
<■ sold by Tliomas to William Heard
for ioo pounds (Notethat 175.1 Is the
v»r James MrNUlt died).
Willbim HollaeU’s farm adjoined
Thomas Hoard’s In 17a5 awl John
Montgomery's and Thomas 11 111 s cor
rnoed with him. We llnd Thomas
He.anl present for 1’at Mays at a meet
Ing of the vestry. l‘al. Mays’ farm
...neied Hohert Alexander’s. Mays
was probably a son of the David Mays
mein 1 mih.iI In 175.1 in .lames Nults
i will.
i
i TV O.i l
Martha Mlti
for such lss.
have no Issm
Kx ecu lor
1 Thomas III
' drew and Ja
tober IS,
with IVlllI
Kenedy ant
praisers wol
Mam Mould
The sot
nielli* of Y\
Wm. l’eri
Thomas II
i Thomas i
Thomas 1
Robert Hi
Mitcbel.
| Thomas
I their sou
! Catheys (
[Jennings I
'it cornen
This was <
January, l
20, 1705.
Hoard’s D
didn't ace
riage, J an
I ion ril.
ra tors
fulHIJ-
> and
ids on
“1
Jean |
ieliu> I
Vhat
us to)
»mes|
efer I
rieil I
For
are
i 6S-
.11 ciS |
ime
his
nes
I
ian!
tow
«r-
tm
Ml
On A upust IS, 1701* James Mc¬
Clure's will proved two of the wit¬
nesses had died, William Beard and
William McClure This must have
been a relative of Thomas Beard.
This McClure family Inter married
with the Alexanders. Old Captain
Archibald Alexanders second wife
was .Jane McClure, 1757.
Thomas Beard was exempted tax
levy in 17(14. ‘‘Very aped’ 1 .
In the will 17(59, Thomas Beard
speaks of his daughter, wife of Rob¬
ert Ramsey as if she had died. One
Robert Ramsey was killed by the
Shawnees in 1759. His will was
probated November 21. 1759, Robert
Hall, administrator. Later on there
is a note Isabelle Hall, wife of Rob¬
ert, qualities as administratrix of her
late husband Robert Ramsey. This
name Isabella doesn't sound familiar
On May 15. 1759. Thomas Beard’s
*111 was probated, a lengthy pream¬
ble as was customary then the be¬
quests.
lie gave to his beloved wife .lean
all the cleared land where the house
»»Ux*d to the cleared land for ttir-
Olpfc. where they last grow.
1 hen a daughter Fane am! a daiigh
Jane were tmuiiloneil.
*'J*dn his Kii^d poos back to Llie
HHtuul oM 41 'lf.- u ..... .
In 17U2-S,
McClanahan
crop on Loeu
Lick or Bp
This might I
I at the old l M
The Brest
compiled by
cousin say t
tain under
Pleasant, i
braced in B>
the same su
Beard fur til
kee exped^
John l|p
da ugh lei* of
Martha Wo
neice of th<3
James Woo
ing out the
the name a
as author o
alogy.” I <
about my o
log did not
laces were f
cidence, 1
of the a
as a friend c
man, Andre
Wallace at
him if he ha
If he had, f
Tf man
know
. inter-
H a
1 frt of
s
rJ
r
0
i ble as was customary then the be-
I quests.
j He gave to his beloved wife Jean,
I all the cleared land where the house
I stood to the cleared land for tur-
! nips, where they last grew.
Then a daughter Fane and a daugh
ler Jane were mentioned.
Again his mind goes back to the
faithful old wife he wants her to have
his elbow chair and a certain negro
boy.
He left cleared land to his son
Hugh, and Hugh's son Thomas was
left 170 acres lying next to John Mont
gomery and Thomas Hill. Then he
left 10 pounds each to the grandsons
named Thomas—Thomas Alexander
and Thomas Dunlap. To Robert
Ramsey’s children, testator’s grand¬
children, 12 pounds and 12 shillings
each. A legacy to son William and
to daughter Esther Alexander and
Martha Mitchell; frequent provision
for such issue in case daughter Jane
have no issue.
Executors James Mitchell and
Th • : > Hill. Witnrv-rs, John, All-
,,r ‘ • and James Kakln. Proved Oc-
1 \ colors qualify
with William Alexander William
liiogy.’
about
1 log dtrl
laves v
cidene
of U
as a fr
man. 4
Walla<
him If
if lie 1
Price
Wall a«
for thi
to Cc
wards
lace 1
Times
montl
with i
thing
pages
The
ty rec
laces,
tiled .1
tor of
beque;
sauna
er*Ma
brut'ii
imfl itamtH
i,i IS* I NwuIuin 11 1 1 a U I* y
y>llh William \lo\andor, \V UUain
K^iiody and Uwuh Hoard. Tl^ no
»m noio John Mont^omorv, Wii
Kam M\»\uo» Thomas Wtl-on.
The soli ioment showed the pay
ment wf Win. Herktey* Jus. Kokln.l
\\ m, IVnipv. Thomas Alexander,
Thomas Hoard* Wsthor Alexander*
I ' .* c. MHohcl and his mother,
Thomas Ihmlap and his mother.
K;\mse\‘s ohlldron* Martha
Miloheh
Thomas and Joan Beard deeded to
th ’ hn^lSS of land on
ji'fcthov* ssomo times called
Mern V> * r."vh," on May Ihh UlUh
^ oornctwi with Havtd MoNalre.
1 1 s vn donersd to John hoard in
J \i^r>, ;,vm, l jwsf wonder if May
»'•** could have been John
Wmuu ^ i«rnh rtrst btrlhd.ie* *s h$
‘ ’ ^vi»t thU^M until his mar^
dSrv J \iu \x\ U\ r o*.
Ur.
' (lout *
miry*
he I
I 01 t'M|
hood.
Ill .ll)i
I at ho
son o
hroi 1
llo h
hit ioi
had
oreek
houst
si ads
heart
ousto
oau>jl
with
Hus
I to si
Stud)
see h
Wl
I 1 n 17U2-3, .John Heard and WilHarr
MrClanahan wore partners, making i
crop on Locust Creek, “on the Spring
Lick or Spring Creek plantation.’’
This might have been in Ureenbrlet
at the old Heard homestead.
The Preston and Virginia Papers
compiled by the University of Wis¬
consin say that John Beard was a caj
tain under Col. Christian at Poinl
Pleasant. Greenbrier was then em¬
braced in Botetourte County. Froir
the same sodrce, 1 learn that Samue
Beard furnished beeves fortheChero
kee expedition in 1770.
John Beard married Janett Wallac'
daugliter of Peter Wallace, Jr., am
Martha Woods Wallace. She was
I neioe of the distinguished states mar
James Woods of Virginia. In haul
Ingout the Wallace kin, I came o
the name of George St* I don Wallac
as author of “Peter Wallace’s Gem
alogy.” I coveted the hook, if it w:
about my o*n family, but the cat:
j log did n t iv what place these Wa
tawii ware front Mv a strange coll
dot T . .turn upon the nan
ol lie author In The Time
f tie nil Of Lkiat frie mil*—
• * • v/dUc
log did not say what place these Wa
laces were from. Hy a strange co-ii
I cldence, J came upon the nan
of tie author in The Time
as a friend of that frie ndly, belov*
man. Andrew Price. I wrote Majc
Wallace at Huntington and aske
him if lie had written this book, an
if he had, did he know that Andre
Price was a descendant of one J an
Wallace? He wrote, thanking n
for the information. He sent a bo(
to Cousin Andrew. Shortly aftt
wards those fine articles on the W£
lace kith and kin appeared in t!
Times. And then only a few she
months and our beloved cousin w
with us no more. He has left soi
thing of himself in those print
pages and in memory we treasure.
The will book of Rockbridge Con
ty record something of these old W
laces. Andrew Wallace’s will w
iiled July 3, 1781; lie was the anc>
tor of General Lew Wallace. He 1<
bequests to his sisters Janett and S
sarmaii; his grandson Andrew: mo:
er^Martha; brother Adam and i
brother-in-law, John Hi lmt*r.
Hr. Archibald Alexander, Pre
dent of Prinoetun Tlieojogjual Sen
I tor of lionoral Lew Wallace. He ]<
h<'c|m'st s to his sisters .lunetfc and S
sannali; his grandson Andrew; mnl
or^Marlha; brother Adam and 1
brother-in-law, John fit liner.
Hr. Archibald Alexander, Lie
dent of Princeton Theological bou
nary, recounts in a diary
lie kept in early life some \
teresting happenings of his eliil
hood, lie was borr. on the Soul *
Branch in Rockbridge in 1772. His
father was William Alexander, eldest
son of Captain Arcidhald Alexander,
brother of Robert, of Timber Ridge.
He tells of the school room of Revo¬
lutionary days. He says his father
had erected a cabin down near the
creek about a half mile from the
house, and the sound of the students
studying out loud could be easily
heard to the house. This was the
custom of that day. If a student was
caught in silence he was threashed
with a hickory switch well laid on.
This met hod encouraged each student
to shout his lesson out loud while
sU»d)ing so that the teacher could
see his diligence.
When hr Alexander was three, hi
. , t « r hv hef’mlWn hum as Beff
left Tier J The arbitrators
, N ‘ , ’T :«»i n..t, tulflll;
loun* • ^Hi the estate and
h . ,s . ‘i! 1 , ?.»,«! musl pay 22 pounds on \
On August -, uj
iClure’s will proved t
nesses bad died, WV
William McClure
been a relative ot '
This McClure land’
father went to Baltimore and bought!
fiie time hOf three indentured serv-,
ants. One of these was an educated I
Irishman named Reardon, whom the
Alexanders trusted and liked. lie
carried little Archibald, aged three,
on his back to the school. The boy
wore liis hair in a queue down his
back. As his hair was extremely tine
and thin, the other children teased
him. For this Reardon used hir
whip vigorously, but he never touch¬
ed little Archibald.
“Most of the English servants who]
had or had not served their time were
released to tight in the Revolutionary
war. My father’s servants, .lames
vi alone, an Irish papist, Joe Lyon,
a thievish Jew, and John Reardon,
born in Ireland, and brought up and
educated in London. Malone and
the Jew went tirst. Malone was kill- j
ed in battle in Carolina. Lyon, a
very bad man, deserted to the British
Soon after Captain Adam Wallace’s
company reached Lite scene of war¬
fare Col. - Beaufort was attacked by
Tarlelon’s corps. The Colonel, see¬
ing his men in confusion, lied at the
I" , iotilrig of tlie battle, and almost,
tie whole of his command was cut to
j.i» tv . by the British drugoons.
The brave Walluco disdained to
> ' 1 hviiT •htlrely surrounded by j :
l.iedf? J
It becoiui
gj—
UiKl m Him - w - niv.MP!V|iii,«> >*i n
released to light in the llovniuUoiiary 1
war. My father’s servants, James
vialomu an Jrish papist. Joe Lyon,
a thievish Jew, and John Reardon,
horn In Ireland, and brought up and
educated in London. Malone and
tho Jew went first. Malone was kill-
oil in battle in Carolina. Lyon, a
very bad mail, deserted to the British
Soon after Captain Adam Wallace’s
company reached the scene <>f war¬
fare Col.. Beaufort was attacked by
Tarleton’s corps. The Colonel, see¬
ing his men in confusion, tied at the
beginning of the battle, and almost
the whole of his command was cut to
pieces bv the British dragoons.
“The brave Wallace disdained to
fly and. being entirely surrounded by
the British horse, sold his life dearly,
having first killed some three or four
men with hisspontoon.
“Reardon, our servant, was in Cap¬
tain Wallace’s company, and being a
small man, he was soon cut down—
severely wounded but still conscious.
After the battle he lay helpless and
bleeding among the dead. When night
catne, the moon shone and Reardon
saw a, man passing near him, like
some arch fiend, dispatching with his
bayonet all who showed signs of life.
Presently the (lend came toward Rear
don, raised ’'is musket, pointed the
bayonet «>' mi Then Rear-
do»*
rv
Lii
It I
to rec
know i
.John
West
red rn
1U a.
Lie
~trf tb
aud 2
boro.
Conn I
nmrrii
Jntriec
ISM.
wns w
years <
4 ll 1% I
■ I. sca¬
nt. llit*
ilmosl.
out to
utl to
iled by
learly,
»r four
1 Cap¬
ping a
;>\vn—
cions.
5 and
night
anion
1 :i ^
11KC
li hi?
r me.
. Rear
d the
li wti i I
£. ~>v
Lieut. John Jordan Beard.
It bccon.es * our mournful duty
to record the death of a widely-
known and much esteemed citizen,
♦John Jordan Beard, Huntersville,'
West Virginia. Tf is event occur¬
red rather unexpectedly. Monday,
114 a. m.. April 11 tli, 1&98.
'•“U ami ur<|
‘Voetrimu and
He is bui
two sons, llii
Being ai
person of ;n\
• f v pnuuUe
JLJS
Jm
the RuVulerii
the only son ’ yet in his -
»3< 4
his loved
grieve too i
was and \v<
A mom i
nTeafrtint in
~d.
earning
Psalm it 4'
the shaduv
Lieut. Beard was
r>f the late Joseph Beard
* and Mrs Mattie Beard, uear Hills¬
boro. He was born in Gieenbriei
County, April *21st, 1835. and was
married to Minerva, daughter of
James Kdniiston, Esq., September
1866. At the time of his death he
was within ten days of being 63
years of age. By this event his at-* lowing tli
taohed family is bereaved of a kind ' when.it co
tender husband and a very nffee- the Vallr>
tinnate and. indulgent father. Tin ■
community at large honors his
Ulcfiiiuj ii.j that of a good main
w? oki* influence has been for in
• I v ace and good morals.
( In tin* war la (ween the Statesi
1n>H* rvi-d in the Hath Htjiindrnn.
J*ad tii . ! , iv i l l mh a gallant ami
dttftbmnmtii d auhlmr. . L:i! ttflH
soldier ni
scenes in
my. that
down at a
one of tk*s
battle vem
I it nm in imu
(Minmunit v
miiili^viii unimFI Tin 1 tuiWlioi
fit lur^o In himivi jftroucHiri
a.i Mint of a Mil mun . i niy. thu
\s hose inllucnoo has honti for in-! idnwu at
t'wHii^ncr and pood mi.rate .* otm of tj
> In the war between tho States. '< l>a \ tU' W
■
ho served in tho Hath Squadron,
ami made u record an a gallant and
digtiunuished soldier. Lata in vlu^
war ho received a Input ful wound \
(hat eatno near oudinp his life* 'd
tho timu. IL' survivod to ('no sur¬
prise of every poison familiar with
its nature. Lor more than thirty!
* j
voars tips wound lias Loon a proui. j
person^, a idiot !ou, and it is Loliov-l
od hastened tho termination of liis}
useful lift', tie lius Leon a resi-
clent of 11 untcmblle about 21
years. I'nirmp this time ho serv¬
ed the county two tonus as olork
{<if I».>th courts.
i Lilly in life ho professed piety,
pfcul maintained a consistent oharao-
H<*r as such in tin* pale of the Moth
^w.>( Kpit.copal (Hunch. He was
jfval ami faithful to his.;: >inmun
IU‘/i re!.
ii 1'ti) dulv
i widely-
eifr/en,
nlersville, i
ut
Monday, ^
■ 'iilv son
? *»V.
<r Mill*
• ambrier
and was
fhUn of
•tembei
> alii ho
fin- •;;{
t I.
Mt
a kind
V nffec*.
r. Tht
n»n ami greatly ro h
<loot rinos a ih i usages.
Uv is sur\ ivetl by his XViIV and
lwo sons. Ham and Fred. Heard
Jumiil: as Lieut. Heard whs r,
person oNirdont soeinLnml domes-
V <^»pu]soh. as a nndtor of eourse
"’d‘ul for him to think of
the sundering of sweet home ties,
vet in his sincere way he assured
: ids loved ones that they should not
grieve too imudi about him, (or all
was and would be well with him. .
A. month -or so s'inoe wo had a
pleasant interchange of views con¬
cerning jl'.e 2dd Psalm. In tins
Psalm it appeals thst nothing but j
the shadow would touoh those fob ;
lowing tht' Lord our Shepherd j
when it comes to passing through 1
the Valley. Having boon a"'
soldier and familiar with
- ui's in tin' presence of*the
my that .at such a t ; "
Mown at a prepared ft'
■no of th' i ist thin'
t»anie w-aiM b.< li!
Jf thou wouldn't read a Ioshoq that will keop Thy heart fro
Mnrlinton, l^cahontJ
Biographic Sketch of The Buckley^
Pioneer' Settler* of Buckeye Vicin'
^ # .A/ler lenvit»g»Joc McNeil'*, pe
iji^nMofpd la*t veek|" 1 tramped
| fudow rhf^tieki* jMidtJjl j . t?id d ry
so3, Tlelffp aJrro*i y <Ts^}c?^
nnd I reached tlio pleasant home
of Mr* ahd Mrs. Aaron Koo.
j\Iy““Tcndor* will readily per¬
ceive* why this paper should bo ar
largely taken np \vitli the Bucklo*
family,.. wlion It bo remembered
that my Bucks Run host was nsm
cl Joseph Buckley McNeill anr 1
Aaron Kce is a great gi'oudson o)
Joshua Buckloy, tho Winchester
pionoer of Buckeye* From it ,:
formal Ion obtained einco publish¬
ing tlio I’ocahonta* Sketch's, 1
lunrn llmt John Buckley, the pio¬
neer’* oldest H*>n, wns born ncm
W indicator, February ll», 1T0£,
and i* no rwonlnl n» [ nrn ad via
ml. Title date, should it prove
authentic, would be useful in as-
PArlalllln<f CAtnAlllSntf n f tllM lintll
sleep, Go to tho.wopds and bills.-^LongfeUow.\
i -*)
9 t Tii'ginia Oct. 13, 1904*
knew all that was worth' knowing
and .proceeded at once with hero¬
ic treatment. The poultices and
the teas were sniffed at with high
*
toned professional disdain. It was
commonly.reported that he made
a preparation that looked * like a
blue paste* equal parts r of aqua
forlis and blue Titrole^among the
frif) anted his.horse and
OOSS.VELT S> . \
0 rt TO* TOUR \
KbbtD J
0 , 000 . \
0,5GO>Hour
Marlinton, 1*ocivHg
Biographic Sketch.of The Buckley*
Pioneer' Settlers of Buckeye Vicin
1 r , A/l?r leaving vloc McNeil's, ne
;Tu>^lioftcci la*t weeky 1 tr-amped
n/l ow the fi&Wa anil b7]ls. the dry
i soTTm.*? ng n Irrrofl t %1 Tppfcry k*6. a> ic?7
I n^d I reached the plenstvnfc Lome j
I of Mr: wild Mrs. Anton- Kco.
j ( My "''readers will rdadiJy per-
[ce/Vowhy tins paper should bo sc
largely taken up Willi the Buckley
family, when it bo remembered
tlxit my Bucks Run host was nam-
el Joseph v Buckley McNeill and
Aaron Koo is n great gt*Atidson ol
loalmri Buckley, the Winchester
.®w/Iihen JolTn McNael, the pfd!
frrc ( >f tho Little Levels and Lis two 1 mistress that when
friends, Charles aod Jocob Ken-^ riled her ep<kda) bist
h«p nison locked.their pioneer homes, I that Thyntira should
The tradition in the Backley f«m- ed by the family Jong
. ,1
V
in tLnt tfie vr-rj il.»y lUut .!Out.
. I,m Ilirckler roncheil Ilia .prqpowi
ucklejF
li»«, nuil imm n civ or
prqpoeutt l clinrg<3. A. ctO>\n w
M, / of settlement, h© went on to | Uor new wliovo tbo 1
lj je /joi,n McNool's' to ha^o HI* horse tion Is now located
r Jen rod for, leaving his wife and i cabin sbo moved to
I child in the - hunter’s camp nloito whose wife was 11
f
its
all night. This leads to tho in¬
ference that the Pioneer McNeel
had come out some tjiroe previ¬
ously. • * •
Joshua Bucldcy seen rod tho
right to three hundred acres on
;4 9r [tljQ side of the Greenbrier
I along with n very considerable
j tract On the west side, contiguous
to the mouth of Swago. Tho pro-
oeols.of tho following autumn’s
hunt mot all the expense of secur¬
ing ft title to these lands.
r
jUBt
of
jrto
hot
du
where shb died and
the jBucklcy grn
yoarg ago.
Thyntira was fu
comfortable bouse
by her pioneer mi
Buckley’s dying w
fully respected b
and so it became
•was a privileged c
her later years.
One instauee on
. . , trates the mapaer
Bo far as known John McNool, * fta( may be given
.Jacob find Charles.Kcnnison were Buckley the Pio n
the only residents of the Little the Bu e8a placo
at 11.11 tii.io dosl.ua Buck- 8uniDlcr ran „. f
.1 ' cni,, ° Biickpjre, liia uttcution
- di - -h -«
and llie enWng
%i
s\> !►
Iiftvi
by *f<ihn McNeel,
1 he humor's camp wns occupied
"* UI * “kin could Ik'I.uIIC un.|
Ki'iiin.l |’rp|mi-M.l for (lorn, |ititntoos
bnckaUwit. 7-1,0 „ r |,:„ a |
•Iwullllw ... or
Ifllllk II... a. . i
sons Thy at ir a and
1
year that *ho we
stock (id usual, au
to it ay by the cat
1
more
H'ft'iie Used to the
I til
i if ui u An A«vma
3
i inyaurn, was {«,•
Joshua Buckley secured tlio comfortable b OUR td
right to throe Im mi rod acres on by her pioneer mw
/L-,‘L*« iaat. avdo of the Greenbrier Buckley's dying wl
n very considerable fully respected b;
tract On the west side, contiguous ond so it became'
> to tlio mouth of Swngo. The pro- was a privileged c
J ,,8t ceo Is,of tlio following autumn’s her later years. *4
hunt m(jt M the expenso of secur- Qno lnBtanco Q1
ing a title to thoso lands. tratos the mapac
So far as known John McNccl, was, may bo give
Jacob and Charles. Kcnnison were Kuckley the l>i 0
the only residents of the Little tho Burgess plac;
Levels at the timo Joshua Buck- summer vango.
ley came to Buckeye, his attention s0ns ^hyatira ar
having been drawn to this region and Joseph did
by John ^jeNeel, , and ^] ie sabing.
The huuter’s camp was occupied year that she w
' . a cabin could be built and 8tock a g usna ] ) a
?' ? 6 ground prepared for corn, potatoes 8 ^ a y by tb e C8
' and buckwheat. The original came Usod to th<
" ' dwelling was fifty' yards or more ] iko | y t0 como b
’.l 0 from the oast bank of the Green- w i, e ,. e She we
iJbmr .mul ,-tlio.-well., was between w hen bed time i
tlio liouso and the bank. This bead a 8 |
well was dug by.Willianl Buckley, awB k on hig in t]
'a relative, while on a Visit. Fro- tirB found herS
vioysly the water had been car- war|U| atld t i lG
• riod from a spring ^oar hum Sil- j ie||vy> Xt was
?ar ' vtt’i, and it was determined to f a n Cn ten Ml
**■ have it more convenient by sink- onoe h ust led art
Ing a well, which was done and l, or drove and b
water in almmlnnco~ obtained at
the depth of twruty-f|vo foot.
In the course of yours the bauk
wm worn ftwHy and the dwelling
* aU vit pi !*« undermined.
085 CBR 1 OU of And!
f the Lower I
bo useful and
mstrese that wk
died her special
that Thyatira she
i ed by the family
! live, nnd must n
charge. A cab
her near where t
tion la now )oc£
2 ftbiD she moved
vhoso wife was
pliere sl)6 died a
lie ^Buckley p
ears ago.
Thyatira was :
imforiable horn
i her pioneer n
Lick ley’s dying 1
!ly respected
d eo it bccHiiu
ew Kdrriiston
devoted to hei
!k
'om tins
s;e Kce'e
Buck ley,
Htriod in
l .many
1 a very
g outfit
and Mrs
crc care-
jhildrCd,
Tli vatira
T
BV „ . j iirtuiu *..V W M«OTg« tvoc i* pr» C Hu»l
Mtor'a camp ' «Jono / whoso wife w*g JUo«ter BoeMoy, «tvnnge ynrn* about
! /Mel* fo thb io-l whero «l»6 died anti was buriod in witches. Ho p09se»,
'pioneer AIcNocI / the ^BackJoy graveyard .many *nd hie repm toos run
. • t I _ _ _ _ r\f .TaLti 1. I
orne $ime prorl-1 years ago
I Thyatira was furnlahed a very
of John Randolph
It is Uiy impress'
r I -^ r 4VUO
i r arcuretl tho I comfortable housekeeping outfit Buckley could have
udrotl ncrea on 1 by her pioneer mistress, and Aire duplicating that pen
the Greenbrier Buckley's dying wishes were care featnres, tones of ‘v
•y’considerable fully respected by her childreit, > and rcpatlco than ai
ido, contiguous
ngo. The pro-
dug Autumn's
ienso of secur-
mds.
’olm McNeel,
ennison were
if the Little
)s!tua Bnck-
hie attention
r . - r K
and so it became that Tbyativa heard of.
was a privileged charocter'dorirg In bits becn m^l
her lator years.
One instance ont of many illtie
trates the manner of servant she
with a number of pi
often scon John Ri
was a common romt
i
wasj may bo given. Wlieu Joshua | that they lmd never
Buckley tlio pioneer opened np
tho Burgess place ho used it for
summer range, For Bcvoral soa-
sons Thyatira and the boys John
j this region o n( | Joseph did tho driving out
and the sahing. It happened one
year that she went out with the
stock ns usual, and was instructed
w occupied
a built and
m, potatoes
original
like “Jack” Rando
Now from what 1
about Mr. K^ndplp
sure that if they ha
Buckley they wouh
ing, “We nover sa
Jack Randolph.”
Some of the m
to stay by the cattle until they be-1 keen, sarcastic re
came used to the range and not be
liko|y to come back or stray else-
s or more
ho Greco i , *
• bctwi ( w >oro * Sho went into camp and
wiiea bed time enmo covered her j amile any where viq
have ever heard
wore Joo Buckley*
en in his falsetto tc
*nk. Thi,
i Buckler,
•it. Pro
l*'-eu tar .
Ua Bib
i_ j
. a 0 h«op skin, Upon snd face, nor a gle
Pro MH tuning *n tho inondiig Thya- about his piercing J
• ir« found herself uncomfortably blazed beneath hi®
warm, and tho covering felt very i'ngged ryo-bro^NH
heavy. It was fonnd «now hA<i tinir stare. ' Tha»«*
of Sivnco. I no pn'-lwm n privuvgw* cMarnuic-r uurirg
.. M ’“' her Inter jonrs.
()no Instance out of many illiiR-
tPRtoa ibo rnsnicr of Bervant she
was, may bo giveu. Wlieu Joshua
Buckley the Pioneer opened up
tbo Burgess placo Jio used it for
summer range. For sovoral sea¬
sons Xhyatira and »ho boys John
and Joseph did the driving out
and the saNng. It happened one
year that she went out with the
stock nS usual, and was instructed
•eJ for corn, potatoesJ j. 0 $t a y t | )0 catt j e un td t) l0 y jj C _
st. Jbe, original catne used the rnngoand not be
i/ly yards or nm e iik 0 jj come or 6tra y e | 8C _
bank of tbo ('iuti where. She wont into camp Rtid
sall^was between w ) ieTI bod time came colored her
l the bank. Tills , .
w . n . .. ., head with a sheep nkjn. Upon
r»WilJigm Iiucklov. L .» •
. on a visit, iv ' | ** all0D,, 'e *o morning TLva-
lor had boon car- r ” f °"" d , ’T"* 1 '
»* W Lam Sil a " d ° cov ‘ >rin S f«>t verj
»• dcvrn.inetl t„ ‘ e * V *, 11 T™. f °“ nd sno * 1,<ld
br .ink. ' " "" lno!, ‘' , ' iee P' 8I,C "
dj .tu tlono and " ncc Implied around, gathered up
her drove and brought* it back to
Hufkoye.
Ono °f ,l] o more noticoablo im-
fho Mlo'witifi aiifuiim’i*
ill the cxi>on»o of eocm
to those jAiidt*.
known John McNcd t
rhartt»aKcnni»oii wore
* (.it Ion to of tbo Little
o Jimo Joshua Jbick-
Ouckoyp, hi* utfeufion
drnwit to (lifs region
foci
*s cn;np was occupied
could be built and.
obtainod £(
Pf-Qrtf f,p|
^ J**rs tho Lank
•d the d«n)]| t1 g l ir<,T 0 Mu, u‘" •loaliija IWkloy m *de
1 W<l <>f n largo or-
' riu ' B 1 , r<uil> worn |, tltll ..|
in lifts horn mi
with a number of
often ncen John)
was a common rj
that they had nd
like “Jack” R*i
Now from wh
about Mr. lUnd
suro that if they
Buckley they wi
ing, “We never
Jack Randolph.
Some of the
keen, sarcastic
have ever her
were Joe liuckl
en in Ids falsctt
smile anywhere
Ead face, our r
about his piercii
blazed beneath
fugged eve-bro
ting st^re. Tbi
thing about W
Dtickley lookotl
one feel that ho
you and that tin
got oat of the w,
^tiuld ho for ya
did not want to'
you Rod bo the
cli was her,kindness of heart no
ever turaed-
warmed, fed and I
Whether worthy or tin-1
thy, she never seemed to stppj
to in-quit e t and there is but little J
and again hergen-T
Jj^tAiston, \ 3U
' ~Thyatirf I stranger was
^oted to het ibut all were
Ira Buckley 1 lodged
motions wer* \ wor
|\>e maintain;
as she might \ doubt that time
r be a county J orosity was am:
vfls builtf fori- Joseph J3uckley the_second Bon I
Buckeye stn- / of the Pieneer Joehna was diatin-
From this / guished for his fondness for play-
'■eorge Kec's /in# practical jokes, and telling
er Buckley , strange yarns about ghosts ■ aod
is buried in j witches. He possessed ready wit:
ird ,many j and his reportees remind me much
of John Randolph of Roanoke*
ed a reryl It is my impression' that Joe
rig outfit Buckley could have come nearer
, and Mrs duplicating that person In form,
pero care-1 features, tones of voice, sarcasm
childrcd, Land rr-jmrtco than any 6no £ oVer
showert
foi / «»o*epi' niirjupj ui6 *ocon«i* non I
wf n- of III o i’ienoer Jo«)inn w*r difttin-1.
>m this fcuiahod for liis fonduoss for pl*v-i'
eivoe*ti in K practical jokes, and to\U»ir*t
uck/ej, I strange yarn* abotit ghosts . aod
riod in / witches. He possessed ready wit
t many nod hie reportees romind me much
I of John Randolph of Iloanoke.
very I ft is uiy impression- that Joe
outfit Buck lev could have come -nearer
I JVirs duplicating that person in form,]
caio-1 features, tones of vojco, sarcasm
h-CilAn nd repartee than any 6n& f- c^er
at frequent
Bbottevs al
ternig of t
moefc'eootf
-Bweet and
. mnnyillus- often seen John Iiaijdolpb and it'
servant she w ’a3 a common remark with them
hen Joshua that they had never seen anyone
opened up like “Jack” Randolph. * v"
used it for -Now from what I bfitvo hoard
cverai sea- about Mr. Randolph, I feel pretty
boys John sure that if they had ever seen Joe
riving out Buckluy they would have quit say-
|f>«ned onejiog, “Wo n ovor saw anybody like
[ with the Jack Randolph.’’
instructed Borne of tho moat withering,
(1 they bo- keen, mimistlo lopttrtees that 1
not bo have ever heard from ttnyono,
,r *7 cite- Wore Joe Uucklnv’^ rmnnrU AtHul
stretch on
put of many
icr of servant
•eu. When Joshua
oneer oponod up
so ho tjsod it for
For scvornl sca¬
ld iho boys Johu
the driving out
It happened one
enfc oat with tho
ad was instructed
:tle until they be-
I rango and not be
ck or stray clse-
I t into camp and
I itne covored her
top skin. Upon
i morning Thy a -'
f uncomfortably
)vering felt very
found snow had
I doep, She #t
nd, gathered np
'oght it back to
o noticeable im-
Buckley rn^le
5 of a largo or*
Wfff»b, Plight
tr vuM Avnijvivfipu nnu n,
wns n common remark with them
that they had never soen anyone
like “Jack” Randolph.
Now from what I have hoard
nbont Mr. Randolph, I feol pretty
euro that jf they had ever seen Joe
Buekloy they would have quit say¬
ing, “We never saw anybody like
Jack Randolph.”
Some of tho moat withering,
keen, sarcastic rep&rtee 9 that 1
have ever heard from anyone,
were Joe Unckley’6 remarks spok¬
en in Iiia falsetto tone* and not a
smile anywhere visible on his long
sad face, nor a gleam of humor
about his piercing gray 'eyos, that
blazed beneath bis prominent and
rugged eye-brota, *ilh, penotra-
ting st^re. There ■* whs a some¬
thing about tho way that Joe
Illicit Icy looked at you, that made'
one feci that ho knew it all about
yon and that the Booner you conld
get out of the w«y the better it!
would b.n for your feelings . if you
did not want to hear it told on
you and bo the subject of hilftvi-
most'eoothing cj
sweet and hopofy
J. Pretty early j
took up my carrl
stretch on this I
The road I f *
miry and tho
sticky sort tlmt i
get rid of even i
About tire I
ready to daro »t
muddy tramp in
.McComb of Dm
bis team driven
young McCoinb
tern a 1 block.
George acom>
good on r**i
his cherry fay
wogotV’ ^tuio I
t\*e*«yrid3 to *
^Jt'wojild.fdkc
eral hundred'pb
that this rcsiuel
Btatiou viciuly
tips ami downs,
of his (jveutfjjl i
it would bo io
Written out |nst
(Jo to tho-wop'f* nod hills
I.otigfeUow
/ kuow all that was worth' knowing
*1-1 aud proceeded at once with hero-
l/c t|*c^tmeDt t The poultices ami
j I the teas were sniffed at with high
j ] toned professional disdain. It^vasI
•• J commonly.reported that Ho made
(a preparation that looked - like a
tyne paste, equal vJ parts>of- aqua
; fori is and bine vitrole, among the
I ingredients, mounted his,hor8e and
! gailopped away to visit imagin¬
ary patient.
Her tortures, wore oxcru&ting
and yetstrango to.’ say stie got
^‘eh, contrary to tlic^cloctor v s £*-
(_ _^ .? '• •
13uckr-yo pjon(*tr‘s* - Wi’cona
daughter, Kli/.abethf became^Mrsj
Arfrf McOluroln lower Pt^ahon
ihh, or upper* Oreo
»en Hiimuel Met’luro, js rometix
tMjMed on Htouv t'l-L-f.k a ml viciniH
I \r(M, contrary l«> Uio^duelSr’s 6 r*-|
I »r«’f '\ i It’D a* . __ ' ' j
Tho *‘1»nok( vo pimmvrV c^icomT
9 *
iiaiiglitei\Kl»zubeth, became^Mt*#?
I Artoi McOlnre^Tn'•■io.wjer Puuahon-
' ' i *
irs, or upper'‘OreenbrlcK
; 0011 Samuel McCluro, is remem¬
bered on Stony Creek end vicinity
, as the father of ; the late ; James
I MfcCltiro near-Onoto. *.
James McCluro is survived* by
numerous rindustrious sods and 1
daughterswhose families arogroW*'}
in up in Virginia, West Virginia
aotf Indiana. v . ^
Such are a fow of the ;rerninis-i5
oenccB pertine nt ( to my recent- visit j
to the hospitable . welt !?Urnfob«j'c{
home of Mr, and Mrs. Aaron ltoe
•* .* * f
the original Kdo • lioknef tearl. j
l l ,f or a humltod j/onra tills bao,pcoitj
\k Kq« liomo,' ami ’for. - all .those r
\ y«nr* UnflAxiiMn a p)«Gf Sphere tmr-i
' \ Hitd n(»|iiftitilniiciij<’Wotild Ho/
" \ Kop«jroni«)y r«oelvt.-il urikl lubtH^/
'‘ | wreVimBPJlWi* » “**' ' * |
II aroused my sympathies' to 1
n find inj' friend from hid• boyhood
^ I in I. t a llA VO-
danghioraWhoRO families ftrogroW
.in up in Virginia) West V.irginif
and Indiana,
Such ftro a few of the reininitf-
a cences jmrtment'to my recent visit
P _Jto the hospitable weif^fnrmsbgd;;
~~ ‘ l homo of M-r< and Mrs. Aaron Keo
|H no l nt the original Keo lictnestead.i
ed jaway^ I ^v Q * a j^ndred years this has.been/
^ fed 8. B( M a -j£ O0 aja( j for all these!
,Viy or nn-l years ha^Wen a place where trav-b
led Btop w^ erg an cL ac q 0 aiDtancefl would bOf
& but tittle\ generously received " arid kindi rJi ,
’ Rmber S en - entertained. '#■
It aroused my sympathies - too,
3 second son g nc | friend from hii hoylioodf
1 WBs — T in-snch infirm health]" w Bnt he re4
„ss ^ 0r ceives and ondnrss it ail with be* l
and tolling, corning resignation, being fully V
( oate and p er8l j a( }ed that 8 u c h is the wisdom k
ready wit and goodness of the Supreme Be-1
me much j f) ^ j D w ] lom all . live, move and r
oanoke. j |jlv(J t } lc j r being,'that all at last
1 at Joe mu0 t an( j 8 ] in ]] i )9 well,
no TKaror AbouTnight fall tho -rain that
»n f mu, wart looked for early in ' the day!
K , Mrcahin ^ r0fj( u ,y pny.y uartoi a on Jo© M c-
' I’>i .i j• *it:li began to fall and
at frequent intervala thorn
3_ second son
» was distin-
388 for play-
and tolling
fhoate and I
Koanoke.
that Joe
no TKarf.r
<n form,
• Mrcafin
I M>fio<i my njr;n'pltil > ^ tvrt
friond from hi#-*' Uo/liood 1
irfir'in health. Utit he ie*i
ud «nd,irog U nil ■with be* J
resignation, btuig folly',
id that sach is the wisdom u
loess of th«'Sapreu»6 Be‘-y
rhom all live, wave and! 1
ir being,' that all at last'j
I shal) be^woVl^^
"Hlghffall t$j© -rain that I
was looked for early v in ; the day
from my pozy quarters on Jo© Mc¬
Neills'8 porch began to faib' aud
at frequent intervals there
showers all night loug. - The pati
omo "nearer
□ in form,
re, sarcasm
dneT-f'-fcVer
one to ipeet
lo that liad
olpli and it
with them
bu' anyone
Iteritig erf the raindrops was. tn©|
unost'soothing of sounds iuvit».tfgr
•sweet.and hopeful slumber.
Pretty early ne£t mo r]Q .i n g I
took tip my carringdf) foFvtbebotiib
stretcli on this tramping round.
Tho road I found to V W ; rjalte
iniry gud tho mud was M fllO
sticky sort tbnt would be hard" to
get rid of even when dry.
About tiro time I had trjUfa
ready to daro am) do wlloiovOr-.a
muddy tramp might moan, XJtfofge
McComh of Dan, came along
ult team driven by li .tyttlf 4 gnlwfl
ufiir Myt.'oinb, a chin of •!■«>
n ii vi I *
at frfequGnl i/iicj'VHtH tluiii “
showers nil night-long. 'J liti-
toring ot thr> raindrops wsY Vfie[
most'soothing of sounds iuntir.jrj'
•v fortune ( , o-iji««3t
f people I hat hud
i K*r)dolpJ> and it
•sweet and hopeful slumber
or scon nnyono
ndolph.
it I havo hoard
dph, I fed pretty
had ovor seen Joo
M limv *j11!t any-1
1’iotty early j»o£t morning 1 1
took tip my carriage# for v tlae home
Btretck on this tramping round.; ]
TJio road 1 found to bo iplte
miry ami tbo mud was «? ihS[
sticky sort that would bo hard' to
w an; body ^| get rid of even when dry.
About , tire, lima I had trdiifal
uost withering, j reaf j y t 0 - d aro Qn{ j do wKatovbr a,
muddy tramp might mean, XJCMgej *
from atuono, I JdcOomb of JDao, come along w^h
r % • * . .* * v «* i % • *» - i w
* bia team driven by £ >t\alf*gro\ f^ | *
young McComb, a chip ofJ.uO
anyono
6 remark* spob*
ones and not n
HM * OD hfs long) tfcrmit block"
am of humor r\ ...i <•- -
v George aoem*. ,<• do fconrg
* ,B ! good on r«*iu gfld hniled tne in
lus cljejTr ^a.r *0 wait for tire
prominent and
. * ii*'’ J T w ** ” uiv
*1tb pOCCtra- * ,-.-i • * •
r -• -v^oi> ::.m0 on and 'Ore would
f M * aouiv .f- . ... ..
* 40Ui
way that Joe
" that made
* •' all about
w you c
ibt batter it!
^■■a ,lf you j "
1
it
t'.ikU'H ridS to AlarlWdolJ together. I
7t would tako’*» Ybli'din o f sev- ^
eral bund rod ,
| that tins of lb;j V>«n flngi
rtniion ViCin.vy.could toll, yl UlC
ups iiimI downs, round and rounds>
t Ids pveuiful life &u«l «tuuch of
lari I ** " * 1 loading,
* • ’■ * M** I|0 It'll a ii. 111 MV
fcorf rtiiliug'Genu*.
,D(i w |,ou John MuNoel, the proBerr. —
-,-e of tlie-LUtle Levels and his two 1 mistress that wheiPl
friemU, Charles ami Jacob Ken- died hor special instr
M«| rtlwn located their pioneer homos, that Thyatira should
# - The tradition jujbe Buckley fam- ed by the family long
.rid fijr ia that tlie very day thktJJosh- live, and must never
>/ ! ua Buckley reached his , proposed i charge.. A cabin v
) plkce of settlement, lie went on to .hor near where the 1
john McNod’s to have Ills hor'pe horiis now located,
oared for, leaving hia wife nnd cabin ghe moved to*
child jD.the.Jiunte^'g camp .alone wbona wife w ns fl<
all night 1 . * Thi^de&da to th'o iri- where sbb died and
ference that the Pioneer MoNeel the Jdiickley
bad come oat. some ^imQ- preri- years ago.
Pph? * ’ ' Tbyatira was fur
Joshua Buckley secured the comfortable houst*k
y right to, three bund,rod acroe on by her pioneer m&
dfc. <ait side of thu (itoenbrior Buckley’s dying wh
a >ng wTlh w \ nry conaidorabre fully respected bv
tra o. ihn wuit sldtf, >ontignona it ml so it beoamo
* . n|rH| th of fciwHgo, rho pro- yv.ih a privileged ch
'of f " llu »" l K »“"'*><»'• | l0r |, t0 r.jo»ni.
. f f 11 ' ll * "*l , **»» "f Wvur- Ouo ln»(»iioo out
. , #1 l »•« nn'ur' f)..
9 I ^ laud#. lfrttw
1*i a* ktui*it John MoNeel,
Jagob tad ChuU^KeunUun wtro iwt
I >L« ... *
Ouo instance out
tratoa the m«m«r
was, may bo giveo.j
'aion>< with -ft "Very " cofiSUlerablfe 1 fully ' respect
traoc on tho west sid^ ContiguouB 1 find bo- it b«
to tho nmutb of $ wage. The pro-1 yas a privile
oeels^pf tho following autumn’s i her lator yea
hunt- met all the expense ofseoat* j One instai
iiig a titleto tlioselftnde. . teates the n
So far as known John McNeel, was, may be
Jacob and Charles,Kdnmson* were Buckley tin
the only residents of . the Little th© Burgess
Levels at tho timo Joshua Buck* gjimner ranj
ley catne to Buckeye his attention s0ns Thyatir
having been drawu to this region : ftnc j Joseph /
by John McNoel. ; v I and the sal!i
The hunter's camp was occupiedj y eflr that b Ti
until a cabin could be built and I ti tock as usua
grqund prepared for oorn, potatoes t0 by tb4
land bnckwhoat. Jbe original . came lJso j to
I dwelling was fifty' yards or- more I jik 0 |y $o como
l from tho east, bank of.tho -firuou* j v*h<^«e, Slio y
rovo and ufWj
tlifc
V| n<
from the oast baijFo! tho Gi'coo,
briar and'-fhft ‘weMVitf Votween
1 tho -.house.' acd'tljfi This
m\ v, & l\ WM dug byAYHhairf Buckley,
tin' \V«*S(*lW«r wbiTe’*omrVtai*^- 1 JKtq*,
_ l . _ 4 _I. .<<4 liftin' nor
» tbe-water iwjfd boen' c.iS
feti.lHed from a Spring X,U33 •>)[•
ttar-tva 1 #, and it «>»>fMermimni to
■» .. - . . T ~ - •
.ox-n»ave It m*r» oonvonNncliy^ainb*
We-] i oa . a tt( ,]l. rfSmy-nnd
iiKejy to como i
where.^ 8 ho w<
wlum uoj tlmj
head wITH a ‘el
awakening in tb
beiael
warm, and the
i _ r> -1
bekv/. -.. It wm i
fallen feu Ittoh’~~‘
onco huetlod /tro
ia&.a. u-<*ll.- wnioiiJwamro- ■>™«m<\ 'jvo 1
H4 (ur in cUiaiwoJ Rt | lluck«y«.
i tlio tiofiib of twenry-fJ<ro foot. I o 00 ot V\tO moti
d oil In tli® coifrsa of yettro iho ; l»at>k| ^rovoincjitu Jon\ui
wa e worn nway »nd tlje dwelling I WR8 mo yl»nt\n$
jckel was about to be uodemnaod, L hav<3< Tlvo B V rc
osn-jit W a» moved [farther back and 1 ^ a .pallid aadd'
v «» rebuilt not so many yoara ago by| Wintfll0ator> BO
(bo Ror Joshup Uupl^loy at Vbat j wovo, being for
was doemed a eafo'distance, At
- the piosout^inie the house U with-
on- . - ■
onp yoftre grow
was In H 9 time
i£’ i^a.rod or so-of .the'brink-ao rap-4 the best atld \ t
* r of idly has th 0/ bauk- worn uwuy, 1 Jor a groat de ^
gome ten or pigre yo^rs after Bet- ing in cour6 * 0
U’inghere' there was au alarming | # T ffQ BOl , s ,
^ l ' freshot in tho Groon brier and the
^ p i water surrounded tho dwelling of
the pioiioor. Mr Buckley and a
servant woman Thyutira took the
a oi 1 - -- - - - - -
children, cows and chickens to
Two eov8 i
were reared b]
rents. T^e aV
already mentk
late Joshua
time a widely
• d - -— —-- i time a wiaeiy
. , 1,unl 0,1 ln K lu) '' ground. Tho 1 r0a(10cto ,l citiz
Ilium gni! bum be -1 , t]B Mot t u „U?t
I 1*U (Mil fKlill 1 ) lili nil nil K\ o iti! tv* n 1 _
o*.
came iflwp aiinuyii to «vun *'fi 0 i»iuu*«>u«
borw, but Mr. llucktoy wi^ld nut h|J ^ f f orn j«i
Jr.ort (ha lio ihy, in the mean , L.i
doop aumjyh to
swim a
In the mean
Hum her husband j-a.atd from
ho had. taken
,1 .k
— ,,n 0 ■wuMk-wHi-.-w-,,-*’"” w»b in time 0011
, gjod^r bo of tbe‘b*iok.»o f*p'' tho boat and it Mrf
i&LnZC tho / bank worn *vruy. f or » groat do»l uf
Vtr-'lgp fuo ton or inoro yoari aftor ael ing i n course of tin
boiQ there wob an ‘alarming # Two boi*b amli
| fro*hot In tiro Qroonbrior arid the wm . 0 roarod by the
fate, I wotor surrounded the dwelling of r ontB. The ol(|eat,
and the -j»lou6or. Mr I 3 ackley aud a a i roW ]y mentioned
to of gorvnut woman Thyatira took the Joshua Bucl
9 ,of 0 hildron f oovrs and chickens to p l0r >6 "a widely kn<
° rft ^ the bam ou higher ground. The reopected citizen
0 be j water botweep J)op»e »n<J barn be- ^ Methodist ?r<
d on c8r00 deep, enough to a g 0 Dujnero^a wer
boras, but Airs Buckley wopld not pe^foriped that
| lies or t the house. In the mean- hg had. taken pgt
time her' husband passed from f0 p t h a t interest!
ur’s. house to barn in a c»noo or dug
out, Mrs Buckley _passed, hor
•- f‘*5A in the house, sewing on 4
log- hunting shirt ns she sal: by a win-
food dow overlooking the river,., flnd
ood, she could almost reach ‘ the water
f five I front the window with her hand
A I. while at the highest tide.'
Vfr. At the death of hor father,, a
mil, Mr^Collina, of Newtown, Airs
on# * iUinalt Buckley whs boqqoatked
• servant woman namyj Thyotirs,
who was quito 4 character lu her
1Zm husband wu* to
half the county at
part of upper Gre
'fbe p^ooepr*! (
or, as aha wa^
called, Hetty'; *
the Jate Georgai
ton, and the h"
of the Kee rolatto
Jinton vicinity.■
industry as a ho
tho talk of hor d
•on Aaron Km 1
pUoo, where pas
hor Ufo iu hor hi
'oNW, the proirct-rj ** - --._
^yoJs. and bis two| mistress whan ~M rn ~Trrrr-nT. , -
|^and Jacob Ken- died her special instructions wen worthy, she mrv ur
Bir pioneer homes, j that Tbyatira should bo maintain- to ln-*)n\ia, and the 1
!.the Buckley fam- ed by the family long as she might doubt that timo &vk
fery day th^t Josh -1 live, and must never ho a- county orosity was abused
bed Ilia > proposed charge., A cabin was built foi Joseph Bm;k\e$l
inf, tie wont on to I iior near where the Buckeye sta- of the lheuesi 1 1c
:o have Jfis horse tion is now located. From this guiahod for his fc
ng his wife and cabin she moved to George Kco'b mg practical juk
er’a camp alone whose, wife was Ucater Buckley, strange yarns (kb
! sads to th’o Jni- where shb died and was burled in witches. 11 o poi
’ioneer AIcNeel the # £uck3cy graveyard .many and his reported'
ae ^iino previ- years ago. of John Uandol
/ . Tbyatira was furnished a very ft ' is' my imp
secured the comfortable housekeeping outfit Buckley could k
^- T --iuujf j uDjjKgicu uy ncr uiuiuivii, luuu icpdrbiti UU
, coruigtions and bo- it became that^ Tbyatira heard of.
t°’ The pro- was a privileged character daring In baa been i
ng autumn's her lator years. with a numben
of secur- One ins tan oo out of many iUue- often Been Joh
tratea the majper of servant sbo was a coin mo?
7 n f Ui COlt WUH t mii y lj o given. When Joshua that they hud n
l Buckley the Pioneer opened up like ‘‘Jack” Ui
» Jtt b tl, 0 H ur g ttM place ho used it for! Wow fa>m wl
* ,,5 “ Buck. ....... .. .......
• ItttUil l i tfi
•uuitjicr range. K y r several boh- »hout Mr. ltt*
I \J\J • » IVM
h ro Iwve »Jj homo tioo ut
,J cubiu 6 ]io moved to Uoorge Kco n i mg practical jokes,
Jonvinff hi* wife and cubio slio moved to n (
L;JmrttorV aamp alono whoso wife was Iluafer Hartley, strange yarn* ftbo*t
TJ/ii! Joiitia to thb id-1 whore ebb died and was burled in j witclios. Ha posgei
tlw Vlunoor AloWeeJ j the .Baeklojr graveyard .many and bis repottoot t«>
m some ^/mv provi-j years ago. of John Randolph
s'. Thyatira w«a furnished a vfry It is my Lmpros
secured the jcomfortable housekeeping outfit Buckley could hav<
- hundred acres i>« l by her pioneer mistress, and Airs I duplicating that pe
. of thu CJreonbrior Uuckley’s dying wishes were care-j features, tones of!
*Tery ”coV?si<ferabfe 1 fully respected by lier childreri,
jd ssrf?,'dontigoona J Hud so'it became that. Thy at ira
f Swfl^a. V-The pro-| \yas a privileged character during
>IJtfwii»g autumn V her later years.
One instance out of mapy illue
>expense of eecur
iso Und^.
and repartee than
heard of.
In has fceenlnfj
with a namber of
often aeon John
t rates the mapner of servant she was a common rt
* n John McNeel, ^ ag? ma y be gj v01)> When Joshua that they had ne 1
e^Konnison'were g u<J kj e y [ho pioneer opened up
cts of the Little
• fe Joshua lluck-
the-.Burgese place ho used it for
/■
like ‘‘Jack” Rar
Now from whi
summer rango; For several sen i about Mr, Rifat}*
.*/*» hia attention s0ng I’hyatira and the boya John
wu to this region
'k
ar ip wafl occupied
Id be built and
sure that jf they
Buckley they wp
ing, “We never
and Joseph did the driving out
and the saving. It happened one
year that she went out with the Jack Randolph.j 5
stock as usual, and was instructed i - Somp of the
o<irn f potatoes, by t ] je catt ] e un m t| l0 y be- j teen, sarcastic 1
• ^ . ' ^ 1Ila camo used to the rnngoand not bo have ever hear
J or - wire | cor „ 0 back or stray elao- wore Joe Buckle*
whore, bho wont into camp eodi on .in hh falsetto i
wb«u b«d lima unnio Covered her smile nriywliere v/
hood with u aliuup skid. Upon »«d t&'co, nor *■ frl«
.it
w n
>• fm
i ho Groou-
'•I hot w«;on 1
'.••-k. Tbt» 1
ii lt> v
,,/* \ iwmlmnlna id tbu niCXt*rii>>ur TJi>'h- I about bis piofviug
^ r*i*^twu»wl ini oonif ortabb/ bJmctuf bontutth ltl»
” *.7rTTf'» •}*
■ ”‘ r
'.' 1 k u I ;m. t\ u
Urn k.'yc*.
Oati of l liu morn uni iiuml.K, i.
i
-• r t'dtksjr. u «>»■ iii,i n .i ,., u w "'r 1 ' 1 /■/..«•• -
•n.v‘.\ , - u .. !.,•*'•—» •!»«,>, HIjo HI I IhlXfC <*(»«•»# »A» w«
Q^^UPBRp' l »*> l 4 »ru<i nj. llMB»IyriH 5 |w«l mfjmm
’d’r (ino ii iifid bmuglit il |>nck to <>«o fcol that he Vt\c\s
yon utul that the soot '
vat out of tho wav. 1
JlC o \M fce'lmllt anil
,ftroJ 1 - potato OS
Uc:U. )’ho orf-lnu 1
4 fi/ty yards on wore
*. * .t i A
«t 0 ck ae usual, and was instructed V Som P °f the m.
to stay by the cattle until they be- keen, sarcastic r«p
came used to tbe rnngo and not bo have ever heard
likely to come back or stray else-1 were Joe Buckley’*
,t bank of tbo Oroon-J w j, cre Sho went into, camp *nd |pn in his falsetto tai
he well whs botweo?| vfheu bed tlmo «au»o covcrod her, S®Up anywhere risil
end t\:fl . ‘TbfcL&d wlGi a sheep skin. Upon 'ssd face, nor a gloat
jg\jy^\Vlli»airt Backley, I ftWa ^ en ing in tho mdrning Thya- 1 about his pfordng gr
- •fd^Qt-X^yf.ionndL. Iigrgolu ncomf orrably | biased beneath bis pr
Ing TuTt^-6fyf rt, gH* > d Bfc Jxpw& wi
k e water h^d boon carrl^ ar ro, and the cover’
ltebvv. It was fO«od snow had/ Tho,own.
I PD
thing about the
Jlucki »7 lookod at you,
«»ms f -M lUilt t\w Vu^vs \\\
lyiKt lUivl l\uvi llw uttohOv
\ U wmI, (inturm'mwl ,V>HaUon far. ii>ah«« -deep, 8be #ti
Utiro 'wmvSbWnt'bV ®' n V-K „ c0 Quailed around. prut lie rod up I
oMp-whio) Oh* Wrtrf fyjor ,|rov«. unit 1 «i'" ' 1 '< *‘»1
Obuiufantv. vbtaiuod •■‘■I ifucko^c.
of twenty-0*0 /op^ j Duo of ili« raor« noticeable im -1 got *mt ot lh« way t\»e
zotfrso of ycoid ‘ho, hank L VOFomejltd j 0# | lU „ Huckloy m^de 1 would bw to* yuuc t«et
at m/ »uJ tfie dHrelllng j wg9 (Jje p[ a ,,tlng of a largo or-1 did not wunt to hoar
to be uoderioinod, 'The sprouts woro brought j yon uiui bo tho tubje
red Norther back auJ j jn a _p a ;,. qf saddle bags from near tone ridicule all ovor t
o many yoara ago by I Wj ne bostc r , bo very serial'. they 1 hood.
JD A lioclfloy at v/bnt i w , ot . 0> boing for the moat part of I Though lie lias be<
i safe dlutRvoo, At
onp yoara growth. This orchard 08 for nearly forty y
ne the house Is with- I wae j u jj. 3 t j me ponsldore^ one of i 8 not many living
kjf.tbe bfiok «6 fap^tho host and it furnished sprouts name* are as frorpn
hank- worn ftvva J'«. f or a great de^l of orchard plant-1
ore je 9 n after set- ing - cCur6e of timo
1 was an alarming 'Two boob and two daughters
root} rjer arid j wero rearod by thoao pionoov pa-
1 o welling of Lj,,^ Tfre u ^ e8tf j^hn Buckley,
uc * u< ‘ a (ulrcadymentioned, whoso son the
*[ 10 J»to Joshua Buckley was in big
liwe'ft widely known and much
respected citizen and minister of
md chickens to
>r ground. Tho
burn be
f to *l*il|l
r r wo|!J out
the wbtn-
|}/o Melhodisl I'rotualujiV y||Urclt.
*'^0 npnifti'Oija woro |ho marrlBgcs
ub ‘‘Joe Buckley 1 u
was Elizabeth (^t
David Gibaon tho
the Elk rolmionabi
Sho was a note
nhd w^a eyor road'
duties out of doort
doors.
These poraonn
of their own, bn
retrod crpln^-
b# p#rforiijod Hmt |t looked if Mrs. Buckley 1
lifl bad taliHn Ant a imtui.t .i >l.t inr«U »'
loro iK.lkuonUlo itn lBo» *>«* ot IU« v<uj it*
tun Ituukloy m»4» W” 11 ' 11 ''O I"' y»>ut
ting of u IrKCO uf• I ^ ooi wntu (o banv|
Xlio »|iroul» w<wo faroiifiht you «ml l>o l(«i
flKFXS'’'*' r',.../-..*,!., wi/fitJi'- *' r ‘-l /*irn-«/' *
— /» lr .n v . 0 fuot. I Obu of ll<« 'll'
h* ifoplb •’ ' ' t i tlm l.owk / .,rciv<»»c.-|)>x J*»«t
,h ° .»»•'' *'*•» .1" "Ml"* / !,>• tlio
l.o utidlMMMOod, l c j, B rd. Xl“» »| ,r
' ^ ,*o> od (forth*r ■ buck mod ».p«5* uf ■»dUlo baga from no»r °*w rUUcuU *U over
rtfj not *<> !«»•*»/ r‘ , * r- by Wmohoetor, bo very am*!; thoTl hood - f
U«rr ./*>*biU Hoalfley *t wore, boin* for (ho iiumI part of 1 Though l>o Ur* V*.
j wme ,l m ••fo dJ»Un> 6 ". Al oop your* growth. This orchard) “» tor Hourly forty
■^soot tuna tho homo fa with- j wa8 j n j^g time eounhloroj one of I »* not in»njr living
“ Jthg best and it fdrniabed sprouts j nfttuo# are as tre<p
for a great d»^l of orchard plant- “Jo« RucUley.
jd or so of 4h«i hsiolt-io r#p~
U 4 tho. batik-worn away.
*•’7 ,
i>r» or (Hol'd /oars aftor eet-
>i« there was an alarming
lu tho (Iroonhrjer and the
nwimied t(io dwelling of
©or. Jtr Buckley and a
roman Tliyntira took the
cows and oliiokons to
5c higher ground. The
was KUiabeth (]
ing in coarse of time.
r Two sore and two daughters David Uibsun tht
were reared by tjioao pioneer pa* 'ho Elk relations!
rente. Th e uld e6t i do''” Buckley, Sho was a
already mentioned, wlipso son the
late Joshua Buckley was in his
time's widely known and much.
respected citizen aud minister of
reep home #nd barn be-jijethocliet Protestant church,
p aunugli to swim a|g 0 unpierous were j.he marriages
iirt Uuck/ey wpa!d not^e performed that ft looked as if
10 -jja. Io the mean- [| 16 ^ad taken oyt ft patent right
lofbtn passed f 10m f or that interesting business for
cinoe. or dug p a ]{ ^ count y at )efi S t and a'good
•F oajaed her i ..... __ wi ' .
•v in a
Buckley.pjused her
boofe, tetrln^ on 4
as she sat by a win-
iiag I be river, and
oat ft*.it tiio water
Io* •Ills her baud
* «! tide, |
■ r1 br father,. a
4 .V»no*o, Mr#
•7 I
part of upper Groonbrier,
The pjouepr’fi daughter {Jester,
and w^a eyer roa
duties out of dot
dOOTB, .i
These person
of their own,
reared orpines
MrB. Buckle
was sorely affti
sore on the ba<
To use her ovs
4
like a hot iroi
her agony q)
or, Aa ebo waa most commonly Aoor day and
called, Hetty, became tho wife of every kind 5
tho Jato George Keg, near MarUm lt° a r of, mak
ton, and the honorod progenitor or plant lluit
of the Keo relationship In tho Mar- itou for puril
iintou vjdnity, Her, onorgy and the meant
Industry ns u homo keeper woro bridge lo
the talk of her d^y. 1 lor grand- and among
| oktntJffr fa U hll 1,00 Aaron Koo liroa un the homo oalleJ in to
sli jJ 1 tho moat of |or« hand,
•'*1 It^n in her busy homo dutioa, thoro vm d
oUui-b and acrpialntadc
generously received
entertained. ' •
It aroused my ey
find my friend frOm
in such infirm health
ceiveB am\ endnrea^
oomiog resignation
persuaded that secdd
and goodness of tfj
1 ing in whom aU 1
■ have their beiDg, tl
5 must and shall bej
About"hig!\i fall
was looked for earl
from my cozy quw
Noil Is’a porch beg
at frequent intorvi
tiiowera all Wight! 1
toring trf the rad
moat'toothing
lucVevo sfa-
From this
borge Koe*
•r Wool ley,
* fcurjoi in
ini .mioy
ing practical jokes, aiul telling (
strange yarns about ghosta and
witches, ilo possessed ready wit
I and his repoitcos remind mo much
of John Randolph of Iloanoke.
It is my impression that Joe
Hockley could havo come nearer
duplicating that person in form,
'foatwea, tones of vqieo, sarcasm 1
,and repartee than any one 1 ever
beard of.
In has boon my fortune to meet
with a nouiber of peoj lo thut hud
oftm amo John Randolph ami it
ft MMBaoD remark with thorn
(lot they bud Mm «ma *ny
“Jmk * Randolph. •
N i « frm i1j*i 1 have heard
Mr. Itt^Hph, I M pr^tf)*
K.v'.lf"* "V J ' ol ' h '‘l
vviV OO am\ OtlUTtr
Lujingepr"* abo«t ghosts and
» ** 9 < ! U,t0r b4l HoJ £| "Kc 1 *®"- 110 P 000000 * 11 wit
l|t *i «nJ wm b* L Jtl | lia reporlco* mmlrid mo much
j gravoysn uf John Kandolpb «>f Itoanoku.
It is juy improsHion that Joe
oomittg rcftigtui
•1
jtaa furnished a vcryj
housekeeping outHt
,r miefrdM, and Mre
ig wisbo* rt OI ‘° c flr °
j by her children,
imo that. Tbj’alii'ft
j character during
out of munyHlufl-
er of servant she
en. When Joshua
meer opened up
a ho used it for
ltuekJoy could havo como uearor
duplicating that person la form,
•features, tones of vqico, auroaam
P»nd repartee thau auy one I ever
heard of.
In 1ms been my fdrfilne ttrmeot
with a number of people that had
often seen John li«i>dolplj and it
wa3 a common remark with them
that they had never agon anyone
like ‘Mack” Randolph.*
Now from what I have heard
For sovoral sea- i about Mr. Rinujolph, I fool pretty
d the boys John BQre that if they had ever seen Joe
the driving out Buckley they would have «)pit say
It happened one log, “We novor saw anybody like
•nt out with the Jack Randolph.”
td vu instructed * Some of the most withering,
Ift until they be- keen, sarcastic repartees that 1
mngftaml not bo have over heard from anyone,
A or stray else-1 vroro Joe Buckley's romurkf spoh-
ftlntv camp and 1 on iu Id* f*]«otto tones and uut a
f|flb covaroh her i tmllo nnywhuro visible uii his long
1^^ sVn l!pio f*co, our s ||l«nm of . humor
persuaded that sue
and goodness of 1
ing in whom td|
have their being,
must and shall b«
AboUtT& ijrTTTTa
was looked for e»
from my cozy /ja
Neills’s porch b<
at frequpnt inter
showers &T1 riigtt
tering <Jf the re
most'sootVimg c
>6weet and hopei
Pretty early
took up my carr
stretch on - thiar I
The road I fo
miry 8D<J the
sticky sort \hat jj
get rid of oven t
About . tire t
ready to' dare an>
muddy,tramp mi*
Ale Co mb of Pan,
bin team drlron b,
yonnjy Jfol'ouil
•kl».
• »*•* jr»-1 *houl Ills i>iurotl>K gr*y ujros, tlntt
\ M«/-o.| Imuiutlli Mo ,iromt nun t autl
7 *.lI V< I y 1 mtwl 11^41 b(>il*r,.wl'li Jimiol
fftfttsi Vh >»4 >1 j|» U. Ttmi I* W»»a H *••»•••
Hhft ft»nhBi*t MtnMit iliu W«%y Ihnl I <►«*
’ * ks*«-a»0 Ui.nkUiy IwukeU al you, filial Idufift
I f <’ f I b-'f i 1; :il lit! Li If tv 11 uTlnbviut
rertrai pi
door**
gO€ll*diJ
n h
, , , 1 that this resvJoni ot t
,i ter “:: J “rr r.~“U*H*
Ut with tl»o
ud
,J |iCK IVUUUUipil.
. 'Sompof tho most withering,
Abont th© tj
ready to daro and
keen, aarcaslic repartees that 1 mu ddy t ra mp ran,
a..a not b« 'm v « »w»rt from anyone, | McCom 'f, of Cnh *
„. t or gtray else 1»«« *<* Hockley'e remarks .pt>U- t6ani Jrlr0D b
at late can,V *o<l iu lta . W * ot *° tone ‘ 8m ! * young MeComjffi
'&«• covered bet ****>. vaiblo onIn.long ^blook jajj
,, lW „ akin Upon]cad face, nor a gleam of booiorj Geor/?e <00lne( ,
(ta minting Thya- akoot hie piercing grey-eyoa, that good . ou the
Bait eucemfortabiy 1 klaaad beneath hie proicilnont aniy^ wej ftji"
„ lotmi ,toow wUmt el»re. There w.a a »»'"»' t.fco'a
-been. Sbe .tP'ley cheat the war that foe . y £ would tafeg n re/i
’„„ 4 , getbereO apt Buckley looked et you, thkt n.kde jy VUrtiTtoel tmgWSt-T^
7Tr«t'Jfi n iZ7u t.,]•>"<> 111 ,r ivii*tw«>w.t otv
yon Olid that tho Booner you eovU ttVlit loo vicuuty.cowU
more noticeable jin- ' <? et out of w *‘J r bettor itlupBfciut dowua, xouu
»buri Hockley ;n 4 de would bo for your feoUng* if you l { uu _ 0VQnt f u \ \if e i ;
'Jag ota largo or- |<*W not want to hour it told o»U t would b© *\otw»
routs wore brought f ou ftn *^ bo l * 10 subject of hilari-1 wr j^ etl out aa \j
ila bags from noorjoue ridicule nil over tlio nclgnbor- ft mftn ba8t0 W ; e
very small they (hood. 1 considering tVio en
the most part of [ Though ho 1ms been ^ono frdm had t0 cot>{vot)t am
b. This orchard
ODgftJeretf ono of
fcniahed epront#
ua for nearly forty yoara, yet there! d 0j „
is not many living poraone wliowj llt , 0 b0 raiac . d
are ae froouentlv repeated 1 Bix j
names
orchard plant.f we “Jo© Buckley's,” Ilia wife
ne.
The two mil© lit
i
wan KMzabotb (Aibson, 6istor of
two daughters t>avid Gibson tho progenitor of
» } ur p*. Uio Klk relationship of that mum).
/ghs ifuckJoy, fc>J*o was u uolocl housekeeper
who*# ton the *nd w^s oyor ready fop bur home' 'I’bgu
>f*Ml 0 bialdttlM out <>/ iluorn u» well »a iu j UeOomb, ro»y }
that wagon vrae a
mo fttul intorost b
stretch would ha
thin $vm\mor ft«lt
u and mtMb
f J ‘ of
Ual rttnrrli
long toow
<• JWOUI u^d- no Obildrooi^^ h4plwq ,
of thfalr fiurn
!J 7 ilittl l»«» UjjvW •* > i\»Vh rn»»VAui>% «»t V\i«. u
>11 it r*«X tliMi tl.n »ooncr .TOO eon ^! uttllOO v\ii\n\ty.oOw\v\ WH
ot out Of the Wi»7 tl»« boCt*r it ^nO dowui,
,tr<- tiiorv b* /or /our f«*Uo B * « r°*l«f liie #vomlu\ Vita auOl -«
R l ( JiwfiM* Uooli/*/ I d(d po< want to h«ar it told or > I it v»oul»l bo VntuToatiiio"
plating "t * rou »oJ bo tlie ■ abject hilari- - * 1 “ ‘ - *
noffcopblo /m fi ct
P**
IT are br«afibt J™
of bilari- out Ju%t ** he tol
ridicule al! over the ceignbot- j ft man Imi to Viaatio to V
Though he has bet
considering tbo «n»\ni«
«gunu fr6m to confront and ran
f tor the — * I us for nearly forty years, yot there 1 tQ j dntioa of raVain
orowth This orchard P ,-. -, f -
E JLhlercJ one of f i- ***»/ living P^ on _« wh ^' t oug)it to bo raised mix
me aoiiMiuvins w * * v k it—- •—
it furnished epronU names are as frequently refutedh ix >daM gt Uotg
..f„f ombard wUnl-.M *Voe Btickley'*. »« Wlfu The twom
efl of orchard pl® n
o/ time.
was
Elizabeth (^ibson, eiator of!
of'
and two daughters David Gibson the pro g o n Vtor
nibo huiuo
that wagon was a thh
nro and intovoat to w
>y those pionoor pft-
r _ r _ 111® Elk relationship of that name. | BtrctcU wouW b avo
I^esf, J^bn BuckJtjy, f 8h° was B noted housekeeper @amuner g tt \tor*
» B «d, whosd son the and w^s over ready fop hor bom«l tTamp ^ Thanks
Bnckiey was in big duties out of doors as well as in ■ McComb,- vxvay yon
known and much doors.
1 long live to own an
n aud minister of ^e« c persons had 1 no children i ftn( j happen along
Protestant church. j of their own, but adopted and
ere ^be marriages reared orphqqs.
at jt looked as if
If a patent fight
ing business for
i p)e pqay be aa glac
1 1 *waa.'
Shakespe
‘‘To gild refined!
lily*:,
r» •v /IV;
Is waetof v^l aucT j
•n % S *
Mia. Buckley in advanoed age
was eorely afflicted by a cancerous
sore on the back of her right hand;
^Jeastatjd agood To use her own language it pained
cnbrier. . like a hot iron all the time. ' Jn
Uugku-r Jfestcr, her agony sho wopld walk the
Doit commonly floor day and night atid would use! But l\e km?
5anJo tbo wife of overy kind o? poultloo she oovildj Green Seal Lt
Hi War Mftrljn. hoar of, make teas of every root ( sale by O, J, R
> f t>d progenitor <>r plant tlmt might ho ruoomtnon-
ibip In the Mar- dib for purifying the blood. In
^ r - ini *KJ «»d th« niountimo a doctor from Bock-
Wet bridge lovattki at Hunter* villa,
framj- *«d atnoD|j the tint cu»e« ho was
-.T*-
J, A, Arbuclv
5p<
EYE, EAR,
Will b* In
.„,r «/»»»•— r>>6r, hood- l «jof>»Uleriog oneiKi,
,«/cr. rcrT *"* o/ TI.oi.gK l.o lins b«*rt ^ono frdml,,^ * Q co „| r0 nt •n«\mv
!*•"'* /tor ll'o »'->•* > • | D , #or tioarly fort, ,ct tU«r*l Bnd dgttM of fmWn
growth. j, DOl w .r>, living (MltMl 0 . g >« to bo roltod ...
r(«»r 0 n>*id n * m ®, *re «• frequently reveled ,U .IWugbUv*.
^2"22?-/EE - ■•*» ■«*>*•*” hi. .... TU .,.„„„.h^
, r ^h OI .J niant- »» ‘ «>o* -• TUe two ruUo boniV
l4td o4; of •>« »r P, j „ M En^betb Uib.on, B Utor of A|l W|gMl , M g
“T wo d.ughfer. D.rld Gibaoo the progenitor of „„ aua ; ntoro6t lo „
:VU pioneer pa- the Elk relationship of that naiue. , trotoh w0uV d lmv%
£ .W J. J*h" »«*!./. - Sh ° W " * - DOt , , h ®« aek * e P« r thin summer «*«.«
LfjLd, whose *on the and w*s ever ready fo, her boom Thnnkg
g Buckley wm in hie duties out of doora ad woll as »u M c Comb, wft y you
j y knows and much doors. long live to own an
tizen aud minister of Theso persons had* no children) happen along
ft Protestajjf church. j of their own, but adopted and 1 p| e bo
r were flie marrJftgc^ reared opphttns. 1 \ was.
[•that it looked as if Mr8 - Blictl ey in advanqed age’
I that ft looked as if J^ 8 - “ BCfc W 10 “Ranged «g«
p«t a patent right was sorely afflicted by a cunoeroual i*.,« V
■eetlng business for sore on the back of her right"hand; j * Shakespe
f at least and a good To uso her own language it pained 1 „ T * nd reiW
?re'cnbrier. . I like a hot iron all the tjmo. 'In • {-^
'i daughter Hester, j heragony oho wopld walk the Is wastotiiVuntl f:
i moat commonly floor Jay and night ayd would use ^llut l\e jkjiQ
became the wife of overy kind of poultloo she oould Green Boa\ Li
Jfep, noar Mflpljnt hear of, make teas of every root sale by 0. j. It
loored progenitor or plant that might bo recommen- ~1 ~~ ~~~"T
mehip In the Mar- den for purifying tbo blood, lu ^ ' AfbucK
Her; energy and the meantimo a doctor from Rock- /
me keeper were bridge located at Huntersville,' CARi NC
J. IJor gyand- ft nd among the first cases ho was Will be in Marlli
foa on the homo oaliod in to treai was Aunt Hetty’s I urtia y an< * BuQI
id the most 0 f gore hand. As a in at tor of courser ' Dft,Q ^
- Da. QW
j home duties, there was m> Uiaoaau bi^t whut i 1 o[ Eour8 » ***
tend.I
. i boon I
those'
— s ===== sg=s! ^^ 'U trav-
iee;ruj*l To •topTJjjJyJ an d acquaintances? would V.ol
d is but little generously received «%i>d kindly 1
sgoiD her gen- entertained. ~ 1 . •
It aroused my Byippftthics:, tgi
e socoud son find pjy friend frOra. his boyhood1
i was distiii- - n 6nc h i r fi rin health" ph! ho roT
ess for play- ce ^ efl an d endures it all with be*l
and telling c0m j n g resignation, being fulm
jhoaia and 1>er6ua ded that such is th© wi&iotal
i ready wit and g 0o< ] n ess of tho Supi’ph.Q B«vl (
d me muoh ingin .whom all live, tapyo ftndl,
Koanoke. j iav , e ^eir being, that al} at lust i
that due , nu0 t and shall b&Ji?©ll. : * x
le nearer About'higlifTall tho t$\%} that
•n form, Wfta | 00 ]- 0t i f or early in •' t\)Q do) 1 1'.
tftrfiiui j r<Jfn in y C0Z y /juartora on Joa Mo- j;
* em , NoiiU’a porch begun to [till find l
at fn*<juent intervals tiioro wore *
itomcat # \ l0 , Atla u \\ night’ long. * TiuV’jmU-
I at had ior ritituljo|Mi w4,i tho
j im*st rnothing of mouihU io/biog
cel a (id hopl’ful ulmubo*. *
G=r
mu any ouu I ever
hy forfuno tO'mecit
>f people that had
Randolph and it
idolph.
4
| ( ll } K ,«t a™ pcr«u*UeU that such ia thO wUtiotnh
l it fHiMotiBCd ready wlt and goodness of the Supn>utQ Bo'l;
.rtiMia romiml mo mu oh {hg in whom all livo, «r*3YG ftndj;
ndoh'h °t Roanoke. |, nve their being, that all ** luati
impression that Joe mliBt a nd shall bejyell.
| iiavo coiuo -nearoi AbodruigHTfall tho that'
at person in form, ^g ]ooke<l for early in • th®- dayl*
i of vaieo, sarcasm ^,. om m y C ozy quarters on JgqMc-1 .
Neills’* porch began to foil And
at frequent intervals thcro were
showers all night long. Tue’"pat>
toring erf tbq raindrops was the
j p^osk eoothing of sounds inviting
ejuark with them > gwee j an d hopeful slumbor.
ver seen anyone I p r etty early next morning l|
took up my carriages fot\the homo
it I have heard oil'this tramping rounds
lph, I feel prettyj
had ever seen Joe
The road I found to bo quite
miry and the mud was of the
lli *• J (4 U vi liiuu n»g vx mo
jIU have quit say - j 8 ^ c hy 80r t that would bo hard to
taw anvhrulv like 1 , .1 • 1 _ j ■/»
•parteea that 1
■1 frotn anyone,
y’fe remarks hV > f, K"
1 tones and not a
£
ilwin «>f humor
IX a r M d;u», lhu.1
iow anybody like g^ 0 f oveu when dry.
. / About t!i« time I had iqado
most withering, rca( jy to dare ont ] <} 0 whatever a
muddy tramp might mean, Xdebrge
Me Co mb of Dan,; came along witl). ^
his team driven by'a half'grownjj
1 young McComb, a chip of tha^^H—-
Ji! * '°_ UK J Wnml block. :
OuurKu •ooiiied to bo feolingj.V
— — - iKotul on iho rniu »i|<| tisllod mo Oi/j
uu vvotiAuoot iunJl uu ohorry **•>■ to- vr»ir for t ho# J
•SJUJC 1 '' 1 \ v ll... 1 . 00 •ml *•» < * r “ l i ,c/ [J%
t«l ^*.TrT*tr^T«'TWXrl|ntOt« liijjotlierJ ..
tA. varsftftlcl t»vko 1 • Imiiiw i»/ •
'J arsTmirfOrwi pngoW-’m. o-num *llr'
I (hat thiu resident of tho. ,)>uu ilajr
W wO «s
t ho k
Him
Hiat
*\im\ nmvlu
now it H Ji about
tho 90 oner von could
f! nirnldy’triTmp might mean, tlcorgc
sr heard from anyone, M c Comb of Dan, came along with
Hockloy'aromarki Bp«h-1 bia team drtvon by a half grown
M§ fulgotto tonoB aud not a yourp MoOomb, • chip of-tl' ~ v '
mi j whore vl«\Wo on his long i ter0 M block
ice, uor a gleam of humor 1 Qeorge seemed to bo
l Mb vising gray"eyo8,
that
feeling
v VW v.- 6 o-. -# ■ ,i good on the rain and bailoJ me in
sd beneath his prominent audl c beiTj way to wait for ibe
r yn-M ow e. with ^penotra-l wagon, climb on anti *« WOnld/^
iiXaro. There was » * nme lt^ "ar hi e^'n' Marlin ton together,^
* -* w trt *‘ Uwould take a volumn of -w | r
u f u>» 1 »i»u ;
of tWJ _
a some
uft "about the way that loe,
4ch\oy \oohod at you, that made) «p«lTW<^ : -' - T r WT*
I ^>fov> • i‘“t *"*-» i( “ ll ibat Uj>«*
a atiit t hat (fio wwnor/on j station vicinity. oculil toll
it
put of il >o *»/ ttie bolter
Jii bt> tor your /holing* if you
■sot want to hour it fold on
wd i>o the subject of bilari*
(Jicplo all over rbo nelgnbor
igii he lias been 'go no frdtn
iearly forty years, yet there
jsny living persona whoso
re as frequently repeated)
JJuekiey'fi .*' His wife
sabetb Ciibaon, eletor of
bson the progenitor of
dationsLip of that name,
i a noted housekeeper
•or ready fop her honip
yf doors as well as iu
“ioni had' no childroti
b but adopted und
l*l«-
io tdyanoe>l ugo
by | cu «
^ ‘ • right hand,
ii J
•u pa and do who, round and rounds 1 ! \
of ids ov«uiful Ufo and -tnnch of I *
it would bo interesting reading, \ i
written out just a« ha tolls it, hn«\o
a man lias to liuatlo to ko*p alivQ.
considering tho onemios he lm«|
had to confront and moot tho cares 1 I,
and dutios of raising as thoyi $
ought to .ho raised. si* soua aud 1 t
six,daughters. 1 ^
The two mUo homo ^ stretch A* i
that wagon was a thing of pious*
ure and interest to what tho- houfe
etrotch would have been io iny
thin suminor galtevi, had it boon
tramped, Thanks to . you
McComb, may yon and yon^boyr
long live to own and drivo wagonel
and happen along whonuvor peo-l
(<|o may bo as glad to ipeot you as
1 vm.
W. T. 1\
Shakespeare Say*
4.
1
tfT+t
°* riJtawv «■■ ■ considering the en»iniu« >•* has'
£J,’ |, ho hn* Uoen «uno frdui )ia d to confront nn<l moat tho cafo.\^
for xiwirJr forty yoH,». yol thi>r« snd dutiD8 of raising m thoyi
ot ui*"/H* in g porsons whoso oug |, t to bn rniecid «i* aoiia &U(il S
a re ss froquMiitly repeated i Bjx ^ugtiters.
•Joo Jlurkley's.’* M** w *f® Tl»e two mil* home f stretch iflt
Wianbotii t*ib«ou, sister ot that wftg0 n was a thing of ploas. I ^
j Gihrton tho piogonitor of ljr0 atl j iotyieat to wlmt the- homely
'k n'ltttiouahip of that name. a f ro t c l, would have been in inyl
whs a notod housekeeper t {,j n 8U n\mer gutters, had U boon]
lS ever ready top bor honip iwunpod, Thanka to you Mj.M
jut of doors as \yoil as i Q McComb, may you and your boyli
long life to own and drive wagons!
persons had' no childrou an( j happen along whenever peo-1
pie rpaj be as glad to meet you a*I
I W«3.
w*.T~»; 4
own, but adopted and
>phtfna. ,
fuck Icy in advanced age
f afflicted by a canooroua
6 back of her rrght'hand; t Shakespeare Says
own language it pained <cpo gjj,j re f5 n e ( \ gold, to paint tno
roo all the time. Jn •• . \\\y t
fbo iroi4ld walk the fs wastoful aud ri^iouloua exceea.”
id oighf apd would uee But he knew nothing abou‘
\ * *“ ■* i
of poultloo the could Green Beal Liquid paint., For
of every root sale by C. J. Richai'daou. • < «
1 «ilbt be reoommon- 1 T 7 7 ' ~Z „ .
jfa§ the blood. In Arbuckle, A. B, H. D.,|
t • doctor from Jiookj . Specialty,
4 «| lioatmvIlU, j GYB, BAR, NOBB ami THROAT,]
W Ifd OIM 1 m v|| Will lie In Marllnton 1st Friday, Sat*
Ml VM 4ubl Uotty’f ttrUay and Sunday Of each mouth.]
4 4 MM|M of eotm *>». uvr-roan’* erne*,
viMt |i«j u ' ,i,TI » u 1 «• ui. t H«K) P* JO'I
JIuokKr'*-” Jii *
, KlUxboth of
•IJ ihOtoo iho prvgonitor
E/ir iwlmiowshlj* of that name.
,« w «i » noloJ JioUfokeepor
ovor *»•<!/ fop /|op Jjoiuq
, out of <Jourt ae W^l »« i n
ao portom iiud* no children
r own, but adopted and
cpphip/s.
Buckley in advanced age
iiv afflicted by a cuDoorona
(bo back of her right'fiand.-j
or own laugungo it pained
iron all the time, 'Ju|
y «b« WOgld walk
ami night ayd would use
f of poultJoo she oould
ale teas of
Tl>e two niilo h«>ir»o stretch ifc. .
thftf wagon wss a thing of picas. 1 \
uro and iiilcnml to what ilio homo' '•
alrotch would have booi\ In my
tU|o summer gaiter*, had It boon
tpampod, Thanks to you Mj.
McComb, may yon and your \>oyU
long live toown and drive wagons! '
and happen along whenever peo-|
pie may be as glad to rpcet you &»|
1 Av$9.
WJT
_ - i t; l -
you as
[VH;
Shakespeare Says
“To gild rotfned gold, to paint the |
lily, , .. ..
tho fs wasteful anti tiJicuious excess.”
; But ho ; Hpow nothing abou^l *
Green Seal Liquid paint. JpSjf
every root sale by C, J. Richardson.
■I ui/ght bo recommen , „ . . , . . 4 .. ^
ifyiDg tbo blood, iu J* A. Arbucklc,A, B, n. D,,
ae * doctor from Rock- .. Specialty,
$«d at Uanteraville, EYE, EAR, NOSE and THROAT,
the drat cases bo was Will he in Marlinton 1st Friday, Sat-
treai m Aunt Betty’s
Aa a matter of coarse
byt whut bo
urday and Sunday Cf each month
-DR. Gt7IIJX>RD’B OFFICE,
Hours, o-l a. m. t <md p, m.
a '
THB BUCKLE I LAKD GRAKT
s>y A ' ff4 7
Th« trant for the Buckley properly wo5 uuln before the
Revolutionary war and ws signed by King George III of
*n*l«nd. It was profited to Joshua Duckloy about 1762 and
««* Whet Is Known aa a "Tomahawk Grant" - so named because
the white aettlara Bad a treaty with the Indiana that the
■bites would not settle in the Ohio River watershed. The
plonoer* persuaded the Governor of Virginia that the Green¬
brier Rlvor emptied Into the Atlantic Ocean.
The original plot ol* land was bounded as follows i
Starting at a point one block north of the present Court
House in Merlinton, a straight line to the top of tho mount¬
ain at the Lone Tree Knot, then along the top of tho mount¬
ain to encompass the watershed of Swagn Creek! thonce to a
point et the Island at the mouth of Improvement Lick. Hun?
thence north to the mouth of "Black Stump" Hollows thence
a straight line to the mouth of llundy Lick Runs thence to
the starting point in Karllnton.
the part at Harlintcn was taken fro© the original tract
by a court order end given to the McLaughlin family.
A* Joshua's family became nature each was given a tract
of land. The division wss as rollowsi Hottie married George
Kee and was given that part cf the f&ria north of the Big
Rocks in the Greenbrier River and west to the top of the
mountain at Lone Tree Knob. Joe Hockley married Betty Gibson
and was given that part of the land west of the river, south
of the Kee tract and south to Swago Creek, with the exception
of tha flat land just north of the mouth of Swago Creek.
John Buckley married Patsy Cesebolt and was given the tract
south of Swago Creek and the flat land raontloned above. When
hii parents became old John moved to the east sido of the
river, built a house just north of hla parents' home. At
their death he inherited the land east of the river. When
the KcXelll family came in 1?77 they were given the limes tone
flat lend on the southwest.
The Kee farm was later divided. Polly was given the
pert east of Route 219 and to the river. Joehua Kee got the
pert seat of the river. George got the oert north and west
cf the point where the highway tope the ►rice Hill. Aaron
got the rtm Inder of the Kee land.
The John Buckley treet west or the river was sold to
iraral fewlllea. The Aalss family got the part north of
•■go Creek. Thla later was sold to tho Auldrldges and
Charley Young.
-1-
Ttw> Joe Buckley lend want to the Ochletree fully, tNsa
to John Oay ami Joe WcKolll and t* nor ewnod by Lewis Oay.
The homestead eost of the river ews given to Joshua
Buckley* This was divided &s follows I Mergaret and Charles
Young, Jane and Columbus Silva, kndy Rose, and Clinton
Courtney.
During this generation all the tracts once owned by
Joshua Buckley 11 were bought back with the exception of a
few acres owned by the heirs of W. M. Young. Several acres
have been added to the homestead; namely, the kcCoy farm at
the heed of Williams Hlver and 575 acta* of out-over timber-
land east of the farm.
Joshua Buckley ll was a minister at heart rather than a
farmer. With his large family and smell income it became
necessary to sell parts of the farm. He told the lower part
of the river bottom to Goorge Overholt and some of the hill
land to Charles Young and Clinton Courtney. The upper part
of the bottom wbs given to daughter Jana and Columbus Silva.
This left only a small section with tho home. Later this
was mortgaged for debt, and at the time his son John took
over the management of the farm, all waa gone or mortgaged
for all It was worth.
John began to gather the land together again and to
pay off the debts. This was during the depression of the
1880’s. 3* worked as a carpenter, helping to build the
store for Daniel KcWeill. His wages were seventy-five cents
a day. Later the lumber interests began to cut the timber
on the Greenbrier River and float the logs to Konceverte to
the sawmill. John soon learned to guide the arks down the
river and became the pilot of the arks. This was a Job of
considerable responsibility and paid a little batter wages
than the other men got. However, it could not be done dur¬
ing the winter months.
Several companies were buying tract* of lAnd and timber
In Pocahontas County. Many of those companies knew little
or nothing of the country. John learned to estimate timber
end would make estimates for a fee. This gave him a good
Income, and it could be dona during the winter. In this way
he could work almost all tha year.
During this time ouch of tha work on the farm was done
by tha wife and children. Since John was able to be at
home at some time during each week, he could manage the
farm quite nil. He soon paid the mortgage on the home.
About 1097 when the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad began
to build tha Greenbrier Division there was yet a debt of
few tasdred dollars, which was owed to Colimbus Silva. In
erdar to give a deed for the right-of-way for the railroad,
-2-
Joshua, then the owner, deeded eight acres of land lying
between the homestead and the Overholt tract to Silva.
This was known as the "Little Orchard".
In 1906 Aumlller Brothers were looking for a tract of
timber to cut. They contacted John Buckley, knowing that
he could estimate timber and that he had cruised the timber
on his own lands as well as that on the Silva and Young
(then Thomas) farms.
The Aumillers made an offer based on the extimate
which had been made. That part belonging to Silva was the
best grade of timber, and they offered one thousand dollars
for it.
John then began to try to buy the Silva farm. They
offered to sell all except the "Little Orchard" for twelve
hundred dollars. The deal was made and the timber was sold,
leaving a balance of two hundred dollars outstanding. By
this time Jsy Buckley was old enough to work on public
works, and he and his father went to work and paid off the
outstanding debt.
In the meantime, the Overholt farm had been bought by
Charles Young and sold to James Cook. After Walter Graham
married Addle Buckley, he and Jay Buckley bought the lower
end of the river bottom from Cook. The "Little Orchard"
remained In the hands of the Silva girls (Annd and Myrtle)
until 1925 when this tract was sold to Jay Buckley for eight
hundred dollars.
The tract owned by Courtneys and Youngs was acquired
by William Buckley about 1933« The Andy Rose farm was
bought by William and Ralph Buckley. This brought the origi¬
nal farm together again.
The land on the head of Williams River was bought by
Jay and William Buckley as a place to graze cattle. The
first place bought was the John W, Sheets farm known as the
"Butch Bottom". This was later traded for the McCoy Place".
After the timber was cut from the "Big Survey" to the
east of the original farm, Jay bought five hundred seventy-
five acres of this cut-over timber land. He paid about
three dollars per acre for this. This completed the farm
as it stands today. It consists of about fourteen hundred
tun
TEE SOCEL8T8 AT 9»AOO
The first account we have of the Buckley f»«lly was
In Irelaad at tho tine of the "Bulldog Rings". This family
was of Protestant faith. At that tine the homen Catholics
were in power there, and the Buckleys, taint persecuted far
their faith, moved along with nany others to Belgium and
Holland.
When word cane to them that the colony of Virginia had
been established, these families became interested In com¬
ing to America. They returned to England and made arrange¬
ments to sail for the Mew World.
They arrived at the mouth of the James Elver In 1621.
The aarly settlers at Jama 5 town had become discouraged and
had sat sail for England, The two boata met at the month
of the river, and the newcomers persuaded the early settlers
to return, la this way the Buckley family lays claim to be¬
ing among the first permanent settlers of Virginia.
Very little Is known of the family fro* than until
about the time of the Revolution. It is pros used that they
with others worked their way westward to new lauds aud bet¬
ter hunting grounds.
About 1760 there were three brothers Of the family at
Winchester, Virginia. Two of them moved northwestward to
what is now Ohio. The other one came across the mountain
into the Southl-ranch of the Potomac, then south to its head
sod over Into the Greenbrier Valley. This was Joshua.
He came down the river to what is now Ho e tertian and
there found a family by the name of Collins, Joshua made
his homo with the Collins family until 1774. In 1773 he
married the daughter Hannah. To them was born a son, Joe,
on February 22, 1774,
Joshua had scouted the Greenbrier Rlvor Valley for a
horn* about 1762 and took a grant for land. After his marriage
to Hannah. she wrote a deed, and It was recorded In the Court
House in 6tauntcn, Virginia, In 177*.
(to March 6, 1774, Joshua, with his family, arrived at
mouth of Swago Creek. Hare he had found a spot where
In diems had cleared about two acres of land and had been
•lag corn. He built a lean-to shed against a large white-
tree Jus t above the hlchvater mark on the east side of
river about two hundred yards south of the mouth of Swago
Cr»»k. He had brought with him hla wife and son, a horse,
and provisions enough tD last until a crop could be raised.
Joshua made a trip to Cambridge, Massachusetts, and v&e
there with Cererel Washington- He was sent hack to the valley
as a scout for the army, and et the time of the Battle or
Point Pleasant he was stationed at Gaul ay Bridge. If the
Indian* won the battle, a runner was to come to him, and ha
was to notify the settlers In the Greanbrler Valley to get
Into the fort at Lewisburg.
The white colony in Virginia had made a treaty with the
Indians that they would not make settlements In the Ohio
River Valley. The settlers in this section had persuaded
the Governor of Virginia that the Greenbrier Fiver flowed
Into the Atlantic Ocean. I n this way they received their
grants for land. These grants were known as "Tomehawk
Grants". The grant for the Buckley lands was one of these
and wss signed by the King of England,
After moving to the mouth of Swage, three other children
were born to Hannah and Joshua Buckleyi John, Hattie, and
Bllzabe th.
The family cleared more of the bottom land and relead
crops and livestock. Their chief source of Income was from
furs, for which they had a market. The family built s cabin
directly opposite the mouth of the creek. When the children
were grown, they married and settled nearby.
Hettie married George Kee and wes given that part of the
farm north of the Big Racks in the river. Elizabeth married
a Mr. McClure and moved to a farm at tha end of Droop Mountain
near where the railroad tunnel is now. Joe married Betty
Gibson and was given the land around where Lewis Gay now lives.
John married Patsy Casebolt end lived on the west side
of the river Just opposite his father's home. When his
father and mother became old. he moved to the east side of
tha river and built a house in the "Old Orchard" just north
of where bis fBthar had built his cabin. John's family was
born on the west side of the river, but later lived on the
east tide.
Joshua had given a plot of ground on the west side of
the river for a church lot and a cemetery, At his death he
end his wlfs Mery wore burled there. This la the present
site or Bethel Church, Tholr graves are Just behind that
struoture.
Joshus Buckley II wae born on Che west side of the river
OB Merck 6. 1019. Me Ter»ed for e livelihood and also was
tha local Methodist Minister. Be disagreed with the leaders
of the eterob as to Its fom of government and was one or
the fowler* of the Methodist Protestant Church.
THE BUCKLEY MEET DIG HOUSE
When John Buck]ay married Patay Casebolt about 1&00,
ha bullt a house on tha wait side or thu Greenbrier River.
It was located Just north of tha mouth of Swsgo Creek and
about two hundred feet hack from thw river's edge. It
that time fl few people had settled In the comututy, and
they were Invited to come to ttila house for worship.
As the ccraiDuni ty grew the house became too small to
accoaaodfito the crowds, and It was dealdad to build a
church.
This building was located Just south of the present
Lower Church (Bethel). It was a log building and was
large enough to accommodate a small congregation. This
probably was built about 1825, This church was located on
land donated by the Buckley family. The lot was about one-
half a era In size. The lot was used as a cemetery for a
long time and is still used for that purpose.
The church was known as “The Buckley Booting House".
The congregation was a member of the Methodist conference,
and some of the ministers came from Hillsboro to hold
services.
Joshua Buckley II, son of John, became a Methodist
minister and preached at this church. He did not Ilia the
government of the Methodist church end Joined the separa¬
tion movement, which was to become the Methodist Protestant
Church.
About 1075 the congregation became aware that tha log
church was too small to accommodate tha congragatlon and
that extensive repairs would hsvo to be n»de before long,
they decided to build a now church on the grounds of the
log church, Mort of the work on this church was done by
local man without wages. Tha McNeill find Euckley families
contributed most of the materials and labor. Jefferson
UllJngsworth was the chief foreman.
i _ Millie* McNeill end his brothers were good ax men. They
choppmd the trees for the frame, and John Buckley, who was
timbers lh **** bro#d •*» finished the smoothing of tha fr&ne
farm
pooler
all*.
outer frame materials were cut on the Buckley
•* h ** a ° r ttl# Thornes Hollow. This was fine
r **■*•*• fUm !««■ were hauled by oxen to the church
'***• This meg d<*ys tg April, and et one time the snow
“* ** Mmmp it worked through the ox bows.
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These timbers were long enough to exeend from one side
of tho church to the other. Tills 1* about twenty-four feet.
One of these timbers when It dried split at one end. It
then was necessary to bore a hole through It and insert a
wooden pin.
The boards ware cut on a "up and down" mill. This saw
was like a crosscut saw and we9 worked up and down by water
power. Tha finishings inside were done by hand planes.
This church is now known as Bethel and Is being used
by the Presbyterian congregation with the permission of the
Buckley family. The lot when not used as a church ground
revorts to tha Buckley estate.
OENMOLOOT OP THE BUCKLEY FAMILY 17— to 1967
( 1 ) Joshua Buckley
Hannah Collins
(?) John Buck lay
Patsy Casebolt
(3) Job Buckley
Batty 01b?on
(4) Hattla Buckley
George Kee
(5) Elizabeth Buckley
Arthur McClure
Will lan Buckley
Elisabeth Colllson
Isaac Bucklay
(6) Joshua Bucklay
Lucinda Adklson
John Buckley ( 2 )
Joe Buckley ( 3 )
kettle Buckley tee (4)
Elizabeth Bucklay McClure (5)
TlUlan Buckley
laaac Buckley
Joshua Buckley ( 6 )
Kate Bucklay Priei (7)
Re ch.e 1 Bucklay McCollum
Bo Children
Joshua Buckley Xee (B)
Andrew Xee (9)
John Kee (10)
Will 'ua Kee (11)
Mary Ellen Buckley Adklson (12)
Ruth Elisa Buckley (13)
Kli 2 abeth Susan Frances Buckley
MeNelll (14)
Ureca Jane Buckley Silva (15)
Sabina Laishley Buckley
McKeever, Boggs (16)
Margaret Catherine Bucklay
lounr, Those s (17)
Kancy Alclnda Blake Buckley
Me He 111 (16)
John Be met Buckley (19)
Addle tide Lorn Buckley NcHslLl (20)
Martha Laura Irens Buckley
McNeill (21)
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flENEAOMJGJf OP THE BUCKLEY
(l) Joshua Buckley
Hannah Collins
(2) John Buckley
Patsy Casebolt
(3) Joe Buckley
Batty Gibson
(43 Hattie Buckley
George tee
(5) Elizabeth Buckley
Arthur McClure
William Buckley
Elizabeth Colllson
FkMTL'J 17— to 1?67
John Buckley ( 2 )
Jos Buckley (3)
Hattie Buckley Kse (4)
Elizabeth Bucklay McClure (5)
William Buckley
Isaac Buckley
Joshua Buckley (6)
Kata Buckley Frlel (7)
Rachel Bucklay McCollum
No Children
Joshua Buckley Kee (8)
Andre* K ee (9)
John Kee (10)
William Kee (11)
Isaac Buckley
Mary Ellen Buckley Adkison (12)
Ruth. Eliza Buckley (13)
Elisabeth Susan Frances Buckley
McNeill (14)
Ureca Jane Buckley Silva (15)
Sabina Laishley Bucklay
(6) Joshua Buckley McK sever, Boggs (16)
Lucinda Adkison Margaret Catherine Buckley
Young, Thomas (17)
Nancy Aleinda Blake Bucklay
McNeill (18)
John Barnet Buckley (19)
Addle Lida Lorn Buckley McNeill (20)
Martha Laura Irene Bucklay
McNeill (21)
(7) JCata Buckley
Friel
Jarry Frlel
Jasper Frial
(12) Mary Elian Buckley
Joe kdklion
E» tails Jar us ha 4 Ison Bucklay
MeKeaver (122)
Harpar kdklson ( 123 )
leas Adkison Lightaar (12a)
(14) Elisabeth Susen
Frances Buckley
William C. McNeill
Nevada McWelll kee (125)
Lucy McNeill Overholt (126)
Oraea McNeill McNeill (127)
Kins McNeill Kelllson ( 12 B)
Ruban S. McNeill (129)
(15) Ureoa Jana Buckley
Columbus Silva
Roseanna Salome Silva Hannah,
Callahan (130)
Geneviv# Silva (131)
Myrtle Silva (132)
Joseph Silva (133)
(l6) Sabina Lalshley Buckley
Ruben McKeever
No Children
(16) Sabina Lalshley Buckley
Dexter S. Boggs
Lucy Boggs Tuckwiller (13*)
Charles Boggs (135)
Hattie Ray Boggs Keightley (136)
Chesley Back Boggs (137)
(17) Margaret Catherine
Buckley
Charles Young
Ruth Young McNeill (138)
Charles A. Young (139)
William Usletus Young (1*0)
(17) Margaret Catherine
Buckley
Alvin Reece Thomes
Ella Thomas Kirby (1*1)
Notley Thomas (1*2)
Ulysses Buy Thomas (1*3)
Alta Thomas Rose (1*4)
Harry Clawson Thomas (1*5)
Rex Thomas (146)
(18) Itency Ale5nda Blake
Buckley
Aaa Shinn McNeill
Dennis Buckley McNeill (1*9)
Pearl McNeill Scott (150)
Forrest McNeill (151) .
Clyde Buckley McNeill (15?)
Paul McNeill (153)
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J#y Buck lay 05*)
Viola Winifred Buckley ku=lll»r (1J5)
(19) John Barnet Buckley Joshua Enoch Buckley (156)
Elisabeth Jane McNeill William McNeill Buckley (157)
Addle Hay Buckley Cretan (156)
N&lph Barnette Buckley (159)
(20) Addle Lida Lorn
Buckley
Joshua McNeill
Clabourne Park McNeill (l60)
Frankie McNeill White,
Dennison (161)
(21) Martha Laura Irene
Buckley
Dlyssea McNeill
Boss McNeill (162)
ciendalyn McNolll Qoode (163)
William McNeill (16A)
Dorothy McNeill Budd (165)
Fred McNeill (166)
(122) Estelle Jerusha llson
Buckley
Oliver Mcheevep
Lynette McKeever Curtis (1*7)
Olendolyn lick sever Morris (146)
(123) Harper Adkison
Lena Duncan
Dale Adkicon (201)
Isaac Adkison (202)
George Price Adkison (203)
(124) Inez Adkison
Andrew Llghtnar
No Children
(125) Nevada McNolll
0. Hunter Kee
No Children
(126) Lucy McNeill
Albert S. Overholt
Paul Overholt (20+)
Gertrude Ovarholt Trent (205)
William Overholt (206)
Helen Overholt Isaacs (207)
Earl Overholt (2C6)
(127) Grace McNeill
George Douglas McNeill
lard McNeill (209) .
ilizabeth McNeill Dorsey (2U)
Louise McNeill Ulson, P tZ3 - 2 '
U/<Mo(t1 (213)
(128) Edna McNeill
Morton Kelllson
No Children
(129) Kuban Snow McNeill
Olivine ftuneeoan
1111 la* McNeill (21+)
I
( 129 ) Ruben & 1 C« Me Wei U
Wellia W«de
(130) Rosoannn Saloae Silva
Ira Hannah
(130) Roseanna Salome Silva
Leersnca E, Callahan
(131) Oenevlve Silva
(132) Myrtle Silva
(133) Joeoph Silva
(134) Lucy Eoggs
Bay Tuckitlllar
(135) Charles Boggs
Addle
(136) Hattie Rey Boggs
Ralph D. Ralghtley
(237) Chesley Ray Bogga
Margaret
(136) Ruth Young
H. Clawson McNeill
(139) Charles A. Young
Nora Overholt
(1*0) Illllan Maietus Young
Hazel Wolford
(141) Ella Thomas
Janes H. Kirby
Wo Children
Wo Children
u
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\
Wo Chlldr«i
Ray Tuakwiller 1215)
Eugene Tuckvlllar (2l6)
Lloneld Tuclnplller (217)
Charles Boggs, Jr.
Joseph Boggs
Ralph Weigh tiny (219)
Wllllaa Kelghtley (220)
Janes Boggs
Betty Boggs
No Children
Fred M. Young (221)
Iverett Paul Young (222),
No Children
(Hi > Fotley TIuks
■•Ills dyors
Mary Thows liniit (224)
Clarense Thomas (22f>
1«m Thome. Qlllllen (226)
*»n<u tbnti (2?7)
Willlem Tb«e»j (226)
[
()42) Motley Thornes
Dolly deClung
(143) Ulysses Cuy Thomas
Opal *’alford
Dorothy Thomas erewer (229)
Dollle Thor*i Rhodes ( 230 )
C ler.do ) yri Them*. Fie sheen (231)
Marg.-ret Thomas Crockshenk (232)
Prances Thuchs Workman (233)
James Thomas (2)4)
Hobart Themec <23S)
Ruben Thomas (236)
Harold Thomei (237)
Jackie Thomr.e (238)
David Thomas (239)
Fred Thame• (240)
Sisdye Thornes doors (241)
Jeass Harold Thomas (242)
Harry Lee Thors* (243)
desire Thomas Harper (244)
Alfred '."hoars ( 245 )
(144) Alta Thomas
Robert Rose
Margaret Rosa luta
dlldred Rose Inns, Short (247)
Robert Rosa 124 ( 3 )
Shannon Rosa (249)
Louisa Rosa deluge (290)
dary Ruth Rosa Moore (251)
(14J) Harry Clawson Thomas
One Cibson
Catherine Thomas Buclcland (252)
Rebecca Thomas Allen (253)
lllda Thoms s Keen (254)
Harry Thomet, Jr. (255)
(146) Rex Thomas
(147) Lynette MeKeever
Curtis
Ho Children
(146) Claodolyn deleaver
Morris
(149) Dannie HcHalll
Leona leader
Dowell McRelll
Hugh deKelll
(1VC) Pearl McSalll
Haul Soott
Anna Paulina Soott Wilson
(l£L) Ferre*t McNeill
(192) Clyde Budkley MoNaill
Irene McNutt
(153) Paul McNeill
Elisaocth Fisher
<l5*> Jay Buckley
(155) Viola Winifred Buckley
Aaron Aumlller
(156) Joshua Enoch Buckley
Martha Harris
(157) William McNeill Buckley
Eula McCauley
(158) Addle Hay Buckley
Walter Graham
(155) Ralph Barnett* Buckley
Dorothy Monroe
(160) Clabourne Park McNeill
Kelli a Llghtner
(161) Frank la McNeill
Clyde White
(161) Frankie McNeill
Albert Dennleon
(162) Rosa McNeill
Betty
<163) Olendolyn McNeill
Prank Goode
Steeen McNeill
Pecrlcte McNeill
Forrest Itenford Ausalllar
Glen Qnotfi iumlller
William Buckley Aumlller
Netty Jane Aumlller Kanaaly
Geraldine Nana Buckley Dlllay
Helen Jean Buckley Roberts
No Children
Mary Elisabeth Graham Welford
Jay Buckley Graham
No Children
Stove McNeill
No Children
Eleanor Dennison Lambert
Howard Dennison
Martha Dennison Shober
Albert Mark Dennison
Neyan McNeill
Glendolyn Hose Goode
1
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U6*> IIDlii McNeill
Clareae
(16y) Dorothy McNeill
Harold Budd
(166) Fred McNeill
(201) Oslo idklson
Veda McCoy
(202) Isaac Mdkison
Dorothy Cunningham
(20?) George Price Kdklson
Melds
(204) Paul Overholt
Funny Golden
(205) Gertruda Overholt
To* Trent
(206) Willlam Overholt
Lome Smith
(207) Helen Overholt
Ken Isaacs
(208) Karl Overholt
Hannah Mary Coghlll
Harold Budl, Jr.
John HcHalll dudd
Viol" Catherine Kdhison
David adklson
Janet idkison
Mary Frances Overholt Cochran
Joan Overholt Hall
Torrance nation Trent
Panala Lucille Trent Keyser
Meredith Overholt Trent
Hobart Overholt
Ho Children
Judith Lynn Overholt
John Overholt
Deborah Overholt
(209) Herd McNeill Dou«l»* McNeill
Laura Mellon
(211) Kllx*bath McNeill *° Children
C. P. Dorsey
(212) Loula* McNeill *° Children
> 11*00
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(21?) I/OuJbb McNeill
Roger Fmii
( 21 «> >Mi McNeill
*nnnb*ll Duabrack
(21*) »111lam R. McNeill
Esther Henry
(215) Ray Tuckwlller
(216) Eugene Tuetewiller
(217) Donald Tuckwllier
(219) Ralph Xeightley
(220) Hi 11 lam Xeightley
(221) Fred R. Young
Veda Moore
k>U»lea P«. rs
Bllx McNeill
Cheryl Irene McNeill
8eoU McNeill
Jo Children
(222) Kverette Paul Young
(223) Hoi an Young
Robert Jefferies
(22*) Mary Thomas
Rough
(225) Clarence Thomas
(226) Irene Thomas
GUlllen
(227) Vanda Thoaai
(2a<) imui nwwa
-e-
Robert Jefferies
Barnette Jefferies
Llndo Jefferies
(830) Solly Thomas
Rhodes
(231) Qlandolyti Thomas
FI ashman
(232 ) ku rgf* re 1 mama s
Crockshank
(233) Frances Thomas
Workman
(S3*) James Thomas
(23?) Robert Thomas
(236) Ruber Thomas
(237) Harold Thomas
( 238 ) Jack Thomas
(239) David Thomas
(240) Fred Thomas
(241) Gladys Themes Tlcltl Lynn Moore
John Moore, Jr.
(242) James Harold Thomas Lana Kay Thomas
Winona Rales
(243) Harry lee Thomas Sllen Thomas
Louise Scith
(244) Maxine Thornes Beth Lorraine Herpe*
Sam Harper
(24*) Alfred Thooaa
Wanda Deflbeufh
Timothy Thomas
Kimberly Thomas
William Guy Thomas
(2*6) Margaret floss
Sdverd tuts
(247) HIldrad Ross
Maurloe Lang
(247) Klldred Bose
Randolph 3hort
(246) Robert Rosa
Kola Jonas
(249) Shannon Rosa
(250) Louise Rosa
Robert McXcigs
<251) Mary Ruth Rosa
Jack Moors
Steven McNeill
Agnes McLaughlin
Forrest Stanford Aumlller
Margaret Shucksr
Gian Onega Aumiller
Wilma Hayes
Wmiaa Buckley Auniller
Ethel Klase
Timothy Lang
Ann Short
Sally Rose
Robert Pose
Thomas Rose
Robert McKage
Edvard Mckage
Hettlna McNeill Somerville
Jane McNeill
No Children
k*_ron Auniller
Dennis Auniller
Itaryl Aumiller
John (Jack) Auniller
Melody Auniller
William Auniller
Walter Auniller
Steven Auniller
Gretchen Auniller
Betty Jane Auniller Winifred Kenealy
Wilbur kenealy Jane Kenealy
Geraldine Buckley
Charles kermlt Dllley
Charles Hermit Dill*
Martha Kay Dllley
Elite bath Buck)'
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O* 4
Mary flllzaheth Graham
William Paul Weiford
Donn* Jean Watford thinbraefc
•alter William Watford
Jay Buckley Graham
Hal an Frances Cunningham
William train Graham
Elizabeth Inn Oraham
Jaytiall Susan tr&haa
Stowe McNeill Perry McNeill
Wancy Sipia
Eleanor Dennison
Harper Lambert
Howard Dennison
Martha Dennison
Janas Shober
Albert Mark Dennison
Mary Frances Overholt Howe Preston Cochran, III
Howe Preston Cochran II Paul Rossie Cochran
Joan Overholt Jeffrey Marshall Hall
Joseph t. Hall
John Douglas McNeill
Vivian
laurch Ann McNeill
Rosemarie McNeill
Grace Allison McNeill
Cheryl Irene McNeill
lJ»rry McCalllster
Bettlna McNeill
Kirk M. Somerville
Dennis Aueiller
Belly
Martha Kay Dllley Cherlaa Jacob Mullet
Jacob Mullet
Donna Joan Wolford
George Doubles Dunbrack
Torrance Watson Trent
Irma Anderson Trent
Pamela Lucille Trent
Thomas Keyser
Meredith Overholt Trent
Ithelina Fink
Addle Buckley thinbr&ck
Todd Meredith Trent
Sandra Dare Keyser
John Trent Keyser
Gale Elyse Trent
Bruce Cameron Trent
Meredith Lee Trent
Kevin Huntmr Trent
THE BUCULtY MEET 1H 0 HOUSE
f
wockiay nnrrlod Petty Casnbolt nbout 1800,
*ban J ?5" r^aTtho *« s - Old# or tha Greeabrisr Elver,
be ^fJatsd just north of tho mouth of Swag* Croakand
14 *! tif Wrid feet fr3 “ the rl ! QP 8 odg t; kt *
etou t twc bunar # hfid settled in the community, and
££ lf.rttad to come to this bouse for worship.
i. th* -anmunlty gruw tr,e hctis# became too snail to
accrttt’det* the crowd*, and It was decided to bu_ld a
church,
This building w n » located just south of the present
Lo«*p Chn-ch (Bethel). It was a log building *nl w*us
atough to accommodate £ snail congregation. This
wobi’ily *ss built about leaf, this ofcuroh was located on
land donated t>v the Buckley family. The lot wr.s about oue-
juir acr# In site. The lot was used as a cornstary for a
lone time 71 ns is still used for that purpose.
The church wss known as "The Buckley Meeting House".
The congregation wu* a member of the Methodist conferonew,
and sobs of the ministers ctme from Hillsboro to hold
services.
Joshue Buckley II, son of John, became a Methodist
(minister *nd preached at this church. He did not like the
■ ioeararer.t of the Methodist church and joined the separa¬
tion a-vrersut, which was to become true Methodist Protestant
Church.
About 187? the congregation became snare that the Jog
oh was too small to accommodate the congregation and
_* wstamslve repairs would novo to be made before long,
r *«#y dwelled to build a new church on the grounds of the
log church. llort of the work on this church was done by
ij'j'l men without wages. The McNeill and Buckley ftirlllos
J TT 1 loutad most of the materials and labor. Jefferson
‘.Ungewurth we* tha chief foreman.
!ar.-_._-?’* *** Hr*mill and his brothers wore good e» man. They
— 5** tram* for the .'rune. and John Buckley, who was
it *’*• th * •*, finished th# emootnlcg of tha frana
f4p _ *•••*&•» framm natarlala war# eut on tha Buck lay
Lli? "t tha bal or tha Thoaaa Hollow. This was fine
l\” r «■*•». Tha logs war# hauled by osao to tha church
.» * *»1a waa doc a In April, and at one t1»a tha snaa
.a to «aap It aorlia# through tha as boat.
rv.sa tlat> a f* wore long enough to extend from one side
.J church to the other. This is about twenty-four Teat.
,r thesn timber* when it dried split at on* and. It
“T* i#s naeessary to bora h hole through It and Insert a
Tin-
rh« boards wera cut on a "up end down” Bill. This saw
jjjra a crosscut i’» and was worked up and down by water
po»»r. Ttj* finishings inalae wcr* aooo by hand planes.
This church Is now known 03 Bethel and is being used
by the Prestywrien congregation with tho permission of tho
Badklty fanlly. Tt.s lot whan not used as e church ground
reverts to tho Buckley estate.
pnl 6, 1940
Jtslle Y. McLaughlin
I-ariinton, '!!. Vd .
Puc„hunt;,:j c uUMTY
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Chaptcr 4- Section 2
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My rrlend, Moody Moore, olose ouserver ol things in
W general and out of door things in particular, has been tell¬
ing me for years or an Indian grave on the old road between
the Jake pface and Huntersville, abo„t opposite tne mouth
of Browns Creek. In the days of his youth, he nad hunted,
for the traditional jar of silver buried on the rising
ground near the mouth of a stream, away back in the. 1750's
or 1760's.
his uncle the late William Moore of Browns Creek,
had iound a large heap of piled ston 0 s when he worked ou
the new road around the Jake Hill in 1690. He told the
young nephew about it ana Moody proceeded to investigate
to see if by any chance this might be the place the treas¬
ure was buried.
Moving tons oi stones, Mr. "“oore found no silver,
but he did uncover the oones of not less than a half dozen
men. The bodies .,ad ueen lain in a circle, feet to the
center. One at least had ueen a man or gigantic stature,
with a skull or unusual thickness. Krom the way his teeth
were worn down,, it was presumed he had „een up in years
hS met “ 9ath * Ko silv - round, ,n6r anything
else to show whether Indians or whites had'been buried
there. The bodies had been placed upon the carpet of
-rest leaves and moulded, with no elation, and tons of
stones piled upon that, The ^ ^ ^
POC*-:ONTJLS CO, UTY
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hapa a rod in diameter*
The tragedy much overtooK this party will remflin
one of the mysteries oi these mountains. H they
Indians and the victims of a cattle between tribes, I
read the sign that they belonged to the victorious oide.
They were ltud to rest with care on u ple..san„ bene. In
the full light of the rising sun. But if Indians, surely
some stone weapons, implements and ornaments would have
been round.
^.s ror tne wnites, it is not unlikely that parties
of huuters and trappers met death in the forest vastness oi
these noum^iuo prior to the general settlements which be¬
gan in the late 1760's and early 70's. Cold might wipe them
out in the winter; the regulars of the standing armies of the
Six nations, in accord with.provisions of/the Treaty of Al¬
bany, 1722, would kill any whites trespassing upon Indian
ground* a party of mercenary scalp hunters looking for scalps
to claim bounty at Detroit in french and Indian war times,
would murder whoever they found; or it may have been the work
of a bloody band of outlaws raiding a camp for the winter fur
catch. Indian regulars, mercenaries or white outlaws would
leave the cones of their victims to-bleach where they fell,
to be gatnered together for decent and'perhaps Christian burr
ial by the first party of white hunters.
little or no record need ever be expected now to be
found or such disappearances. There was a strong order by
"no King of dreat Britain to keep out of the Indian Country
f
j-OCUHOMTAB BOUNTY
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on tM astern -aters. 3y solemn treaty he »»lA «« Vue
.alien ooulJ kill ait); impunity any or Ma auojBCts «o tr«a-
paselng. Ko record or sued loss, if known, would be upon
cbo oourt books at Staunton. In the Augusta County records
there no* ond then appears the notation of a nan on too del¬
inquent tar list or one wanted lor debt or for trial cx witness
’’Disappeared In the Greenbrier Country,"
Along 1/1 ii:e 1750's in tne Greenbrier Country, "a days
journey from ft. Jlnwlddie" on "acksona Iliver, a party oi In¬
dians, some say as many es fifteen, wore killed by whites.
This uxougat reyorberations even to the Ulna's court at Lon¬
don, and that eighty monarch made due apoloey to ;ne Indian
na.ion lor tt/e breach upon their people. The wen responsible
got Out oi it by saying ne could not tell boat kind, or Indians
they were; they looked like a Bar party oi' Shewnees to nim,
and he was teklnj no chances.
That sounded so Use a .',’arlin’on trick to ma that I
have «l»eya put torlins Bottom as tne place where it was pulled,
t-.owevee, the mound at 'Juntersville is twenty wiles from Tort
Linwlddlo- fair deys walk on mountain trails—and it mey be
this oairn marts the resting P lece of these friendly Indians
<one to death through etcess of caution/"* put tne best face
possible on Che wetter.
w. «»«. or ..;o.,i w of , oul4
lndlcete burial erter robbery. phe .
l„ a *’=‘'=1' <»o 00.10,
«*ay indicates to me burial bv
ing or the bodies on ton of th„ * l^ends. The pi ae _
- • ° P ° f tie 8r ° Und -V «•« burial in the
roajJOHTAS ix>uwty
winter time on frozen ground, or merely luct 01 good digging
inplanents end nurry to get away by the survivors. ..owever,
they did a good Job of rock piling.
The good state of preservation of the uones Is sl S n lo
me that burial could not have Deer, long cofore the arrival
settlers In the Knapps Precis valley, about one hundred sixty-
flvo years ago.
There are Indian mounds scattered oil over this region;
most of dirt but occasionally a stone pile. In soce of t..etn
remains of men are found, with personal stone belongings. In
otters only the sign or fire is seen.
raising about lost men In these nounteins,
that for wholesale disappearance the "Gundy Creek Voyage" holds
the roesrd. This was a demonstration in ioroe against the
Inti an towns on ibe Ohio Hiver. It waa staged la cold weather
to ooten lhe .ndians in winter quarters, before they were ready
for their spring time raids. The army traveled oy way or the
»ig -(Uidy route. On ‘.he Tug fork or sandy on tee way out a
young Dunalo wo. killed. The bade was hung in u tree to oe
taken on the r B .urn trip. The ones who did return that way
.. ... up , !us .^ na lt
Henoe the nano fug .river. ,
... *■* """ ““ ““ “ «». „„
/ Sot »ell into tte nountaina there was
■r •>“ «. ° r *•**
They talk unout two feet of s “ P ® mild winter.
of and twenty degreea below zero
JOCaHUNTaB county
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•od no doubt the Sandy Creek voyagers experienced that much
and more. The ar*y broke up into small parties to work their
*ay back to the settlements east or tbo aountalna. Now nnny
perished 1'rom oold exposure ond starvation la not known. I
have no doubt that some ol' the parties attempted to return by
say or the Greenbrier valley- the moat dlreot route home ror
those who were from the Jackson Biver, Cow Pasture and Shenan¬
doah settlements. There were two cauaeo ror the army breaking
up. One «M that each rugged individual composing the army bau
a better way home than the one proposed by the leaders. .ve hav
people ia tne mountains to this day wno demonstrate such char-
aoter. The other reason was that by breaking up in smaller
parties, and spreading out over different routes, some would
find gene and get through, while if they atuok together all
might perish. It is not an unreasonable guess that the bones
undsr tins rock pile near Huntersville might possibly be the re¬
mains of a party returning from t!:o 111 fated Sandy ureek Voy¬
age. anyway, these Mountains were rull of fres2ing, starving
men, treking back, hone In the deep snow end fearful cold of a
lote winter storm.
Gome years ago a nunber ol* well preserved skeletons
were found bebn.J o wall under e rook cliff on the Greenbrier
below the nuckley ple ce et the mouth or owego. Uy guess was
that these were u>ndy Greet voyagers. They were white men
C3 l/iey had long heads
•.bout the tradition of buried silver treasure in these
i’OC.O.ONT.w COUNT*
aountains, the version* differ. The general run or the story
is that e party of Fronohmen and Indiana were traveling this
*ay from the I'isslaslppi Country loaded down Tilth silver, mak¬
ing for It, Ouqueans and Canada. At the mouth oi a stream
where a run came into 8 &naller stream, tbay found they were
pursued. Here they burled pots of silver and sought safety
In flight and never returned. 1 have heard tjie erect location
Is the mouth or SwfigO, Stony Creek, Lombards Greek, Clover
Creec, Leer Creek, forks of ^eer Creek, mouth and forks or
Sitllngton Creek, Indian Jral't and most everywhere else. How¬
ever, l hold there Is little doubt that this treasure is hurled,
or, the waters of Ctony creek. Up on the family's Jerleo Farms,
tnoie are still holos In the ground which a treasure seeker dug
seventy years ago. l do not argue the nettur but listen with
patience to all who know where this treasure la, even to those
who are so far oflr their base as to suy that French Creek, in
Opehur, or Jackson Kill in Lewis, or reel Tree on Lost Creek
and Clarksburg on the ,:est work, in Harrison have the exact
location.
F, °" Mitten by Calvin s. Prle . ln
pocahontaa Times f 0r
COOPER
-Jums Cooper (1780-1845)
and
Nancy Agnes Wooddell (1785-1861)
of
Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Augusta, Rockbridge, & Bath counties, Virginia
Hosier C. Cooper
145 Pendleton Drive
Athena, Georgia 30601
August 1959
•**i»ed April 1968
August 1959
Hlnor revisions, April 1968
Cooper Rflluti'fM
Dr. Hosier C. Cooper, 1W Pendleton Drive, Athens, Georgia 30601
- „ M . tors , James Cooper (1780-1645) * Haney Agnes Wocddell
m«^186l), married in 1805, of Augusta County, Virginia, and
Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
Btfe paper vill be concerned with Jsnee Cooper ar.d his wife. Jitney AgneB
Wooddell, two of our ancestors of the sixth generation. Ky hope is that dis¬
tributing this sketch w in encourage you to send me additional material concern¬
ing these tvo ancestors, Please make suggestions concerning corrections and ad¬
ditions, for I plan to revise thl9 paper for Inclusion in c. brief history of our
Cocuer, Wcoddell, Whitman, and HcXomy ancestors, which will be distributed among
you when completed.
As was the case with an earlier paper concerning Joseph Wooddeli, a major
source of infontation for this paper has been the 'Joed dell family papers, now in
the possession of Nr. Forrest Wooddell of Greer. Bank, Pocahontas County, West
Virginia. 1 an grateful to Hr. Wocddell for pemiosion to copy and use this ma¬
terial. 1 am ales deeply indebted to Mr, Rockford Ji, Homed, a native of Green
Bari: who now lives in Alexandria, Virginia, for introducing le to Kr. ttooddell
cut for sharing his extensive laiowledge of the history and family relationships
of Pocahontas Comity, Other valuable sources have been letters and conversations
ldth iseahars of the family, Chalklcy's abstracts, Pricers history, and the court-
tame records at Sarlinton, Staunton, and Leidmgton.
Ji-cs Cooper (1730-1 ?45) was bom in Rockbridge County, Virginia on Jan-
osrr 16, 1780, _the youngest or the four children of James Cooper ( -1731} &
Jean KcKemy, .smes' father died when James ws.s less then two years old and ha
i—ssy Creek section of Augusts County, according ta Price,
meugh Cr.Alkiey abstracts adoption papers for his two brothers, I found non* for
!t ia^tfcerefcrc most probable that Jamas wes reared by hi a aether, Jean
, tha • Cit cm 7 homestead near Mossy Creek, However, I have no direct
to support this guess.
(vet* Woodioll (1783-1345) was bom in Augusta County, Virginia on
Tr Ai, 1785 , toe jecend child „f Joseph Kocddell (1751-1834) end Slimebeth
msoY*,. *, -1820). l know nothing about her childhood. However, James
ta 1768 arm t- "j 6t Hoeoy Crtok Presbyterian Church, which was founded
la tlao the HcKarny and Wocddell fori lisa were procinunt. There
tat 1 da ^e 5 evidence that James and Haney’s cithers may have been sistHrj,
have cwielueivo evldenc. about tldo possibility.
® f Pries, which will bo footed later, James and
t i*h»T • _ *d whe n both coved to Grcan Rank soon after 13CfJ. I do not
* . J n ’ JJcKc—y, hi n uncle, or the libodrfeil family
' ’ ’ 7 t Jo-. jh ■ ddell were granted land Jointly,
a»"i» 4 *, .. .. /*' “ * ,ln «l» party, with James Cooper in tow. Before his
* r • S' Mlrai ZVT • P* rl ot living at Green Bank by teaching
•f hr. * . ‘ , nw in the Woodileil family papers in the posaecslcn
1L,li °* Green Bank)
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the B, o'c *-!> Eeirtg a Ballance Cue me from iha Unployerj January
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Jla „ Cooper and Kcrcy If?-™ ItoodrtcU were WWrfsd at Green Bank on June 1? >
larn Sin- D Kmi-v wj? ttl.ll k ntn°r, the mraTiage band was maae several days
ifrore ttocaMwny between Jcmes and her father, Joseph WcodddU. Green Esnk
”* '.« u -art of 03.tU County at that time and thus the following bond is on
fiU at the Bath County courthouse, Warm Springs, Virginia:
fnew oil men by thrie presents that we, James: Cooper and Joseph Wooddell
ace held art firmly bound unto John Pago esq. Governor if Virginia in tha
, xi . .jf one hvndr-:i' and fifty dollars for the Use of the Commonwealth to
which payeesd. will end truly to be made to the paid Governor or his succaa-
aers *< bird cure;Ives our hrirs executors & ediainistr.ttors jointly & sev¬
erally firmly by these presents sealed with our Seals and dated this 11th
day of June, 190?,.
The condition of the above obligation i3 3uch that whereas there is
shortly inic..ded to be had and Solfiar:ised a marriage between the above
Sound Jfmes Cooper" amt fancy Woeddei of this County, now if there be no
lavfl cause to obciruifc the said marriage then the above Ctolig-ttion to be
rcid else la remain in full force;
Signed and Acl-sW* CXP131
in presence of ''**
Ch. L -anaiL JCS ^XUSBU. Seal
After their carriage, Jaaaa and Kancy settled naar her father's homestead
tm a stream which is now called Cooner Run, a branch cf Deer Creep, at sn ap-
longitude of TV 48' 30" and north latitude of 33* 2 A 1 45", Over the
J«r», J*Mt acquired ccr.siderable land. Some of the tvundarics cf their land
^’•^apedflad ij» a deed to their eon, Joseph, made shortly bafore Jarsej' death
This ^denture made end entered into this nineteenth day of March in
0h<J thou’jarjd -and eight hundred end fort” five bstttfcsn
°£ V 10 County of Pocahontas and State of Virginia of the one
v#?* Cooper of the County and State aforesaid of the other
t * •tooth that the said J&r.ee Cooper for fijvj in. tL^e oersideration of
Im w-h* doJJ,are to him in hand i the receipt of Which
mA bv tJL-J??****?*** James Cooper hath bar£*in«t and sold
M l? h 1* hJF*** 1 !* * nd s«ll unto’ the said Joseph W. Croper
*f Ur A forever the fonowir-s Certain trrtta ar paresis
** to vlts
«iwB <IcJi bargain and sell unto the said Joseph W. Croper
tjr'.^is forever the foUovd.r-3 certain trr?t3 ar paresis
containing one hundred and fifteen acres deeded
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to mi r vunuoinirg one hundred and fifteen acres aeesea
*»nb,.'iiTl_ 1 _ ”* ab #rid Baley his wife lying and being in the County of
*7_, Jforoaald on the waters of Door Creak and fcowjded as
.. ? w , [I( , r , _ _ .,_ up w
; w " " fl ® Vn «* to Solomon ConrAd ihence V. 60 W,
' to nd Conrad thence N. 73 W» 40 Fdl®» te *
'■ ' ' pole* to 3 block pines fc Boon Tallnanj
" t' a . Its Oak and hicory thence S, B6 B, $o
'■ ■ ' 1. V *»/._ m _a _ i _■ . j. J >. a«Ia Ain fJi*
polei to a pine tied Khite on the
to 2 Chestnuts theneo 5
ntjr five AcrOe Deeded to Ad Cooper
I4d being In the County And Stole
k a branch of Greenbrier River Ana
«vl rugar lr*« 3. « 0 ° B. J°
. 40 poles to 2 on A rl^e «•
, 6d |tole« to • lArge wblU oak K.
ry an the lop of A hill 5*
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o ^e 9 3
» Batches by a branch S. 11 E. 110 poles to a forked macle In
, W dKf?*JSd fovn tha e^e to M. &? W. 60 poles to 2 ironed, >i, 81* W.
206 coles to Hi* Begining.
Alto another tract containing twenty acres adjoining the foregoing and
Jacob Bible and bounded as follows to Wit. Bgginirtg at 2 lronwoods comor
ta Jacob Bible and the old tract thence S. 15 E- 30 o polca to 2 pines on
a hill Side S. 7T E. 63 polee to 2 white Oeks^J, 25 E. 16 poles to a spruce
pine ». 66” W. 26 poles to a Spruce pine N. lg W. 20 poles to a pine and
white oak thence leaving sd Biblea line N. S3 V.', 70 poles to the Beglning,
Also another tract Containing Eighty acres deeded to sd Cooper & Jacob
H^sart Thcna* Lamb and his wife lying & being in the County and State afore-
•aid on the waters of Deer Creek and bounded as follows to wit; Begining
at a Sugar ITeo and moole corner to *'&t. Lightner thence S, 60 E. 3& poles
to a white oak and ironwood S. 75 0 E. 40 poles to 2 Maples on a ridge K.
62° S. 32 poles to 2 white oaks H. 72° E. 68 poles to a large white oak N.
23° if. 53 polos to a white Oak and hickory on a ridge S. 60° H. 58 poles
to 2 white Oaks S. 72 W. 52 poles to white Oak S. 56 E. 16 poles to the
Begming on the other tract containing fifteen acres and adjoining the afore¬
mentioned tract and Hooded to sd Cooper by sd Cyaart Lamb and wife.
Another trace Containing fifteen acres and Heeded to ad Cooper by James
TaUaan lying and being in the county and State aforesaid an the waters of
Deer Creek ed joining the lands of Solomon Conrad, Patrick Bruify, and Boon
Tollman.
Together with the apperteinanees belonging to sd tracts or parcels of
lend to the sole use and behoof of him the sd Joseph W. Cooper and his heirs
end assigns forever, and the said James Cooper for himself and his heire doth
co-roiont and agree with the said Joseph W. Cooper and his heirs, that the
said Jtwes Cooper end his heirs the said parcels of land with all the apper-
tain&nces thereunto belonging to the said Joseph W. Cooper and bis heirs and
•aalpis forever against the Claim of him the said James Cooper end his heirs
*nn all erd every other person or persons whatsoever will forevar warrant and
defend. In Witness Whereof the Said James Cooper hath hereunto Subscribed
hi* name and affixed his Beal this day and year above written.
Jas, Cooper Seal
Pocahontas County to wit—Vie Edward Ervine & Vim. Arbcgast Justices of
in* peace Li the County aforesaid in the State of Virginia do hereby Cer-
rfi. a loft** Cooper a part to a certain deed bearing date the 19th day
flu i * nd hereunto annexed personally appeared before us in our
* nJ •'■'Pledged the same to be his act and deed and de-
n_, - retract it and desired to certify the sd acknowledgment to th»
ft.- "** Ct^ty Court of Pocahontas in order that ad deed may be recorded
Wtt our hands and Seal, this 19th day of March in th« year 1865.
Edward Ervins Seel
Us. Arbogast Seal
eTSaS’Sudi^r^ 194 ^ 1 K * n, J Agile* Vfooddell (1765-1661) war* the par-
to
Coo par
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n_ ? 1<4 *5» OreenhlU, highland County, V«.
6j 1866 to Bamuel Woods
•« *\l}*** °* w ‘
^ J^Q4ltorU» County, M. Vi,
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f , ( -17S1), These suits were engendered, apparently, because
■ ° of the HcKeny uncles had purchased or managed the property of James Cooper
f* 4 '*' tedl) after adopting one or two of his children, then died intestate,
'hich led to disputes between their own children and the adopted Cooper cousins.
* r , cjr j ( pertaining to these suits can be found in the Augusta County court-
hsuje urdsr "IleFamy vs. HoKaay—6.$. 147; N. S, Jl—Bill, no dote" (abstracted
in Chsltley, Vol. 2, pages 127-128) end "Coopers Heirs vs. McKaoiy—0,3. 212; M.
S. 75— Bill, Hay, 1809" (abstracted in Chalkley, Vol. Il, page 167).. Judging
bj the abstracts, these papers might contain infonaeticfi about the various Cooper-
HrTwy relationships, but I have not had an opportunity to visit the courthouse
at Staunton. Havrever, I do have a photostatic copy of a latter by James Cooper
( 1780 _l 3 g 5 ) to Kr. it Xrc. James McKemy, which waa submitted as evidence in the
Otopcr—HcKaay case cited above;
Dear Uncle & Aunt—These Cornea to let you know that we are enjoying a
Seasonable Degree of health at present and hops these may find you and your
family in good health when they Come to your hand.
I have nothing material to inform you of at present only that I have
Botify. Andrew Kenarfy to attend at Staunton at Garbers Tavern on the first
day of the September District Court in order to Settle the Bond I have of my
fathers cn him ana his Brother James, 1 wrote him to have the Bond ha said
be had against my Father (that ia if there is any in being) or to have the
Bitiey to pay it or I should enter suit against him as I could give him no
longer lr.iuger.ee.
I have some thoughts of going to Tenesee State this fell If I possibly
Can—and wish you if it lies in your power to get me some many as 1 shall
aland in nsed of some to bear my expences—and also I want you or Scene of
you to be at Garbers on the day above mention, to meet Kenaday to see if he
will have the Bond or money or what he intends to do and you will much oblige
your Affeettate Nephew,
Kr. Janes ?4cKemey James Cooper
*- “■ please to writ* to Bearer July the 31at 1806
Page 6
he tho 3*id Charles Donevcn is afraid John Mclfehon in the Said County far¬
mer and James McMahon the Said John McMahons son will beat him (wound maim
HU or do him some bodily hurt) and hath therefore prayed surety of the
naaea against him the Said John McMahon and James McMahon his son.
” these are therefore on behalf and in the name of the Commonwealth to
Owiand you jointly and severally that immediately upon the receipt here of
you bring the Said John McMahon and James McMahon before me or some other
Justice of tho peace for the said County of Bath to find surety as well for
his personal appearance at the next Court to be holden for the said County
as for their keeping the peace in the mean time towards Citizens of thi3
Coaacmve<h and chiefly towards the said Charles Doneven.
Glvai under my hand and seal in the said County the fifteenth day of
September one thousand Eight Hundred and Eight.
lb Jares Cooper Constable Sampson Mathews Seal
Tb Exjcute and Return
Jace3 apparently continued as constable for many years, since Price (pages
100-101) states concerning the formation of Pocahontas County from Bath County:
Affairs having so far progressed, the formation of a new county was
mooted and due arrangements a de. A resolution to that effect was passed by
the Virginia Legislature, March 1821 . , . One of the most memorable days
in the social and civil history of Foeahontas County was the 5th day of
March, 1822, when the first court was held ... James Cooper was appointed
Constable for the Head of Greenbrier, with William Slaven and Samuel Hogsett
as bandsmen.
At his death in 1845, James was apparently still serving as constable, since
the men who served as his bondsmen had to settle obligations which he had not
settled before his death, according to a receipt in the Wooddell papers:
Red 1 Dec 1846 of James Wooddell the acct of Patrick Bruffey Sheriff
o f Po cahontas County for the sun of $13.76 & also for the sum of $9.08
■*•7 peld by the said James Wooddell as one of the securities of James
~*P*rl*te Constable of Pocahontas County upon executions from the Super-
sale r^ law U els. for Pocahontas County in favour of the Gov. vs.
| _ topper & his securities-—said acct is now placed in my hands for the
’’"“**’** °* collecting the amt. thereof by suit of the estate of sd Cooper.
W. H. Terrill
ImMtU F*j^ere* B *** r Virginia militia, according to a document in the
Kllitla Court of Enquiry held for the 127 Regiment of Virginia
16th dt» of m */** °f John Bradshaws in the County of Pocahontas on the
**£?Z?* , * r ltei -
Bon*;/"** ***** C«op*r Provost Martial to this Regiment be allowed
•f atqrni ry ^* r Attending one Regimental and two Battalion Courts
"* *"• Present yoar amounting in tho whole to $ 9 .
Joseph Moore C.C.S.
- " rUf> f °r on w,r » P 4 ^ rrom Tine money coUsotsd by the
• tide of tho *bov« document lo tho following notation:
JI” Jams* _ hontee County will pay the within eum of Nino D
® ul of any money In hie hinds Arleing from Militia
of Nino Dol-
John Baxter Col. Coexit.
Jiaw *1*0 *erv«! «a th* locel aaacaecr end one of tho receipts he^gavo
lo hl» brother-in-law in in tha Wooddell papers!
18 : 39 —Junes Wooddoll to the Com! or the Revenue for Pocahontas County,
fin to Entering by Diviae two tracts of land on the land list 98 4 1,0 Acres
of land Devised by Joseph Vlooddell .
Jfls. Cooper Coni! Rev,
The year before his death. Jamas prepared a will which was probated in De¬
eper 1645 and can be found in Pocahontas County will book 2, pege 245*
In the name of Cod Amen. I, James Cooper of the County of Pocahontas
and State of Virginia being week, in body, but of sound mind and memory, and
Considering the mortality of the Human Body, and knowing that it ia appointed
for all men once to die, do make this my last Vill 4 Testament, Revokeing all
others—First I Recommend my soul to God who gave it, my body to be Decently
Burysd in a Christian like manner, and after my Burial expenses are paid, and
all my other Just debts ore punctually paid, I Will and Bequeath the Bellanee
«f my property both real and personal in the form following r
First, I will and bequeath to my beloved Wife Kancy Cooper all my House
hold er.d Kitchen Furniture except stitch as her Daughters has made and claims,
also the controle of ay House and House hold during her life time or Widow¬
hood, her cholse of two docks, and ay Family Bible during her life time,
Kxi then to be left to ny Daughter iWliry-a, provided she out lives her mother
the re main der of the Books to be equally divided between the b alias ce of the
Reirs, I also will to my Wife Haney Cooper, one Horse two cows and ter. head
ef Sleep, end the Bees for the use of the Family, To my Daughter Betsy M.
Cooper or her Heirs, I will end bequeath, one Sorrel Hare Saddle and Bridle,
her oqiel proportion of Sheep, and one cow (exclusive of two cows that she
dales as her own at this time}, 1 also will and bequeath to my Daughter Ki-
li-vie cue Korse Saddle and Bridle one cow and her equal proportion of Sheep,
•lao the sane to ny Daughter Nancy 3., the snna to ay Daughter Margaret I,,
tb« UBg to ey Daughter Lucinda, the seme to my Daughter Eliza Virginia and t
^ ewi Joseph K. Cooper, I will snd bequeath one bey cc-lt one cow and his e-
<pal proportion of Sheep with his sisters, also ny Rifle Cun 4 Shot Pouch,
•J '•itch, end veering apperl, si bo my Plantation with all its apertainancos,
“toding ill th e Farcing utsntials and hind Kill, during the Lifetime c-r
p“~*[~ od » of Mb mother or during the single sate of any of his Sister,
r ' <0 T“* d '•h» above named J, if. Cooper mentsdns his Mother during her Life tic
U Widowhood ind hi, Sieiera or sister while they remain Single and Kish^to
TjJI '“• ’’lane With him, by them give ins him what assistance they can -c~
tam support, and after the Death or Widowhood of ay Beloved Wife,
la t«hl r marrlt se or death of all my single Daughters, the Plantation,
—/Lr,! 0 . ’ Provid *d it brings what any three disinterested Free holders
Pi_.** “vrth, the sppralsorn to ba chosen by tho Heirs liveing on the
■oimiM w> V tia0 » provided they eon agree, if not, thoy aro to be *?-
Btnu. u° . *od If my Bon J. H. Cooper complies with tho above. He
Bon it— hundred dollars out of the prioo of ad. land and an oquM
r«iaiu alatoro, lien all my interest in tho Fountain Lands an “
«f the Sot*, '_** vhleh 1» on er belonging to tho Farm at that time
n» J, w > ^eep, Oun, Watch and Clonlhs, bvforo mentioned, but Jr
doee not choose to oentoin hie fflothor and sisters *s
**in« h*i lTT "* Wife ip t 0 hove tlie Farm end Fanning utcntia.a
Wl of J h ®r, ,,ll iovtiood for the baneflt of her and her slnfilo
the *»— ~\ 4,, *th ®f har eon J. H. Cooper while he i» single, she 1«
„ ahl«e» e> V If ho thou Id refueo to nipport hor and , '® r s f^f, th
f’f't Oolleet —To ay eon Jearo II, Cooper, I will »r.d
*' f . u “ jrloe or eald land when Bold, by doduotlrtg the FT1P-
** - -i aUa Bf * Ml- «htoh 1 hold on him out of
*”< **Ou«»U. to tty ton John 1. Cooper Fifty DoU«ra out
Jeaot ]
’’ £ f" 1° t«*h
“d to Cash
0
6
0
1
J
1
10
o
o
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of th ) price of sd. land when sold, and if sd. J. T. Cooper chooses he may
have -he surveyors Instruments at Thirty Dollars out of sd. Fifty Dollars
and to hsv j the same any time after my death.
Lastly I constitute and Appoint my Beloved Wife I.'ancy Cooper and my
son Joseph W. Cooper Executrix and Executor of this my last Will and Test¬
ament,
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Thirty
first day of August Eighteen Hundred and forty four and 69 th year of the
Coodonwealth.
WITNESSES PRESENT Jas. Cooper Seal
Boone Tallman
John A. Gillaspie
Jacob Bible
I do not know whether any of the objects mentioned in James' will, includ¬
ing the family Bible, are still in existence. I have had some correspondence with
one of the descendants of Joseph William Cooper, but he does not know of anyone
who has family heirlooms or papers. Since none of James' descendants now live in
Green Bank, most of this material was probably destroyed or widely scattered when
the various moves took place. Since Katinda, who never married, was living with
her sister, Eliza Virginia Cooper Kerr, and family in 1870, according to the 1870
census, it may be that someone among the Andrew W. Kerr descendants has the family
Bible and other objects.
James Cooper died on November 8, 1645. His son, Joseph William Cooper, op¬
erated the family farm and supported his mother until her death on November 29,
1861. During our brief visit to Green Bank in 1956, Hr. Hamed and I were unable
to locate the graves of James and Itancy, but we did not have time to make exten¬
sive inquiries in the neighborhood or to search the old family homestead.
Price (pages 476-479) has written a sketch entitled "James Cooper", which I
soil reproduce in full, even though some of it duplicates my previous remarks,
because Price's book is not easy to obtain, particularly outside West Virginia:
Ikiring most of the 19th century the Cooper name has been familiar in
our region. James Cooper, the progenitor of the Cooper relationship, was
oa .ve of Augusta County, and was reared in the Hooey Creek section of
*._ great County. Having married Nancy Agnes Wo oddell, he came over with
Wooddells
°°unty, and
, very early in the settlement of the upper section of our
Gre • • opCT1Ki U P property now (1900) owned by Robert H. Gum, near
■sl'ai^deu^"' lc ' OKn 83 f’iney Woods. They were the parents of four so
Coopor became Krs. Woods, and settled at Greenhill, Highland
■'■ rs - Enoch Hill Bnd lived in Ritchie County, Her
mother b ' caa >'’ Mrs. Fling, and lived at Flag, Ohio. Nannie became
J*ne (Vw >TJ ,_ rl p' Ar> ^ lived in Ritchie County,
thter «J Mrs. Andrew Kerr and lived near Dunmore. Her dau-
ureenbaalii Ca-Hit"* Era. Washington Hoover; Anne, now Mrs. Raymer Davis, near
tolT In Poeahcmi *' now Era. Gatewood Sutton, at Durbin. Her son William
Euelnd* Ce-**' John Korr livoo in Letrls County.
Her eMldr*, becao* Hra. John Alexander Gillespie, Into of Greenbank,
■■r* Nancy who w Amo*, and Wioo, the three eons. Her daughters
beer Dunhsra: w..* M ** Era. George Beverage; Rachel, now Mrs. Henry s,1<>3 ' 9 '
«•<*«. au*:, ^ ri ‘ John L. Kudaon, no nr Louise, now Kra.
tr.C. Ul , nla „ 0 of J|UMB Coopor’ a other two daughters.
j=*« t ln youit ‘.
per eerrlej in piarlon County. Ho was a popular physic.an.
|P) Page 9
He resided a number of years in Parkersburg and then at Claysville, where he
died in 1673. His daughter, Flora, teaches school in Parkersburg. Hie son
Junes a foreman in machine shops at Parkersburg and other points. Another
eon, Arthur, is a Presbyterian minister in Illinois, and there are three
children deceased. Dr. Cooper read medicine with the late Dr. Strather, of
Kara Springs. He was prominent in church circles, being a ruling elder of a
Parkersburg Presbyterian congregation.
Janes Harvey Cooper married Julia Ann Whitman, of Greenbrier County*
They were the parents of five sons and three daughters. The daughters were
Agnes who died in 1861, Julia Ann, and Rebecca. In reference to the son3
we have this remarkable but sad record. They were all Confederate soldiers.
Robert died in the war, James lost an arm in battle. John and Charles were
each severely wounded, and George was killed in 136/* in battle near Fishers
Hill.
Joseph W. Cooper married Rachel Ttllman Sutton, and lived near Greenbank
They were the parents of four sons and one daughter: Rachel, George Clark,
James Amos, John William, and Charles Calvin, In 1863 in the course of three
weeks the dipthiretic scourge removed the mother, her daughter, and three
sons by death. J. W. Cooper's second marriage was with Harriet Wade cf Bath
Countv". She lived about one year. His third marriage was with Mary Arbogast.
near Glade Hill . Snowden, 'Walter and Vivian were the children of this mar-
riage.
The writer would hereby cheerfully acknowledge the thanks due George C.
Cooper for assistance rendered by him cn the wayside, July 1, 1901, when we
casually met near Marvin Chapel and took notes under an apple tree, the ther
■oceter 96 degrees. Without the data given by this grandson of the venerable
pioneer this sketch could not have been prepared and the name of a most wor¬
thy pioneer would have been overlooked,
James Cooper's name appears in the organization of the county as one of
the constables appointed. He served the public as magistrate, assessor, and
teacher of schools. He was regarded with high esteem for his honest and ele¬
vated character in social and business relations. He was a prominent member
of the Liberty Church in the early history of that historic congregation, anc
hie Influence was ever for good morals, intelligence, and refinement of man¬
ners, himself being a fine specimen of what is termed "a gentleman of the
old school 1 ', and was noted for his polite and gracious manners, correct and
entertaining conversational powers.
* r * Indebted to Price for the above sketch. However, some minor errors
rT; corrected, osaes Cooper was born in Rockbridge County and married Nan-
imiSrj* *** James Harvey Cooper had eight sons, five of whom
, ? soldier#, and three daughters. With regard to these children,
t— ™*~, r f t ' hcr than ‘■'our.rfed, George was killed July 15, 186/,, in
r «ther than at Fishers Hill, and Agnes died in 1856.
** ^ SCOTCH- IRISH SETTLEMENT IN VIRGINIA. 3 Volume
original C““ om «>»Hh Printing Co., 1912-1913- Abstracts from the
Wltot County, 1745-1800.
Wlinton T i,., I T.!? R . IC * L SKE ‘CHE8 OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY, VEST VIRGINIA.
*" i0 » Brothers, 1901.
^ '•wMlln* Bm LllhT*? ** COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. Wheeling, W. V«.i
"UW, Cc.. '„ l9n f pages 278 - 280 .
Wki Uwu H U . " , l > B' 1 - WKST VIRGINIA AND ITS PEOPLE. 3 Volume*. New
risal Publishing Co., 1913 . See Volume 3, page# 983-984-
***tri*C 'JsoJtmSL’SL, 1 h * V * *° Vwl CaMMMMpM person#
Tr*** u, Must. '• h * history 0 f the family can obtain my current
Offle*. ttai,« re • Chsrlln Colisgo, Cborlln, Ohio, or from the
Uchljr* n< Ann Arbor, Klchlgtn.
*“*• a> to
Augunl 1959
Minor revisions, April I960
Ul * Coop' 1 ' M*i*«
C cooper, 145 Pendleton Drive, Athene, Ooorgla 30601
from hr. Booor c. P" »
Je»c 5 Cooper (1780-1045) * honey Agnes Wroddell
n^t-1861) inrrled in 1805, of August# County, Virginia, and
Pociiiiont&i County, Vcut Virginia.
Re:
This toper will be concerned with Jnmea Coopor ar.d his wife, Iffitir.y Agr.cs
Woodicll, two uf our ancestors of the sixth generation. I'j hope is that dic,-
trihutirj this sketch will encourage you to send mo additional material concern¬
ing iteZ two ancestors, F3.ee.so wake suGgeations concerning correction? end ad¬
ditions, for I plan to revise this paper for inclusion in a brief history of our
Cooper, Wooidoll, VhJ.tisan, tod HcKcoy ancestors, which will be distributed eciong
you when completed,
As was the case with an earlier paper concerning Joseph Wooddell, a major
source of information for this paper has been the 'rfjcddcll family papers, now in
the possession of hr. Fermat V.'ocddell of Cre-:r. Bank, Pocahontas County, ’Jest
Sicjinia. 1 tn grateful to t!r. VJooddcll for peraiMidi) to copy end uso this na-
terisl. T or. also deeply indebted to Hr. Rockford N. Htrjad, a native of Green
Kstk who ntw lives in Alexandria, Virginia, for introducing as to Mr. Wsoddell
end^for stArinj his extensive knowledge of the history and fa-sily relsticoships
of Foeahontas County. Other valuable source 3 have been letters and conrcrcations
■® b * r » of the fatily, Chalklcy's abstracts, Price'* history, and the court-
* e * 13 ® records at Karllnton, Staunton, and lexington.
/ ,S ?nJn^ oopc,r ^760-1245) wao born in Rockbridge Cou.ity, Virpjinifi on Jsn-
o, 17SO, the y~.-ngc.ot of the four children of J.-aico Cooper ( -1781) &
_ Jf 1 '-™’ father died when Janes WAa lusa than two’years old and ha
linovt. n-Iiot r*v.® 3? section of Augusta County, according to it-ice.
JMcseni u abstracts adoption papers for his two brothers, I found none far
lUttM- si *vi a .. t l; crcf ? re El0Sfc probable that Jir.iie v/cs reared by Ilia aether, Jean
eeidsnea u» «,,l C _! != ?.. hoBe3l ' tl3!i ncar Ho56 y Creek, However, I have no direct
Vo support this guess.
"'ll 7 l-oc* (1705-1045) was bom In Augusta County, Virginia on
* i >l child of Joseph Wooddell (1751-1034) End Elisabeth
J nothing about hur childhood. however, Je=ee
is 176e mtt i- — ^aay Creek PresbyterUn Church, which was founded
la sl>o tom, s1i*sl tne . RcXrc ‘J r cn d Kooddoll families were prominent. There
** 1 4o not K» r , ‘Jcneo that Jamce tnd Money's rather- o»y have been eistora,
* 0MM:1 “* lv <' Wldcr.ee sbout thia possibility.
^■•T Mr, *^*' e f* rL of Price, which will bo <yiotod later, Joaea end
*■* «4m*W ***** t>oth moved to Creen Bank soon after 1803. Z do not
* “‘i* •“••I iTrTT/P d J fcJV 0 HcKorny, hto undo, or the KocxMMi fsally
J** 7 **f bsv, rnn^ a * Jo *«ph Wooddoll wero granted laid! Jointly,
Jw,. Cownwr L^f 1 * >**' l k- **Hh Jwon Coopor In t«w. Before W
• av ‘‘4l, * . , ' ” A tihrl rtf 1,1. lui.. .* a.... «...b kw *Ai\,'h(na
~•— “/a vn ^oinofi Loop«r ir ***~
17*® * of hln living at Croon Bank by torching
iiow I,, the Wwtiloll f*mlly psprrt 1 in the pococeeion
Rink,
'•wUi
•. fc* to Csoh
^“vpev for toaoMtig school i
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0
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ftiorAm riB-ird, tH to Cash 0 12 0
j w a,; I inn, In to Ca3h 0 12 o
t»k«i froa the B%o:<—it Bolus a Ballsnce Du-.- no treei the Employers January
the lRh, IK*,. J«« s C^ 1-
Jer«» Cooper red Hcrcy Agnes V.'oo-Mrll ware carried at Croon Btak on June 17,
' a airior, U.o r.nrriage bund mu aftde •rroral dm
beforo the jircrwvr between Jacaa and bar fnthar, Joseph Vxxldoll. Craen Bank
«*<i still part of bath County et that tiais and thur tho following band is on
file ot the Bath County ooul'thouse, Warm Springs, Vlr^i-da:
Know all mm by these presents shat we, Jaacu Cooper and Joseph Wosddoii
we held M'.t fil-rly bound unto John Page esq. Cov*m«- <f Virginia in tho
aux •>! e:i« buiidm: end fifty dollars for the use of tee Cwjjoi'.wsitth to
which wyoent -will and truly to be made to the arid Oevorror or his suecas-
*ov» ve hind euruulves our heirs executors 0 adrr.ir.lstr.ttors jointly & 507 -
orally llruly by these presents sealed with our Coals and dated this 11 th
day of June, 1805.
The cevditfor. of the above obligation is such that whereas there is
shortly i.-iU..dsd to be 1%'d end Soles., ised a marriage between the above
buwvl Iracp Ccoper and Haney Wr.eddel of thin Couv.iy, r.nw if there be no
laifi cauot to obstruct the 5 tl;l sarriag*} then the aixve Cbligntloc to be
void else to renbic. in full force:
Signed and Aclrtou.
in presence of
Cbs L Francisco
jas e xtra
JOS WOOMCU. Seal
After their carriage, Jasos and Haney settled ns&r her father 'a homestead
® a stress which is no.- called Connor Run, a branch rf Doer Creel, »t an ap-
proKiaite longitude of 7? 40 ’ jO” r«d north latitude of 38° 24 T 45". Oror the
yea: *, J&tss aeruired ocr.aiderablo land. Some of the boundaries cf their land
•** opacified in a duel to their eon, Joseph, snuio eliortly tutors James* death
in IBftf:
Iht* Indenture aado end entered Into this nineteenth day of March in
tbs y»ar of our Lori one thousand and eight hundred and forty five between
Jam Cooper of the County of Pocahontas and Stats of Virginia of th ? enfi
P* 1 ^ 1 and Joseph W. Cooper of the County and State ofore-uid of the other
B«rt, VUnaasoth that the said Jair.es Cooper for end In the aorsidernticn of
tbs m of ena thcr.nand dollars to hir.i In hand pu.d the racair.t of Which
la hereby aetoiowls-lgrd by bin the said Jaraws Cooper hath bargained and soi«
«d by these presents doth bargain and toll unto the said Joocyh w, Cxpor
•■•to hi a heirs add assigns forever the followir; corta’n trrot* err-orcei s
af Ur.i to wUx Or.o t.-aot containing or.e hundred and fifteen acren
W»i /ajar by r> :*ub » n d Betsy his wife lying and boii.g in the
^Jhontas and Otnte aforesaid on the waters of Door Cro.h and
•** 1 " ,n * rt 7 white oak- corner to Colcwon Conrad thence b. W *
to the p--,.. «
iUs *a
W la,. tbrrl
afoeuMU w
y?= VSi
“ I.
Intn. rrvrr.ty flra iarda
u. ii 1 ,. rjtd bnliyi 111 the Coin / k! vrr and
1 , l» In I'k I* briwh of Oraajjbjt ^ pcion to
t 2 isapUe and rugae li-ae 3. oU - rl<fc* N '
«- K K. AO poles u 2 ^ ^ X.
1 tr xvb .<nc» n. 757 k. nu jwitn - 7 • ■
•2* 5l ^ Saks W. 72° ». « pal®° A 0 * r 1 7h*U f.
>•!*' tv a vi,nu oak « IX 1 hlekory on the top of *
o, Mle* to 3 Douches by a branch fl. Xi l. 110 pslaa to a forked tr,agl* i n
adrift and do** the ram® to K. 33 60 polaa to 2 iroiwoods N. W,
•w. polcfi to t)*c Defining.
Alto aoothor tract containing twenty tore* adjoining the foregoing and
Jaeob Bible and bouoded oc follows to ’Jit. Fgginlng at 2 lrcnwooda corner
in Jacob Oiblo and the old tract thence S. Ip S. 30 pole* to 2 pines on
a hill Side 8. 77° E. 63 poles to 2 white 0«ltt o >*. 25 E. 16 poles to a spruce
pine N. 66 0. 26 polos to a Spruce pine N. 1£ »■'. 20 poles to a pine and
utiite oak thence leering sd Bibles lino K. S3 W. 70 poles to tie Begining.
Also another tract Containing Eighty ocroo deeded to sd Cooper £ Jacob
Dyeart Thomas Lonb and hi8 wife lying & being in tha County and State afore¬
said on the water* of Peer Creek and bounded as follows to wit; Perining
at a Sugar Tree and mapla comer £o '‘fa. Lightncr tlicnco S. S6° B. 36 poles
to s white oak md ironwood S. 75 E. 40 polea to 2 Kaple 3 cn a ridge fcl.
62° E. 32 poloo to 2 white oaks N. 72 E. 68 poloo to a large white oak N.
28° W. 53 polos tu * white Oak and hickory on a ridge H. 60° W. 58 poles
to 2 white Oaks S. 72 W. 52 poles to whlta Oak S. 58 E. 14 pole* to the
Hegining on tho other tract containing fifteen acres and adjoining the afore¬
mentioned tract and weeded to sd Cooper by sd Dystrt Lamb and wife.
Another tract Containing fifteen acres and Deeded to cd Cooper by Janos
Tall inn lying end being in the county and State aforesaid On the waters of
Deer Creek adjoining tho lands of Solomon Conrad, falrick Bruffy, and Boon
Tallow.
Together with the appcrtoinancco belonging bo sd tracts or parcels of
land to the sole us* and behoof of hia the sd Joseph W. Cooper and his heirs
end assigns forever, and the said James Cooper for hlnself and hia heirs doth
covenant and agree with the said Joseph W, Coopor and hia heirs, that the
aaid Joect Cooper end his heirs the said parcels of land with all the apper-
talnar.cc* thereunto belonging to the said Joseph W. Coopci and hia heirs and
assigns forever against the Clain of him tho said James Cooper and his heirn
and all and every other person or persons whatsoever will forever warrant end
defend, in Witness Vlhercof the Said James Cooper hath hereunto Subscribed
his name and affixed his seal this day and year abovs written.
Jao. Cooper Seal
Pocahontas County to wit—We Edward Ervine 6 Win. ArbogSet Justices of
o peacn in the County aforesaid in tho State of Virginia do hereby Cer¬
tify that J«nct Cooper a part to a certain deed bearing date the l?tii day
a: eh 1*45 end hereunto annexed personally appeared before u$ in our
jJ aferscsld and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed and dc-
’ . retract It and desired to certify the sd acknowledgment to the
mil! ° r . Couot y Court of Pocahontas in order that ad deed msy be recorded
■ a «r our hands and Seals this loth day of Hereh in tho year 18t5.
Edward Ervino Seal
Wb. Arbogast Seal
A Money Agnes Vfooddcll (1785-1861) war* the P^r-
901
JOB
ni r^» ( »ftay) Ha«y Cooper
DU 4 K.C 0 l, l*f? 6 , e Or,On w * V °*
"*r B, 10 A 5, Grccnhui, High lend County, Va.
• f 1 U, !'»« 1 not
4, lSU to 0*iaii<il Woodo
Hallnds Cooper
ta.-d-r Croon Bank, W. Va.
01aee~ o ^ Lja Wi;Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Ihwnl^ «unw.
Page 4
*cm James Harvey Cooper
w Pen, July 30, 1810, Green Bank, W. Va.
lti 5,1 December G, 1881, near Tanner, Gilmer County, W. Va,
ft Birled on his farm on Jessie Run, near Tanner, VI. Va.
m K rried March 0, 1836, Pocahontas County, to Julia Ann Whitman
(barn September 28, 1817, Anthonys Creek, Greenbrier County,
W. Va,—died September 20, 1903, near Tanner W. V.—buried
beside her husband), daughter of George Whitman, Senior.
501, Nancy B. Cooper
Born July 29, 1812, Green Bank, W. Va.
Died March 3, 1885, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Place of burial not known.
Unmarried
505 John Thomas Cooper
Bom November 28, 1814, Green Bank, VI. Va.
Died April 9, 1873, Parkersburg, W. Va,
Place of burial not known.
Married October 31, 1850, near Fairmont, W. Va., to Louisa Lirpin
Linn (born February 15, 1825, Linn's Mills near Fairmont, W. Va.
died February 11, 1916), daughter of Robert Linn III (1781-1834)
4 Catherine Lyon (1788-1856)
506 Margaret I. Cooper
Bom February 11, 1819, Green Bank, W. Va.
Died January 25, 1895, Burnt House, Ritchie County, W. Va.
Place of burial not known.
Married March 12, 1844 to Enoch R. Hill (born January 13? 1821—
died August 6, 1896, Burnt House, VI. Va,), son John Hill (1790*
1885) 4c Keturah Cunningham ( - ).
507 Lucinda Cooper
Eom March 1, 1821, Green Bank, W. Va.
Wed Kay 27, 1886, Green Bank, W. Va.
Birled Arbovale, Pocahontas County, W. Va,
Married December 21, 1843, Green Bank, W. Va,, to John Alexander
Gillespie (bom December 22, 1315—died March 11, 1897, Green
Bank, W. Va.—buried Arbovale, W. Va.).
508 Joseph Williejn Cooper
Born April 1C, 1823, Grcon Bank, W. Va.
Ap T U 29 « l698 ‘ Green ^k, W. Va.
"•lad Warwick Cemetery, Green Bank, W. Va.
"•Tried firot 1847 to Rachel Tollman Button (born October 21, 1822-
6i«d July 12, 1863, Green B«nlc, V/. Va,—buried Arbovale* W. Va,J
"•Tried second January 16, 1868, Bath County, Va,, to Harriett A.
(born 1835—died about I669), daughter of Henry S. Wade &
r. Arbogsst.
"•Triad third to Mary E. Arbognot (born 1845), daughter of Solomon
*™h®ast 4 Nancy Nottingham.
£2 &L, lr ' * " W- Va.
jWa af WU l „rt kno^.
rlod Nov«b*r 30, «4V, to Andrew W. Kerr (bom 1023).
k ^ 1®10, Baver«l liwmilto nrooo
'*• family and Utwaan km of the KoKemya and the ei.w
, Cooper ( fl«K suits wore engendered, apparently, h^* U s 0
of th* MfKcny uncl«» had purchased or managed tho property of J« raee Cooper
/ J7<U) after adopting cue or two of hit children, then died intestate,
i, cll lc< i to dismtoa between their ovu children end the adopted Cooper cousins.
The record" pertain Inc to these suits can be found In the Augusta County court-'
house undor "llcKawy vs. McKnoy 0,5. 1&7; N. S. no date* (abstracted
in ChJlkUy. Vol. 2, pace* 127-128) and "Coopers Jfcirs vs. HcXmjr—e.S. 212;
e 75—Bill, lt»y, 1809* (abstracted in Chalkier, Vol. 11, page 16?)„ Judging
pi the abstracts, these papers might contain inroruation about the various Cooper-
KtKi-ny reiationrhips, but I have not had an opportunity to visit the courthouse
ct Stanton. However, 1 do have a photosMtic copy of a letter by James Cooper
(1780-161*5) to Mr. & Htb. Janes McKeciy, which was eubnittod as evidence in the
Croper—Kc/bscy case cited above:
Dear Uncle Sr Aunt—These Comes to 1st you know that vxo are enjoying a
Reasonable Degree of health at present and hope these may find you anti your
family in good health when they Came to your hand,
I .have nothing material to inform you of at present only that X have
Notify. Andrew Kenady to attend at Staunton at Garbers Tavern on the first
day of the September District Court in order to Settle the Bond I have of my
fathers on hii and his Brother Jaccs, X wrots him to have the Bond ho oaid
Ss had against my Father (that is if there Is rny in being) or to bavo the
eon «7 to psy it or I should enter suit against him *3 I could give hia no
longer Irdugance.
1 hsve some thoughts of going to Tcnesco State this fall if I possibly
C»n—and wish you if it lies ir> your power to get ae scan many as I ahMl
stand in need of some to bear my oxpenccc-—and also I 'rant you or Ssae of
you to be at Garbers on the day above mention? to meet Kentday to soc If he
will have the Bond or money or what he intends to do and you will much oblige
lour Affeetlate Kophcw.
Hr. James JtoKemey James Cooper
N. B. please to write to Dearer July the 31st 1SG6
. Bath County
I hsve compared the handwriting of this letter, which Is in the Cooper-McKemy
cess records In the courthouse at Staunton, with samples of Ja ides Cooper's hand-
writing in tho Wooddell family papers end there is no ijueation but that the James
Cooper (1780-161*5} of Green Bank was the son of the James Cooper ( -1781) and
J**n KcKcty of Rockbridge County. Other evidence supports this relationship: the
•**•11 papers contain a letter from James ifcKsmey in which he mentions going
to Lexington, county cent of Rockbridge, on business for James Cocper; the oldest
Id of jtoes Cooper (1700-181.5) was Elisabeth UoXooy Coopcrj opproxSnats year*
” t * rU> r «" Jssias 1 older siblings, calculated from adoption and apprenticeship
U >“ Ovalklsy (1, 273 . j, »»), are consistent with Janet’ tawn date of birth.
Toe above latter ie aleo intcrer.tlng bccaurc Jams mentions the possibility
, 7««n«asM. Though Jmaoa v»s probably rt>ar<M in the Most? Crvea area,
*P«t part of hir early years io Tannc.soe; Chalfclay's abstract or
,ult POpere states: "Janos Cooper and others of the Cooler _
. ,Jr "”** bf Tcvtsasse. ■ A thorough rxtadnntlon of tho papers in the ft"U
* would probably rsvwol the basis for this statement. Soma of tho a ™v
•" in tha two suits woro from Itnox County, Tsnrcasco.
• farolivg, Janos Cooper (1V80-1M5) »l*c »a‘ - ved as a B’th to^ty
I*'l years, Aa early as 11WI, l>n carried out court ordiu .
In t»i* Wooddell family paper*■
hath
■"* to a ioomml
Uu, County to wit—Whereas Charlss Dwi.sven In -aid County
*?* ****** *• 8 ^jw>n K*»Ui*w m «.p of the th ,
to kc«yp ih« t»*o* in »mld County *iul l>nth * Corpoi*’)!
h . tho 3si<J Charles Son even is afraid John Page 6
^ and Jw°» KoMahon the Said John *• J»W Ctwnty r*r-
rr,! or do him eosi* bodily hurt) and hath thereforT b * V M * ( k ™W Min
„„cc V« Sn!,t hiJn th<! Kid «ohn Mcifehon and^^S ^gy * ?"<** “f the
Three are therefore on behalf and In the n-L acn -
iMid you Jointly and severally that inediatai* . .Ccmsowfealt. to
•cu bring tho Sold John McMahon and Js*** IfcMafcoi/luSw ^ rocclpt hcre ot
£stlco of the peace for the said County of BatTto fiHd V # f *° = * ° thfr
STptrMMl appearance at the next Court to bThold^ * wU for
as for their keeping the peace in the aean tim toward* f?" tr
O^Bonvsalth end chiefly towards the said Charles ponr-m U * tM ®
und " “y »*»£** t ebl 111 the ““ County the fifteenth day of
September one thaus^-nd Eight hundred end Eight. aay “
TO Javcs Cooper Oorwtahle SAmpam Mathew, y^i
To Bxieutc end Return
Janca apparently continued as constable for many years, since Price (ps-cs
1 C 0 - 1 D 1 ) states concarnlng the formation of Pocahontas County from Path foisityr
Affairs having so far progressed, the formation of a new county w»a
nooted and due arrangement?cade. A roaolutioo to that effect was passed by
th» Virginia Legislature, March 1821 ... One of the most memorable dnyo
in the social and civil history of Pocahontas County vas the 5th day of
Birch, 1822, when the first court was held ... Jtaca Cooper wee appointed
Constable Tor the Head of Greenbrier, with Villlaa Sleven and Samuel Kogsett
tt bonduxm.
*t hit death in 1845, Janes was apparently etlll serving as constable, since
tt* cm vho served as his bondaren had to settle obligations which ho had rot
••tUod before hie death, according to a receipt In the Mooddcll papers;
Red 1 Doc 1846 of James Wooddcll the acet of Patrick firuffey Sheriff
of Pocahontas County for the sua of $1') .ft slso for the sun of v9.
«w«y paid by the said James tfooddell As we of tho ®« l, riticA of J«
Cooper late Conotable of Pocahontas County upon executions froiai the &p«r-
*• Court of law ft els. for Pocahontas County to f»«w < 0 *°}[ n ej \* ho
Cooper ft his Decuritics —said •0*1. now placed ^
WToee of collecting thn amt. thereof by suU Terrill
lecordinR to a document In tho
“»* a member of the Virginia militia, tecoraibB
1 raporas
. . th _ 127 Regioent of Virginia
u.., « Regimental Court of Enquiry of Focahertis oa the
«UtU at the House of John Dredsbowa in the Ccaar-y
^ tf, y Of liovreber 1825. . lo this Reeinent be Slewed
tie- C t ?' r " 1 that Jaw» Cooper Prc,TOBt /p J ijointM end two Battalion Court.
«»llore per day fer Attending one ^ wJwla to $9-
T»eU Nlr> durl °B the Present year amounting * oreph Mocre C.C.E.
^.r^r^tly minus allowance* ZTJT"^ t$E£
" ,n the revorsa .Ida of the above ^ ef
U„ *•* Bheriff of I'opahontda County Art*»"B rr ”" Klllt
*“*« ~ l * “° ,10y . Dhl , *** Col.
jetl Sfrvca ns wo local SoaeSBor and
■ brotlirr-ln-ln* ia In the Hood dell papers;
ISJ^-Jarwa Wood dell to the Comf of the r otc1im r „n n„ .u
Jh to Ditnriiv? by Divise two tract* of land on the lJ£^ut^f n **?n C ? U " t ' y •
of land Devised by Joseph WooddeU-. 11,1 ^ 4 ^ Acre*
Ja*. Cooper CcmT Her.
th» year before his death, Janos prepared a will which vas probated in Do-
ifcer 1C45 »nd can be found in Pocahontas County will book 2, page Jdi.-
In the nemo ofGod Asian. I, Jwe« Cooper of the County of Pocahontas
and State of Virginia being week in body, but of Bound Bind end ternary, end
considering the mcrtr.Uty of the Hunan Body, end knowing that It is appointed
for all asm once to die, do make this try last Will fc Tcatanmt, Revokcing all
others—First I hecosr.end my eoul to God who gave it, my body to be Decently
Euryed in a Christian like manner, and after my Buriel eapensoo are paid, snd
all my other Just dobta are punctually paid, 1 Will and Bequeath the Ballanoe
of cy property both real and pcraonal in the form following!
First, 1 will and bequeath to ary beloved '.fife fancy Cooper all my Boueo
bold and Kitchen Furnlturo except a'-itch a? her Daughters has medc and cUiic,
also the controls of ay House and House hold during her life time or Widow¬
hood, her choisc of two clocks, end my Fanily Bible during h«r life time,
and then to be left to my Daughter >‘olinda, provided aha out lives her mother
the remainder of the Books to be equally divided between the bol lance of the
Heirs, I also will to vj Wife Vancy Cooper, one Horae two cotvs and ten head
of Sheep, and the Beac for the use of the Fasdly, To ny Daughter Betsy M,
Coe per or her Heirs, I will and bequeath, ono Sorrel Here Saddle end Bridle,
her equal proportion of Sheep, and one coif (axolus’ve of two cows that aha
claims as her ov.-n at this time), I also will arid bequeath to my Daughter ba¬
llad* ent Korse Saddle and Bridle one cow and her equal proportion ofJioep,
»1*> the sad- to my Daughter fancy B„ the same to °f^ter Mtagarat
U* a»a to my Daughter Lueinds, the ce*e to my Daughter Elisa “rginla «^t
*, **! Jorcph b Soper, 1 will sod beneath one ^f ^otlouch.
9*1 proportion of Sheep with his sisters, also my ii,» npartninancoa,
-T Hatch, snd wearing appeal, also *y nM to* ior
Including all the Farming Utentiola ond ® of his sifter,
^dowhood, of hia mother or during the single ® [ h ^ y durLn; . her Ufc tin
the above noed J. W. Cooper -eentsine Ws Mr ^ ^ ^
» Hldowhood snd bis Sisters aseisUnee they earn to-
Uve on the Placo with hU, by J bcm 4 £^J5*?F h ... widowhood of ay Doloved Mitt,
***** their own support, and after the Death or ters> tl( . KLwitfticn,
Jhd arter the marriage or death of «lj “7 thne disinterested Free holder*
1* to be sold. Provided It brin K « -hat any^thrao dl ^ ^ Jivelas „ the
** eay it lo worth, the appraiuor* to ****%, if not, they are to he «?-
rs f<tatlan at that tlw, provided l Jj #}r c ®^!% 0- pliea with tho above, Ha
►vir.t*d by Court, ind If o)f son J. ot gd. land cod <vi
h Arm two hundred dollars! out of tho P ' ^ountnln
with his •latorflj *loc nil f>' t0 |ho farm *t thAt
Utantial* Which 1* on or boforo mcwtldnfd.
th* Hnrgm
l •
•nliAlft UTtXen on riorithoj boforo
, i for th* k. 1 1 c he ia T
- . . , J. Vs Cot i 1 1 . bar ft**! h rf * ..
^ —* 1 . rcfWAr to l inn ATC» bo*»** th
..
M.ra out or tho prlea ot , n , , u .l.l »u h " 'IvUlavo out
i, tar eat ot John T. ^rr ,
S to ^
* •m nrico of * I. l«nd vh«*n ©old, wid If mi. j T r a _* **** e
jf * hr PMi rtryor© In©tru'n«mt8 <it Thirty tolUrr/out of ST FifT'JLJ?
2Vu*' «>o earn. any time after my 5«th. ' D ° U * r »
tae«A» i Ml Appoint my beloved Hire fancy Cc«-rr and
*, Joeoj* *• C ^ or a»eutrix and Execute,• of IkU *y 1 Jl mi «J?tSu
Xn mtr.ees Kfcercor J beye hereunto act my hand cni seal t*t,
nr ,l «T of Sixteen Hatred and for£ four % 6^ ^ ^2
MflMlki
I0TWSSK5 KESBfT Jm, Cooper seal
*o^t Taltaw
lolui J. Gillespie
Jacob Piblo
1 do not know whether any of the objects mentioned in Jones' will, include
j,ig tbs -aaily Plble, are sell*, in tpd,stcnce. I have had some correspondence w
a* of the descendants of Joseph Wiliam Cooper, but he does not know of anyone
has faaily heirlocaia or papers. Since none of Ja.-«*n> descendants now live
Coo?*!-, KuSaay, Ferrell/ p » r *' ell -> '" ) oodd*ll,
OoUwnl, Wilson, 4 Patton Families
August* 4 itockbridge counties, Virginia
York 4 Adams counties, Pennsylvania
Blount, Knox, 4 Koane counties, Tennessee
Pocahontas, Gilmer, & kitehie counties, West Virginia
b«yne County, Kentucky
Vigo a Sullivan counties, Indiana
Fork County, South Carolina
V
Mot '* r C. Cooper
UJ Pendleton irive
AU.e«e, Georgia y&O.
Cooper,
HcKenvy, Ferrell/Farrell, Wooddell, Oothard, Wileon, 4 Patton
- _ is preparing a Cooper 4 McKemy family record and would appreciate
information concerning the Cooper, McKemy, Ferrell/Farrell, Wooddell, Gothard
4 Patton families discussed below.
Wilson,
James Cooper (died 1781) 4 wife Jean McKemy
We are especially interested in information about James Cooper (died 1781) and
Jean McKemy, his wife, who lived in Augusta County 4 Rockbridge County, Virginia,
where James died in 1781. The will and estate records of James Cooper mention
four children:
1. John Cooper
Bom about 1771-1772. Apprenticed as a tailor, 1785-1789, and followed
the tailoring trade for several years afterward. We have documentary
evidence that he was living in Blount County, Tennessee, in 1801 and
1807, but no information as to whether he settled there permanently or
married and had children.
2. Haney Agnes Cooper
Born about 1775. Married after 1795 to William Gothard; settled in
Georgia (where?); and had at least one son, John Cooper Gothard.
Nancy Agnes died before 1809 and her brothers lost contact with her
husband and son.
3. Thomas Cooper
3orn about 1777. Adopted in 1793 by his uncle, James McKemy. Married
March 7, 1798, Augusta County, Virginia, to Elizabeth Wilson, daughter
of Robert Wilson. No further record of Thomas 4 Elizabeth.
A. James Cooper (1780-1845)
Bom in Rockbridge County, Virginia, in 1780; settled at Green Bank,
formerly B ath County, Virginia, now Pocaho ntas County, We st Virginia,
about 1802; and died at Green Bank in 1845. Married in 1805 to Nancy
Agnes Wooddell (1785-1861), daughter of Lt. Joseph Wooddell (1752-
1834) of Green Bank. James 4 Nancy were my great-great-grandparents.
1 have considerable information about them and their children which I
would be happy to share.
have no further information about James Cooper (died 1781) and would particu¬
larly like to know the names of his parents. We also would like to know more
John, Nancy Agnes, and Thomas: their dates and places of birth, marriage,
•no Oaathj thair spouses and children; and where they settled.
McKemy 4 Fcrrell/Farrell
th * dau eht«r of John McKemy (died 1789) of Augusta County,
irglnu. K*r brother, James McKemy (born 1753), settled in Blount, bounty,
about 1787-1792 and applied Tor his Revolutionary War pension there
torrid'. V l,r lh a d * #th ° r her first husband, James Coopsr (died . 17S1 ,' know
£r‘« M*ln. during 1781-1787, to a Mr. Ferrell or Farrell. We do not know
° f Farrell (Ferrell}, but suspect that ho was !-h.- John >*r
* * WchM * d several items vhsn the .stale of James Cooper was sold in 1783-
tfci ** j9mn ***• not been found in all th© record© w©. h*v© ©©arched,
potilbllltlee, neither confirmed, hav© been:
1 rlitC!| C0Vr " -/ ' °*°r*la, Used Book MM, page 110, records that “
lTmo • ft ? L .*' ir a Jaan aold 200 acre, on Fishing Crsek to w ‘ l ““ Uf
hev# no evidence that ihie John * Jean are ou
Coop", HcKemy, Ferrell/Farrell, Wooddell, Gothard, Wilson, * Patton 2
and would welcome any information you may have which would prove that
they are or are not our people.
2 The third wife of'James Ferrell (1732-1803) of Brunswick, Mecklenburg
' Lunenburg, and Halifax counties, Virginia, was named either Jean or
Jane. We have no evidence that his Jean or Jane was our Jean and
would appreciate any information you may have about them.
We would certainly be grateful for any data you may have about Jean and Mr.
Ferrell/F ftrre l^ • Except for the two possibilities mentioned above, they
aeea to have "disappeared" from the records!
William Cooper (died about 1796) of Pennsylvania
William Cooper of York & Adams counties, Pennsylvania, died about 1796. His
daughter Eleanor married a McKeray and ve suspect—but cannot prove—that
William Cooper (died about 1796) was related in some way to James Cooper (died
1731) of Augusta & Rockbridge counties, Virginia. We think that William Cooper
lived in what is now the Mount Pleasant Township of Adams County, but have not
located his grave. From Virginia courthouse and personal records—we have not
searched Pennsylvania records—we know that William Cooper was married at least
twice (but not the names of his wives) and had at least five children (but not
the order of their births):
1. James Cooper
Lived in York County, Pennsylvania. Died during 1796-1807. Had busi¬
ness relations with a man named Archer of Guilford County, North Caro¬
lina.
2. William Cooper
Living in 1808, but we do not know where.
3. John Cooper
Xo data on him, unless he was the John Cooper in Roane County, Tennessee,
in 1854.
4. Eleanor Cooper
Harried John McKemy (died about 1793), brother of my great-great-great¬
grandmother, Jean McKemy, wife of James Cooper (died 1781) and Mr.
rerrall/Parrell. Eleanor it John settled in Augusta County, Virginia.
5. Mary (Polly) Cooper
Harried Jacob Patton. Settled in Knox County, Tennessee.
U yom wav, information about William Cooper (died about 1796) of York 4 Adams
*"“‘•71Vania, particularly whether he was related to James Cooper
l«Ud 1711) of Augusta * Rockbridge counties, Virginia, we would certainly HKe
U> Iw from rou
Final Note
*erjr much l:r „„y you may be able to give ua. We want to share
“***• Parral l/Farrel 1, Woodd.U, Gothard, wil * on > th *
"it* you. If i •v«r aovn, my current obtained fixity of
4,Ih < <Wlln Collage, Ubertln, Ohio, or Alumni Racorda, Uiiv r. 7
a, Arbor, Michigan,
1. IW
Komar C. Coopar
ILJ Pandlaton Drive
Athena, Oeorgi* 30601
January 1, 1969
3
Cooper 4 McKemy Notes
Additional Cooper and McKemy information, relevant for our search but
Ke hove “ ccd within the context of our presentation above, which is
presented below, followed by comments and questions:
In 1775. Jones Cooper (died about 1781) sold a mare for thirty pounds to
Thomas Cooper.
"June ye 4th 1777- Then Heed, of James Cooper the Sum of Six pounds part of
the money which William Cooper sent by Isaac Taylor from fort Randolph per
me.
his
Richard X Magee "
mark
WHERE WAS FORT RANDOLPH LOCATED?
No cate, but presumably during 1772-1779: James Cooper (died 1781) paid the
debts of a John Cooper to Andrew McCampbell, George Heeve, James Young, Mary
kinkum, and Joseph Shanks.
In 1779, James Davies and wife Mary of Rockbridge County sold to Thomas Cooper
of Rockbridge County, for 200 pounds, 102 acres on the forks of James River in
Rockbridge County, Virginia.
In 1779, William Mchemy and wife Ann of Rockbridge County sold to John Cooper
of Rockbridge County, for 22 pounds, 90 acres on Kerrs Creek. Witnesses: James
Cooper, William McCampbell, Sc William McMath.
In 1782, the inventory and appraisement of the estate of James Cooper (died
1781J included two Bibles. When the estate was sold in 1783, these Bibles
were not included in the sale. WHEHE ARE THESE BIBLES TODAY? They may have
important birth, marriage, and death data.
In the hand of John McKemy, undated but presumably about 1783: a piece of
paper headed "Tne Estate of James Cooper Deed. To Thos. Cooper." The first
item under the heading reads: "To Cash paid to John Gilmore for Wm Cooper to
order of Jas. Cooper."
1785, a piece of paper, the face side of which reads:
CcntleMn—if any of you can Spare Some Cattle to Mr. Robert Rush
Let him have them upon my Acct. and take his Ret. for the Value
he Received them at and 1 will Cive you Credit on your Bonds for
the Same for I Owe him and cannot Get the money for him, and he
to take Some Cattle in part for what I Owe him. yr. Compliance
Oblldge Contln. yr. Hum. Servt.
heptr. 12th 1785 John McKemy
i!.**"?' Johr> Cooper, Thomas Cooper,
?h<»pson 4 Alexander McKemy
<* the
7* OIKH side of thle same piece of paper «ro two additional statements,
• irelerwhieh in * ^
/ / .
ijill'j,** tSe ewaee or :.alii County and made oath that the five
l”*** Fifieett Shilling* Recalled for here ie part of an arbitration
* Jamee Mekaaur Kura. for the Setate of James Cooper
Thle day Isabella Cooper Come before us
John Tedford and William Gault two of the
Hokamy lucre.
Themaa Cooper
John Tedford
MUUu G*ult
4 McKoiry Notes
January 1, 1969
4
second of the two statements on the reverse side reads:
September tho 14 1785—lieceived of Thomas Cooper five pounds
fifteen shillings. Heed, by me
Robert Rusk
During 1787-1795. a John Ferrell of Knox County & Hawkins County, Tennessee,
mss grantee for several parcels of land recorded in Knox County deed book3,
including a grant by the State of North Carolina ("Copied from Book B,
Page 89, Grant 275"). WAS THIS JOHN FERRELL THE SECOND HUSBAND OF JEAN KcKEMY,
WIDOW OF JAMES COOPER (died 1781)?
On September 20, 1785, in Augusta County, Virginia, John Cooper, "Son to James
Cooper Deed. . . . and By the Consent of his Guardian John McKemy," was appren¬
ticed to Thomas Hinds, a tailor. The indenture was witnessed by Benjamin Norton
John Middleton, and Eleanor Cooper.
In 1792, Thomas Cooper and wife Isabella of Rockbridge County sold to John
Wilson, for 100 pounds, 100 acres in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
In 1796, John Cooper and wife Agnes of liockbridge County sold to Robert Piper,
for 100 pounds, 90 acres in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
Undated, in the hand of John McKemy: a paper headed "Thomas Cooper dr. To Jas.
Cooper Estate" includes "To Cash paid When Going to Pitts Burgh, five pounds"
and "To 1 Journey to Pennsylvania, three'pounds ten shillings." WHAT RELATIVES
DID THOMAS COOPER (bom about 1777) HAVE IN PITTSBURGH AND PENNSYLVANIA?
In 1801, John Cooper ("heir to William Cooper, deceased") of Rockbridge County,
Andrew Graham and wife Elizabeth ("mother to said heir") of Rockbridge County,
and William Youel of Augusta County sold to George Wilson, for 300 pounds, 240
acres in Rockbridge County, Virginia, on Little Calf Pasture River.
In 1811, in Blount County, Tennessee, Isabella Cooper and Agness Townsley
answered questions, under oath, concerning when and how long John Cooper (bom
about 1771) had lived in the household of his uncle, John McKemy, after the
death of his father, James Cooper (died l?8l). Apparently John Cooper lived
In the MeKoay household until June 1784.
In 1814, a William Gothard was a grantee in Knox County, Tennessee, deeds and
in 1815 a William Goddard At Jane S. Campbell were married in Knox County. WAS
THE WILLIAM GOTHARD WHO WAS THE HUSBAND OF NANCY AGNES COOPER (bom about
775l died before 1809), daughter of James Cooper (died 1781)?
Comments and Questions
JWe inf ormation above raises many ioouos which are relevant-for our search for
toopw and McKemy relationships.
Vn|orVinaialy, we have not had an opportunity to search for the William Cooper
1796 ) estate records in Adams & York counties in Pennsylvania,
many or tho relationships among persons presented above.
lTli ‘ *777, 1772-1779, and 1779 data above, we conclude that Janes
Idieo 1781J nod not only sons named John, Thomas, and James (who wore
. J tom or too young to have been Involved In those early tr»n»».
-- ^ “**•>• relatives, probably tha William Cooper family or Adams A To
*2 * host given naaee.
1*)1 WutrU|, Coway data auggsal that a William Cooper (dead by 1801)
& McKemy Notes
January x, xyoy
5
j rt hn and apparently a widow Elizabeth whose second husband was
* *£Lh!> WAS THIS WILLIAM COOPER OUR WILLIAM COOPER (died about 1796)
AnTyOHK COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA? If yes, DID WILLIAM DIE IN HOCK-
SiS OR AUGUSTA COUNTY RATHEU THAN ADAMS OR YORK COUNTY?
tiy Thomas Cooper (bom about 1777) wa3 living in Blount County,
t^Msee in 1785, at which time he was about eight years old and the ward
f Isabella Cooper. HOW WAS ISABELLA RELATED TO THOMAS AND TO HIS FATiiER,
UMiS COOPER (died 1781)? WAS ISABELLA COOPER OK BLOUNT COUNTY IN 1785 and
1811 TOE SAME ISABELLA COOPER WHO WAS THE WIFE OF A THOMAS COOPER IN ROCK-
BRlDGE COUNTY IN 1792? If yes, HOW WAS HER HUSBAND THOMAS RELATED TO HER
h*«D, TOOMAS COOPER (bom about 1777)?
MOW— if at all—WAS AGNES T0KN5LY—in Blount County in 1811—RELATED TO THE
COOPER AND McKEMY FAMILIES?
In 1785, an tleanor Cooper witnessed the indenture of John Cooper (bom about
1771 ), son of James Cooper (died 1781) and ward of John McKemy. WAS SHE THE
ELEANOR COOPER WHO MAiUdED JOHN McKEMY AND SURVIVED HIM? If yes, WAS THIS
MARRIAGE A SECOND MARRIAGE FOR JOHN McKEHY?
Thank you very much for your help. We are grateful for your assistance.
Homer C. Cooper
145 Pendleton Drive
Athens, Georgia 30601
Any change in ay address can be obtained from the Alumni Office, Oberlin
College, Oberlin, Ohio, or Alumni Records, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
Mic hi ga n . 1 would be happy to hear from Cooper & McKemy families at any time!
Hjr eouaina and 1 are descended from James Cooper (1780-1845)) youngest child
Je*e» A Jean, and wife Nancy Agnes Wooddell (1785-1861) of G reen Bank,
Pacahwi tae County. West Vir ginia. James & Nancy had nine children: (l)
Ol i ab e th McKemy Cooper (1806-i845)> married 1844 to Samuel Woods; settled
at Craenhill, Highland County, Virginia. (2) Melinda Cooper (1808-1894),
^ * rr * r aarrlod; Lived in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. (3) James Harvey
taeper 11810-1881), married I 836 to Julia Ann Whitman (1817-1903); settled
•ear Tanner, Gilmer County, West Virginia; their son, Charles Slavens Cooper
, hi mj grandfather. (4) Nancy B. Cooper (1812-1885), never
in Pocahontas County. ( 5 ) John Thomas Cooper (1814-1878),
• to Louisa Lirpin Linn (1825-1916); settled at Parkersburg, West
^ MfcrjArot 1, Coopor (1819-1895), married 1844 to Enoch R. Hill
settled at Burnt House, Bitchie County, West Virginia. (7)
t^oper 11821-1886), married 1843 to John Alexander Cillaspie 11815-
at ArbovaU in PocahonUs County. (8) Joseph William Cooper
aarried Ut 1847 to Rachel Tallaan Button (1822-1863); married
teMarrlett a. Wade (1835-1869?); married 3rd 1869 to H*pr K. Arbo-
**| **AJ)i settled at Orson Bank in Pocahontas County. (9) Elisa
(1*25-1900), married l!14y to Andrew W. Kerr (bom 1828);
*** at wain In Pocahontas County.
ijj 1 8*8 Coopor, MeKaay, or Wooddoll rocorde, ouch •» lottoro.
If H*!‘ “asonane any of those families, 1 would certainly be grateful
no* weals on to to ■—
Cooper & HcKcisy 6
Homer C. Cooper
145 Pendleton Drive
Athens, Georgia 30601
Since preparing the above statement, I have learned from two other Cooper
searchers, to whom I am much indebted, that Wayne County, Kentucky, and
Vigo & Sullivan counties, Indiana, are relevant:
1. Frederick Cooper was born in 1759 in York Ccunty, Pennsylvania,
from which county he first served in the Revolution; in 1780, he moved
to Rowan County, North Carolina, where he served again; and in 1799 moved
to Wayne County, Kentucky. Frederick Cooper (1759- ) married in 1783
to Dorothy Brown, by whom he had the following children (with years of
birth): Katy, 1784; Anne, 1786; Henry, 1790; John, 1793; William, 1795;
Abraham, 1798; Isaac, 1805; and Jacob, 1808. WHO WERE THE PARENTS OF
FREDERICK COOPER?
Z. James Cooper and wife Mary Werr were living in Blount County,
Tennessee, when their 3on, Alexander Cooper, was born in 1317. In 1823,
the family moved to Sullivan County, Indiana; in 1824, they moved to
Vigo County, Indiana, where both James St Mary died in 1855. Alexander
Cooper married Elizabeth KcGriff in 1842, was a member of the Christian
Church, and served two terms as county surveyor in Vigo County. WHO WERE
THE PARENTS CF JAKES COOPER (died 1855)? WHEN AND WHERE WAS JAKES BORN?
DID JAKES AND MARY HAVE OTHER CHILDREN?
Several other aiiscellaneous notes seem worthy of inclusion in our summary
of Cooper Sc KcKemy families:
3. In 1795, James Cooper and wife Hannah of York County, Pennsylvania,
conveyed to John KcKeay of Augusta County, Virginia, for HO pounds, 110
acres on both sides of the North River of "Shenando" in Augusta County.
Witnesses: William KcKemy, Eleanor KcKemy, William Walker, Jr. WAS THIS
JAKES COOPER THE JAKES COOPER (died during 1796-1807) WHO WAS A SON OF
WILLIAM COOPER (died about 1796) OF PENNSYLVANIA?
Also, the Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, contains
the graves of a Hannah Cooper (1756-1822), Thomas J. Cooper (1797-1875) and
«4»#a Margaret & Elizabeth, and Martha Toot Cooper (1818-1871). WAS HANNAH
COOPER THE WIFE OF JAKES COOPER?
4. Acbordlng to a history of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, John
tfc’adahav (1758-1834) "married Hisa Nancy HcKamie, in the vicinity of
ra maa aua," before moving from Augusta County to Pocahontas County. WAS
•AMCI'B FULL HAKE NANCY AGNES HoKEFTY ? WAS SHE THE; DAUGHTER AGNES MENTIONED
“ *■* WILL of JOHN He NEXT (died l?8y) OF AUGUSTA COUNTY, WHO ALSO MENTIONED
A (BAimeCM, JOHN BRADSHAW, IN HIS WILL?
J. The will of Janos HcXrmy, Sr., written in 1817 and probated In 1818
wAmtmata Cowl,, Virginia, loft to wire Agnes and the following children:
*■“* I**"* 7 twho inherited hla father's plantation), Jane KcXeny ("one hair
*' % Oraanbrier plantation, • lag of more than Throo Hundred acres"),
mm0 f M f han d , John KcKemy, , ly Hlrdmon. One clause states:
Again as la the law eult respecting the Negrowa now dopendlns
In Uie elate of Coral Ins, aha-ild the result prove favorable
•7 will In that ay James, should aatlefy himself for hla
T» divide the Ballanoe equally anong all
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6. The Old Providence Church cemetery in Rockbridge County, Virginia
contains these four graves, lying consecutively in the same row: Robert *
Cooper (1738-1816); Susanna Cooper (1742-1817); John Cooper, died March 1,
1828, 5?ib year; and Margaret Cooper (1774-1847). I assume that John was’
the son of Robert & Susanna but, on the other hand, COULD HE HAVE BEEN THE
JOHN COOPER (born about 1771) WHO WAS THE SON OF JAMES COOPER (died 1781)?
Two other Cooper graves, some distance away, are in the cemetery: Susan A.
H. Cooper (1778-1838), wife of Joseph Cooper; and Robert Cooper (1805-1840).
7. 1 have an incomplete note about a John Cooper who was born in 1777,
Rockbridge County, Virginia; died 1861, Blendon, Ohio; served in the War of
1812; and married Polly Craig. WHOSE SON WAS HE?
A generous and keen-eyed friend found a connection between Cooper families
in York County, Pennsylvania, and York County, South Carolina:
8. The will of a John Cooper, written in 1812, probated 1824 (place
not determined), mentions the estate of his deceased father (not named in
the will) in York County, Pennsylvania. John also names wife Elizabeth and
children: Margaret, Robert, Elizabeth Davidson, William, John, and Mary
Wallace. WHO WAS THE FATHER OF THIS JOHN COOPER?
This family is found again in the will of Robert Cooper, probated in 1842
in York County, South Carolina. Since his wife Mary predeceased, Robert
left his estate to: John Cooper, a brother in Kentucky; James Cooper, a
brother in Georgia; 'William Cooper, a brother in Tennessee; Mary Wallace,
a sister in Virginia; Elizabeth Davidson, a sister in Yorkville, South
Carolina, to have the plantation where Peter Harris lives; niece Jane Fergu¬
son of Kentucky, daughter of brother John; niece Elizabeth Powell of Virginia,
daughter of sister Mary Wallace; niece Mary Eliza Alston and her two children
of South Carolina; nephews Robert Cooper and John Cooper of Tennessee, sons
of brother William. Mentions his plantation in York County, South Carolina,
“where Stephen Bclk lives."
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1650—1900.
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Lieut. John Henderson,
Of Greenbrier County, Virginia.
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JOSEPH LYON MILLER M. D.
Member of Virginia Society Suns of lire Revolution, the West Virginia
Historical Society, and Author of Historu af old
RICHMOND. VA.
Whittkt & Shephersi'N, General Printers.
1902
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INTRODUCTION.
It has been ■well said that “the present is founded upon the
past, and the past is our only guide to the future. If we wish
to see before us we must turn and look into the mirror behind
us.”
Until recently the American people, except Virginians, have
looked upon genealogy as foolishness, and any one who tried to
know something of his great-grandfather as a snob. In later
years there has been a decided change, but even yet there i6 a
host of otherwise sensible people, who still hold to this opinion.
They will say that it is “sheer nonsense'* if you try to interest
them in their own ancestry, and then perhaps will talk for hours
about the grand ten or twelve generation pedigree of some fav¬
orite horse. And why is this pedigree '•[ interest? Because they
know that a horse may inherit certain qualities, and they pro¬
duce his pedigree as a guarantee that he has, or ought to have
them. If a horse is the better for having his ancestry known, why
not so with a man? A horse does not, because lie cannot,realize
the advantage of his genealogy; a man can, but as a rule does
not do so. A nation composed of an aggregation of men is what
its people make it, and not to know the composition of the people
is an obstacle to the clear and true understanding of national
history. So that the genealogies of the different families of a
country have a high value to the student of history.
Recognizing the many deficiencies of this little hook, I send it
forth with many misgivings as to how it may be received. But
also know ng that it contains practically all of the facts relative
to our family of Hendersons that are obtainable from the records
preserved in this country7l think that if has sufficient value to
warrant its exideDcc. I feel that I am rendering a service to
some future historian of the family by gathering together these
records and verified traditions of our forefathers ere they are
misplaced and perhaps lost in the passing of the older genera¬
tions. I have tried to exclude all statements of important facte
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that could not bo verified; and the data set forth hero has been
gleaned from family records, letters, papers, etc., the records of
the counties of Augusta, Greenbrier, Mason and Monroe. Saif ell's
Revolution, Hardesty’s History of Mason County, Hening’s
Statutes at Large, Waddell’s Annals of Augusta County, Peyton’s
History of Augusta County, Burke’s Baronetage (1834 edition),
Patronymica Britannica, Scottish Antiquary, etc.
Undue prominence has not been given some branches of the
family over that of others because of any partiality, but because
of the more abundant material. >Several members of the family
did not even acknowledge my letters of inquiry.
It has been a labor of love to gather here and there the records
and floating traditions which illustrate a history rich in the story
of brave men and noble women, thus saving from impending
oblivion ever so little of their memory. Like “Old Mortality,”
I have wandered among the graves of the past, and humbly at¬
tempted to retouch the fading gravestones of virtue and worth.
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THE HENDERSONS.
Patronymica Britannica says that the name of Henderson is
derived from Hendrick’s son, or Henry’s son. According to the
science of Scottish surnames, the Hendersons are of Danish
origin, it being claimed that all Scotch people whose names end
in “son” are of Danish ancestors; therefore, go back to the days
when the eastern shores of Scotland were overrun by the Danes.
Burke in 1834 says that the surname of Henderson is one of
considerable antiquity in Scotland, the Hendersons having been
settled in the western part of County of Fife, near Inverkeithing
for over four centuries. The representative families of that
name in Scotland tQ-day are those of St. Laurence, Fordell,
Stemster, and Edinburgh. For several hundred years the name
has appeared on the college and military rolls of that country.
The family of interest here is supposed to be descended from
James Henderson, first Knight of Fordell; the reason for this
assumption will appear later.
James Henderson was born about 1450, and was killed Sep¬
tember 9, 1513. He was appointed King’s Advocate in 1494,
and a few years later Lord Justice Clerk. He fell with his eldest
son, John, as did their royal master, King James IV. of Scotland,
at Floddenfield on that fatal 9th of September, 1513.
“ To tell red Flodden's dismal tale
Tradition, legend, tune and song
Shall many an age that wail prolong;
Still from sire the son shall hear
Of that stern strife and carnage drear,
Of Flodden’s fatal field
Where shivered was fair Scotland’s spear,
And broken was her shield.
There, Scotland! lay thy bravest pride,
Chiefs, knights, and nohles many a rme!”
About 1680 we are told that William, John and James Hen¬
derson crossed to Ireland from near Dalmannie, Scotland; but
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whether one of them was the ancestor of the Virginia family,
the subject of this sketch, we are unable to tell. The oldest
family record accessible to the writer carries the family back to
the middle of the seventeenth century, or more than two hundred
years. This record is written in an old book, whose title page
reads as follows:
In this old book, printed in 1707, and now owned by the writer
of this sketch, is written in quaint, faded characters the following
family record:
W m Henderson Gent & Marg* Bruce
Mar’d Feb 17 7 1705
John Son to W m horn’d Feb rr 9 1706
Ja* Son to YV® born’d Jan" 17 1703
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Bruce Son to W ra hom’d May 10 1710
Dyed Sep** r 1719
Sain 1 Son to W m hom'd Noveiu 1 *' 28 1713
Grandsons to John Henderson Gent
Fifshyre Scotland.
W m Henderson Dyed Aug 1 1 1737 Aet Cl
Born’d Apr 1 30 1676
Marg' Henderson Dyed Decem ber 15 1739
Born’d March 1 1680/1 Aet 59
Jean Henderson Stuart Dyed in Child
Bedd March 1730 Aet 19
John Henderson Dyed May 1 1766 Aet 60
Sam 1 Henderson Dyed Jan^ 19 1782
This Becord Set doun from the Memory of
Jas Henderson now Aet 75.
And on the next page is this record:
Jas Henderson & Martha Hamilton
Mar’d June 23. 1738
Martha Henderson Dau. to Audley
Harrison Hamilton Gent & Elenor Adams
his wife.
Jas Hendersons living Children—
David, W“ John, Jas. Sarah Jos. & Jean.
Sam 1 & Arch b,a & Marg 1 passed away.
On the fly leaf is written:
Jas Henderson His Booke
Virginia 1740/
And now as to the connection with Fordpll. The record men¬
tions “John Henderson, Gent., of Fifeshire, Scotland,” and it is
known that all the Fifeshire Hendersons are originally those of
Fordell Man >r. Judging from the birth of William Henderson.
Gentleman, in 1676 his father, John Henderson, was probably
born about 1G50, tl is would place him about, right to be a son of
one of the four younger sons of Sir John Henderson, owner of
Fordell during the reign of Charles I. According to Burke,
Sir John bad a distinguished command in the army of King
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Charles, and was a lineal descendant of James Henderson, first,
of Fordell. There is one other thread of connection that may be
given. On the back of a family paper, which is undated, but was
probably written before the Revolution, as there is a reference
made to £60 and all the “s’s” are the old long “s’s”; on the back
of this letter is a crudely drawn shield bearing devices that have
been identified as identical with those of the Hendersons of For¬
dell, as also the motto “Sola Virtus Nobilitat.” But from the
records obtainable in this country there is no possible way to
establish unquestionably the kinship. However, there are many
genealogists who do make positive statements concerning the
kinship of certain new world families to those of similar name in
the old countries, who have no more foundation for their assump¬
tion.
The Henderson Arms,
In heraldic language are: “Gu. three piles issuing out of the sin¬
ister side arg. On a chief of the last, a crescent az. betwn. two
ermine spots. CREST. A hand ppr. holding a star or. sur¬
mounted by a crescent arg. MOTTO. Sola Virtus Nobilitat.”
Main Line of Fordell.
As the similarity of given names between the main line of
Fordell and the Virginia Hendersons may be of interest, I here
give from Burke the generations from 1625 to 1850:
“Sir John Henderson mar. Margaret Montoith, heiress of
Randiford; by whom he had five sons and five daughters, and
was succeeded by his eldest son John Henderson, Esq., who was
created a baronet of Nova Scotia 15 July 1664. Sir John mar.’
Margaret dau. of Sir John Hamilton of Obieston, Lord Chief
Justice clerk; by whom he had two sons and two daughters and
dying in 1683 was succeeded by his second and only surviving son
Sir William, who mar. Miss Hamilton dau. of Sir John Hamil¬
ton of Mountain Hall, by whom he had four sons and a daughter.
He died in 170!) and was succeeded by his eldest son Sir John
who mar. Christian dau. of Sir Robert Anstruther bart of Bal-
kaskie; by whom he had three sons and five daughters, succeeded
by second and eldest surviving son Sir Robert d. Oct. 1781.
Mar. Oct 3, 1748, Isabella dau. of George McKenzie, Esq., of
l irnio; by whom lie had issue John his successor and Sir Bruce
present Baronet (1834)." Sir Bruce died childless, and the
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•estate descended to his first cousin, George Mercer, who assumed
the name of Mereer-Henderson.
The Virginia Hendersons.
James, John and Samuel Henderson mentioned in the record
already given, all came to Virginia, but it is with the descendants
of a son of James that we shall mostly concern ourselves. The
date of their arrival in America is not known unless that of 1740
is the right year. They all settled in Augusta county, where they
married and brought up families. We will first notice a few
facts concerning John and Samuel Henderson before proceeding
with James Henderson and his descendants.
John Henderson, according to Vol. VII. of Hening, was an
Ensign in the Augusta Militia in the French and Indian War,
and in 1758 received fourteen shillings’ pay. His will was re¬
corded in Augusta county August 20, 1766, and mentions a son
William, two daughters unnamed in the will, his wife Rose
Finley, sister of John Finley, one of the first Justices of the
county. His brother James was one of the executors.
Samuel Henderson was also in the Augusta Militia, and in
1758 received fourteen shillings too. His will is recorded in
1782 in Augusta, and mentions his wife, Jane, and the following
children: James, Andrew, Alexander and Florence. His son
James died in 1801, and his will mentions wife Isabella, and
children, John, Joseph, Jones, Alexander, Becky, Sarah, Mar¬
garet, and Jean. Samuel Henderson had a grant of 160 acres
of land ‘'on both sides of Dry River,” in Augusta, July 10, 1766.
James Henderson.
James, second son of William and Margaret Bruce Henderson,
was bom in 1708 in Scotland, and died in 1784 in Virginia. He
served in the Augusta Militia in the French and Indian War,
first as an Ensign, later as a Lieutenant. By act of the House of
Burgesses in 1758 to pay the Militia, he received for services as
Ensign £1 18s., and later as Lieutenant £1. The sword which he
carried in this war, which is named in the inventory of his son
John’s estate, was preserved by his descendants till stolen in the
Civil War.
June 23, 1738, he was married to Martha, daughter of Audley
Harrison Hamilton, Gentleman, and his wife Elenor Adams
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Hamilton. .Nothing more is known of Audley Hamilton than
that Honing in his list of the Augusta Militia in 17 58 mentions
an “Audly Hamilton,” who may have been a brother or cousin
instead of the father of Martha Henderson. They were the
parents of the following children: David, John, James, William,
Sarah, Joseph, Jean. Samuel Archibald, and Margaret. In his
will m 1"Si James Henderson does not mention either John or
Jean. The reason for this is not known, but in the case of the
former is supposed to be because John had married in 1765 and
gone “west” and settled on New River, in Greenbrier county,
where he prospered till in 1787 his estate consisted of about two
thousand acres of land, four negroes and over five hundred
pounds of personalty, amounting to more than his father’s estate.
At least, there was no estrangement with his brothers, for in an
old letter written by William Henderson, John is mentioned as
having sold five hundred acres of land to David, and in 1784
David collected some money from the State of Virginia for
John. In his will John makes his brother “Col. James Hender¬
son” one of his executors. James H. had moved to Greenbrier
after his father's death, where he received in 1785-’6-’7 grants
for 1,609 acres of land.
John Henderson.
John, second son of James and Martha Henderson, was born
about 17-JO, and died Sunday, March 24. 1787. In 1765 he mar¬
ried Anne Givens, youngest sister of Elizabeth Givens, wife of
Gen. Andrew Lewis. She was born about the same year as her
husband, and died May 28, 1819. Soon after their marriage
they removed to New River, near Fort Savannah, or Fort Union,
later, the present town of Lcwisburg, Greenbrier county. Here
he purchased a small tract of land, and in 1786 Governor Ran¬
dolph granted him 350 acres, the original parchment grant is
now owned by his great-granddaughter, Mrs. Kate Hannan Long.
In this year he was granted two tracts containing 1,400 acres
lying at the cODllucnce of the Great Kanawha and Ohio Rivers;
beginning about a mile above the mouth of the former at the
boundary of the George Washington grant of 10,990 acres, and
cxtcndine down that river to the mouth, and thence down the
Ohio to the grant of Gen. Hugh Mercer. The original 1786
grants for this land have been lost, but on a resurvey in 1800
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Governor James Monroe made new grants “to Samuel, John,
James, and William Henderson Heirs at law of John Henderson,
Dee d,’' and these parchments are still preserved by the descend¬
ants of John Henderson: one for one thousand acres by his great-
granddaughter, Mrs. Ella Henderson Hutchinson, and one for
four hundred acres by the writer of this sketch. He also had a
grant for forty-five acres in Montgomery county, which was
regrantcd to his heirs Nov. 24, 1788.
In the beginning of Dunmore’s War he enlisted as a Lieu- /*,. u
enant in the New River Company under Captain Herbert, and ^ __ .
took part in the battle of Point Pleasant fought on the 10th of C*-fLi
October, 1774. On the breaking out of the Revolution he enlisted a ■
in Col. Daniel Morgan’s Scotch-Irish Regiment from the Valley yft
of Virginia, in which he served until 1780, with the rank of i t
Corporal, in Capt. John Gregory’s Company. His powder horn /”? 4
was preserved by the descendants of his son Samuel, and a
sword carried by his father in the French and Indian War by the f
Monroe county descendants. .
John Henderson was one of the Justices of Greenbrier county, •
, * and was present at the November court m 1780. His personal V*
estate included four negroes, and amounted to over 536 pounds. ’ c.h'ft,
He was the father of the following children: Samuel, ,% orn Sep- fit fia'uino,
tember 7, 1766; John, bom August 30, 1768; Margate, born,^ 1 *
February 12,1771: James, born-; Jean, born-; William, C
bom-. Of the last three children I have been able to learni^-
but little. Jean married-Kirkpatrick, and died August 22,
1805. James married in 1800 Elizabeth Maddy, of Monroe
county, and William tells something of his family in the follow¬
ing letter to his sister, Margaret Yawter:
“Cabell County, \ a., March 22, 1828.
“Deau Sisteh: I again sit down to write a line to you which
will inform you that myself and family are all in common
health except Nancy. She has been very unwell ever since some
time last fall, but is able to go about part of every day almost.
“Our old Brother Samuel is now at my house, and is unwell
only a Bad Cold, he left his family and Betsey's all well only
James who is afflicted with some thing in his throat or neck per¬
haps what is Called the King’s evil— I intended to go to see
you last fall (but the bad health of my wife and Other things
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prevented me) and take you money I Borrow'd from you But,
finding it inconvenient to go Mr. Buhring the man who had the
use of it last Summer undertook to Send it for me by Some per¬
son from Logan Courthouse and informs me that he sent it by
Joseph Gore. I have never heard whether you have got it— 1
was only aide to Send you 130 Dollars When I can I will send or
take you the Interest. If I can I want to go nest fall Betsey
talks of going with me.
“Write me whether you have got your money and everything
else that you think I may be Interested in hearing.
“I have in the former part of my letter been talking of things
of a Temporal nature. I want now to Say a few words about
things which are of more weight my prospects as it respects this
world has not been nor is not at present very flatering but I am
inclined to think that it will all come out right in the end, hav¬
ing little of the world and being Generally disappointed in my
Calculations to wean my affections from things below and teaches
me not to seek hapiness in anything Less than God. I think That
I can with propriety say I am bound for the good Country—
0 my Dear friend I greailv desire the pleasure of your Company
but this cannot be— Therefore let us make heaven and Glory
the Leading motives in all our pursuits and It will not be long
Till we Shall all meet in that happy region where we shall forever
enjoy the Society of each Other never again to be interupted by
Separation.
“0 my sister let us go on and hold fast the beginning of
our Confidence Stodfast to the end and in due time we shall reap
if we faint not. If you have any accounts from Brother James I
warn you to write me. Bro. Satn'l Tells me that my Dear
Nephew John II. V. is married to a Miss Dunlap— My Son
John was married on the 31st of Fch.y to I'll vim McOomas
Daughter to Genl E. McComas. I have nothing more worth
Communicating But remain your alLctionate Brothrr and Sin¬
cere friend W m Henderson.”
The above letter is written in a beautiful hand, and is directed
to Mr. John If. Vawter, f r nion, Monroe Co., Va. It was n ailed
at Logan Court-house. Va., April 14,183S. Nancy was his wife,
and the first Betsey the widow of hi j brother John Henderson.
The second Betsey is presumably the writer’s daughter. John
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owned by John li. Y-’s son, Capt. Charles Vawter, of Albemarle
Co., Va.,
Samuel Henderson,
Oldest son of John and Anne Givens Henderson, was born Sept.
7,1766, and died December 24, 1836, in Mason county, where he
had settled on the Henderson lands in 1795. In 1794 he was
married to Sallie Donally, daughter of Col. Andrew Donally,
who built “Donnally’s Fort,” in the Greenbrier country, in
1771. In 1790 Col. Donnally and George Clendenin became the
first representatives of Kanawha county in the Virginia Assem¬
bly, and later he was re-elected for the year of 1803. Sally Don¬
nally Henderson was born January 25, 1775, and died June 3,
1821. Samuel Henderson was the father of three children:
I. John Givens, born Feb. 5, 1795; died March 23, 1888.
II. Andrew, born December 25, 1797; died unmarried.
III. Charles, bom January 16, 1803; died unmarried.
Charles was considered one of the brightest lawyers and great¬
est orators in Mason county in the first half of the last century.
Several of his speeches and letters are still preserved, showing
him to have been particularly clever and witty.
I. John G. Henderson, the eldest son, inherited the farm where
he lived all of his life. He volunteered in the war of 1812, and
was Deputy Sheriff of Mason county in lS22-’3; he was also one
of her early Justices. February 2, 1826, he was married to
Anna E. Stephens, bora June 5, 1806, died August 17, 1839.
She was the daughter of Capt. John B. and Sallie Ogden
Stephens, who came to the county in 1819. He was a grandson
of a member of the company organized in 1772 to locate lands in
the “west”; the following being some of those who surveyed and
got grants of land for themselves in Mason county on the Groat
Kanawha and Ohio Rivers, iu 1774: George Washington, 10,990
acres; Hugh Mercer, 13,532A; Andrew Lewis, 9,876; Peter Hog,
8,000A; and Andrew Stephens, 8,000A. Stephens sold his patent
later to Daniel Kuffncr.
John Givens Henderson was the father of the following chil¬
dren:
1. Samuel Brace, born Xovcmber 15, 1826; died October 21,
1900.
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2. Sallie A., born November 7, 1828.
3. Mary Ella, born May 12, 1832.
1. Samuel Bruce Henderson, married January 16, 1853, Lydia
S. George, daughter of William and Nancy Eastham George, of
Fauquier county. They were the parents of five children:
Charles, married Margaret Damcron, of Kentucky; John W.;
Ann Eliza, married James Wilson; Nannie Lee; James S., mar¬
ried Hattie Poffenbarger.
2. Sallie A. Henderson, married Joseph George, one of the
large Kanawha Valley farmers. No children.
3. Mary Ella Henderson, married May 29, 1855, John L.
Hutchinson, son of Isaac and Margaret Hutchinson, of Monroe
county. His grandfather was a soldier in the Revolution, and
about 1796 a member of the Assembly of Virginia. They were
the parents of six children: Charles Andrew, married a Miss
Charles; Robert Bruce; Isaac Sterling; Margaret; Mary, and
John Henderson. Mrs. Hutchinson lives in the large, old brick
house built in 1811 by her grandfather, Samuel Henderson, at
the mouth of the Kanawha River, opposite Point Pleasant. She
lias a good many Henderson relics in the way of antique furni¬
ture, oil portrait of Andrew Henderson, old parchment land
grant for a thousand acres, etc.
Col. John Henderson,
Second son of John and Anne Henderson, was born in Green¬
brier county, Va., Tuesday, August 30, 1768, and died at Hen¬
derson, Mason county, Thursday, August 19, 1824. In 1792 he
married Elizabeth Stodghill, daughter of John and Elizabeth
Harvey Stodghill, of Greenbrier. She was born August 3, 1776,
and died Friday, February 20, 1816. The family was of English
descent. Her father owned a considerable quantity of land, four
hundred acres of which was granted to him in 1787, a portion of
which is still owned by the descendants of his son James. Eliza¬
beth Henderson’s grandfather, John Harvey, owned for a long
time the now famous Red Sulphur Springs, in Greenbrier county.
Her sister Nancy married John Arbuckle, and her sister Rhoda
married Hugh Caperton of Monroe county.
According to the following order John Henderson was a
Lieutenant in the Seventy-ninth Virginia Regiment, or Green¬
brier Militia:
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“Lieutenant John Henderson, 5th. May 1795
“Sir, you are to attend at the plantation of John Byrnsid in
the Sinkes on friday 22nd. Instent to hold a Court-Marshal on
the Busne.'S of the Betalion. also your Ensign and the Commis¬
sions of the Company.
“I ain Sr. your Humbel Sert.
“James Graham Majr "
In 1796 and 1797 he was Commissioner of .Revenues for the
county of Greenbrier, as shown by the following original papers:
“Auditor's Office, 23 Nov., 1796.
“Received of John Henderson, Commissioner of Greenbrier
-, A List of the Land and Property Tax within his District,
for the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-six.
‘8. Shepard."
“Greenbrier February Court, 1797.
“John Hunderson Gent, is continued in his office of Commis¬
sioner of public Tax this present Year.
“Co Jonx Stuart GV
In 1797 he removed to the mouth of the Great Kanawha River,
to a farm inherited from his father, nere he soon began to take
an important part in public affairs. July 3, 1804, he and nine
other gentlemen sat as the first court held for Mason county ;
each of them had been previously commis? oned a Justice by
Gov. John Page. Five years later he became a member of the
Virginia Assembly, which position he held in the years of 1809,
1810, 1813, 1S14, 1817, 1818, 1819 and 1820, as shown by the
lists of the Assembly in some odd numbers of an old almanac
preserved at the Capitol, and by family letters and receipts still
preserved; and family tradition says that he was also there in
the years 1821, 1822 and 1823. In 1S14 he was Commissioner
of Revenue for Mason county, as shown by this original certificate
m the possession of the writer:
“I, John Henderson Commissioner of the Revenue for Mason
county for the year 1814 do hereby certify that Peter Menagi r
produced to me the Red. of Mann Reynolds Sheriff of said
County for the payment of Nineteen Dollars & Eight cents, the
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tax due on a Retail Store License from the 12tli day of Sept.
1814, to the first day of May 1815.
“Given under My hand and seal this 19th day of September
1814. John Henderson.”
September 30, 1815, he was commissioned High Sheriff of
Mason county, as shown by an old bond given for his deputies,
Samuel McCulloch and John McCulloch, Jr., by Samuel McCul¬
loch, John McCulloch, Jr., John McCulloch, Sr., and Edward
McDonough, for the sum of ten thousand dollars. He con¬
tinued in this office, as shown by the following paper dated in
1816:
“Be it Known to all to whom these presents shall come that I
John Henderson, Sheriff of Mason County in full county (elec¬
tion) held at . . . court-house thereof on the 16 day of April
in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & sixteen
by the el . . . said County Qualified According to Law,
Caused to . . . two delegates for my said County namely
Enos Thomas and Charles Clendenin to represent the same in
the General Assembly. Given under my haDtl the day & year
aforesaid. Joiin Henderson."
After the organization of Mason county in 1804, John Hender¬
son became one of the officers in the One Hundred and Sixth
Virginia Regiment. In an old muster roll, bearing date of 1812,
he is named as “1st Major,” and all his letters in 1811, 1812 and
1813 are addressed to Major John Henderson. In 1813-T4 he
was commissioned Lieut. Colonel, as shown by several of his
orders written early in 1814; and soon afterward he received his
commission as Colonel, which title is used in the following order
early in 1815:
“Mason County February the lTth, 1815.
“Detailed for service from this command Captain Michael
Lee, Lieut. Matthew Brown, Lieut. Charles Bryan, Ensign
Leandcr Munscll, Ensign John McCulloch, 4 Sergeants, 3 Cor¬
porals, 2 fifors and 58 Privates—total 13 in pcrsuance to Brigade
orders of the 23 Ult. John Henderson,
“Colo Comdg 106 Regt.”
In 181C and 1813 he re 'cived the following appointments:
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Lieut. John Henderson.
“Dear Sii;
“Richmond 9th October 1813.
“As chairman of the Committee of the ‘Society for promoting
the Success of the War against Great Britain' I am directed to
request that jou will have the Goodness to Act as Our Agent at
Point Pleasant in receiving 700 pair of Shoes, 300 Flannel
Under-Jackets and 09 pair of Woolen Stockings, intended as a
Donation to General Leftwich’s Brigade; and that in the Event
of the Troops having Marched from Point Pleasant, yon will be
pleased to make a Contract on the best Terms you can, for their
Transportation to the point of the destination of the Brigade:
Your Drafts on Me for the Sums Necessary for defraying the
expense will be paid-on Sight. I have the honor to be
“Very Respectfully Dr. Sir
“Your Most Ob’d Serv.
“Majoe John Hexdeisos.” “James Wood."
“It is advised “ l!f Ootrscit, May 31, 1813.
“That Major John Henderson of Mason County, be requested
to take charge of the Arms & other property belonging to the
Commonwealth, left at Point Pleasant by the Detachment of
Militia under the Command of Brigadier General Joel Leftwiche
for the purpose of having them taken proper care of— that he
be also requested to have an Inventory taken, and Report the
same to the Executive.
“Copy Teste Wm. Richardson C. C.
«g IR “Richmond, Council Chamber, May 31, 1813.
“I am instructed by his Excellency the Governor to transmit
you the above Copy of an Advice of Council of this date, and to
request your particular attention to the object thereof. I am
“Sir Very Respectfully
“Your H’ble Ser’t
“Wm. Rouertson C. C.”
I n 1820 he received the following commission:
“To John Camril, John Henderson & John McCulloch KNOW
YE, THAT OUR Lieutenant GOVERNOR, persuant to the act
of General Assembly, passed on the 2nd day of March, 1819,
entitled’, ‘An Act to reduce into one act, the acts now in force
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providing for the appointment of Elector* to chose a President
and Vice President of (lie United States’ hath with the advice of
the Council of Slate, constituted and appointed you the said
John Cantrell, Jolm Henderson & John McCulloch, COMMIS¬
SIONERS for the County of Mason— to superintend the elec¬
tion of Electors for a President and Vice Presidert of the
United States to be held in and for the said county according to
the Constitution of the United States and the laws of the Com¬
monwealth.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name, as Lieutenant Governor, and caused the
SEAL OF Seal of the Commonwealth to be hereunto affixed
VA. at Richmond, this 2d day of August— in the year
of our Lord 1820.
“Peter V. Daniel."
In those days Col. Henderson frequently made the journey to
Richmond on horseback, taking from a week to ten days to make
the trip each way. In 1811 he almost lost his life in the famous
Richmond Theatre fire, in which Governor Smith and over sixty
of the best people of Virginia were burned to death.
Col. Henderson has been described as “a quiet, courteous, old
gentleman given to much reading and thinking, and shrinking
from publicity,” though he spent most of his life in the public
service. He possessed a good library for those days, and for
several years, so it has been said he was the only man in the
county who took a newspaper; this was the Richmond Enqu'rer,
whose subscription price was five dollars a year. It came weekly
from Richmond, and tin n passed from hand to hand over the
county till it was literally read to pieces. But one number has
been preserved among the Henderson papers, and that contains
Pre=ident .Monroe's Inaugural Address in 1816.
< oloncl Henderson was not a wealthy man, but was comfort¬
ably well o T. lie owned two plantations as named in his will ;
the horn' 1 place of 350 acres and the “Five* Mile place" of 22.5
acn . On tin re places be kept from twelve to fifteen horses and
about twin ns many cattle. His slaves consisted of:
Oik* man named Loudon.
One women named Hannah.
One young woman named I'hylis, and five children under
twelve years old.
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In March, 1825, the year after his death, his widow and son
purchased a black girl from Mr. William George for two hundred
and fifty dollars; her name was Milia; in May of same year a
negro man, Barber, from Dr. Shaw for five hundred dollars;
and a negro hoy from a Mr. Harrison—name and price not
known to the writer. The man London is the same fellow that
is named in the will of Col. Henderson’s grandfather, James
Henderson, of Augusta county.
John and Elizabeth Henderson were the parents of the follow¬
ing children:
I Margaret, born August 11,1793; died Nov. 6,1793.
II. Jane, born Nov. 12, 1794; died Augustfl3, 1835.
III. Sarah, born January 6,1797; died January 26,1872.
IV. Rhoda, born March 26, 1800; died April 1, 1879.
V. Angelina, born Jan. 4, 1802; died Dec. 26, 1843.
VI. James Madison,born Nov.22,1807; died Sept. 14,1829.
VII. Elizabeth, born April 8,-.
VIII. Nancy, bom Nov. 21, 1811; died Feb. 1, 1886.
IX. Emily, born September 10,1817.
II. Jane Henderson, married, March 29, 1821, Charles Hoy,
of Mason county, and died without heirs in 1835.
III. Sarah Henderson was considered one of the prettiest girls
in western Virginia in the first quarter of the nineteenth century.
Years afterward her daughter, Mrs. Nannie Vaught, met Judge
Harrison at Clarksburg, and upon finding out that she was from
Mason county he asked if she had ever known Sallie Henderson
cf that county; that when he was a young man she was consid¬
ered one of the belles of that section of Virginia, and that he was
one of her rejected suitors. He seemed much surprised and
pleased when Mrs. Vaught told him that Sallie Henderson was
her mother, and still living. In 1819 Sallie’s mother writing to
Col. Henderson at Richmond, in answer to some inquiry of the
anxious father, says: ‘‘You ask what prospects for matrimony,
Sallie «eems to out-pole the rest;” she then names three young
men, “Have proposed already, and Mr.-is shying around,
and I think will propose the next time he comes.” This was
five years before she became the second wife of John Miller, on
the 16lh of October, 1823. His first wife was daughter of Major
William Clendenin, who was an Indian fighter, Virginia militia-
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man, member of the Virginia Assembly, and otherwise promi¬
nent m the affairs of his county. Join Hiller was a son of Chris¬
tian Miller, a sergeant in C'apt. Jacob P,inker’s Virginia Company
in the Devolution, and grandson of Jacob Miller, a large land¬
owner in the Shenandoah Valley and founder of Woodstock in
1761. John Miller owned about two thousand acres of land, and
over twenty negroes.
The order for Sal lie Henderson’s wedding dresses, carried from
Richmond over the mountains on horseback, calls for one white
satin dress pattern with white shoes; seven white dresses of
India lawn and book muslin; five silk dress patterns, plain and
fancy; four crepe dresses, with the various accessories to com¬
plete the toilets. The gowns were made in the prevail ng empire
style of low neck, short sleeves and short waists. One of the
crepe dresses was of purple embroidered elaborately down the
front and around the bottom of the skirt in white.
John and Sallie Henderson Miller were the parents of the
following children:
1. Elizabeth, bora August 30, 1824; died 1S44.
2. Nancy L. bora October 26, 1827
3. James Henderson, bom June 6, 1829; died Feb. 19, 1898.
4 Anne Eliza, horn Nov. 8, 1831; died July 16, 1854.
5. Mary Carolmc, born Feb. 20, 1S34; died Dec. 22, 1899.
C. Ilhoda James, born Oct. 13, 1836.
7. Sarah Emily, born Nov. 20, 1839.
1. Elizabeth Miller, married in 1843 Rev. John Van Pelt, and
died the following year.
2. Nancy L. Miller, married Sept. 16 1852, Rev. Stephen
K .’ling Vaught, of Kentucky. They were the parents of four
children; Anne Eliza, Andrew Carr, Robert Lee, M. D. (all
dead), and William Henderson, who married Ora Hogg, a great-
gr at-granddaughtcr of iho famous Major Peter Hogg, of Au¬
gusta county.
3. Janies Henderson Miller, married March 27, 1851, Harriet
E. Craig, great-granddaughter of Rev. John Craig, the father
of Presbyteriani.m in the Shenandoah Valley; great-grand¬
daughter of John Madison, fir.-i clerk of Augusta county; and
granddaughter of Capt. William Arbueklo, of Point Pleasant
f-une. They were the parents of the following children: Willie
Anna, married Henry Hannan Eastham, a descendant of the
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Fauquier family of that name; Minnie, married Virgil V.
Bishop, of Rockingham county; James Henderson, Jr., mar¬
ried Beatrice Brockmeyer; George Kennedy, married Anna
Moore; Sarah Vaught, married Samuel Couch, of “Ilolmcwood,”
Mason county. Mrs. Miller died in 1872, and September 29,
1874, J. H. M., married Finetta Anne Lyon, of Woodford county,
Kentucky. She is a lineal descendant of the John Davis who set¬
tled in York county, Va., in 1623, from Gloucestershire, Eng¬
land. Her great-great-grandfather, Thomas Davis, married in
171S-’20 Sarah Yielding, daughter of Edward Fielding, a North¬
umberland county planter, supposed to be the son of Ambrose
Fielding, a Bristol, England, merchant. Her Lyon ancestors
came to Maryland from Perthshire, Scotland before the French
and Indian War. James Henderson Miller and his second wife
were the parents of two children: Joseph Lyon, M. D., and
Stephen Kisling.
4. Anne Eliza Miller, married November 13, 1850, Capt.
James Robert Buffington, of Mobile, Ala., formerly of Cabell
county, Va. She died of Cholera in St. Louis in 1854, leaving
one son, Llanos, who now lives in California.
5. Mary C. Miller, married May 24, 1859, Absolora P. Chap¬
man, of Cabell county. They were the parents of Sarah F. and
Emma Evelyn, who married Charles E. McCulloch, a descendant
of the McGullochs of Maryland, and the Clendenins and Bryans
of Virginia.
6. Rhoda James Miller, married July 25, 1855, Edmund Pen¬
dleton Chancellor, a great-great-grandson of Capt. Richard
Chancellor, a soldier of Charles II., who came to Westmoreland
county, Va., in 1682. Here he married Catharine Fitzgerald
Cooper, a granddaughter of Richard Cooper, one of the Virginia
Charter Members, who later came to Virginia in the year 1634.
E. P. Chancellor’s grandfather, Thomas Chancellor, was a pri¬
vate in the Virginia Line in the Revolution. His wife was
Judith Gaines, a niece of Edmund Pendleton. E. P. and R. J.
M. Chancellor are the parents of Edmund Pendleton, Jr., mar¬
ried Belle Carnahan; Eugenia, married Caslella Rathbonc; Rose
Carroll, and Nan Preston.
7. Sarah Emily Miller, married September 18, 1870, Hunter
Ben Jenkins, of St. Louis. They have two sons, William Hen¬
derson, and George.
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IV. Rhoda Henderson was considered one of the cleverest
members of the family, and all her life was known for her wit
and fine intellect. June 7, 1838, she married Henry Hannan,
one of the leading farmers of the Ohio Valley, and a descendant
of an old Scotch family. They had two children: 1. Franklin;
2. Catharine.
1. Frank Hannan, married Sarah Jane Arbuckle, a member
of the famous Arbuckle family of Greenbrier county, and was
the father of the following children: Aland, Rose, John, Janus,
and Katharine, who married George C. Pollock, a banker at
Boulder, Col.
2. Catharine Hannan, married James AY. Long, of “Elm
Grove,” Afason county, one of the largest farmers of the Ka¬
nawha A'alley. The Longs are one of the oldest families of Page
county, Ah.., the first of the family having settled there from
Germany early in the eighteenth century. Their children are:
Rhoda, James Hannan, Mary, Annette, married William Strib-
ling, a memb r of one of Mason county’s oldest families; George,
Frances Elizabeth, ^ irals, married Gilbert Miller Harnsberger,
of Page county, Va.. ml Evaline, who is considered one of the
finest amateur musii i ,, southern West A'irginia. Airs. Long
has many interesting nm-rs and relics of her Henderson ances¬
tors, over a hundred ye i >■ old, among them is a quaint china tea¬
pot that belonged to I • • great-great-great-grandmother, Alarga-
ret Brace Henderson % r two centuries ago in Scotland.
V. Angelina Horde - , married March 2fi, 1828, AA'illiam A.
MoAIullin, of Mason oi oily She was considered the beauty of
the Henderson fnm'h, a»d had a great many admirers. They
had six children, who grew to maturity. James, the eldest son,
was drowned n the Kanau ha River several years ago. The other
sm s were \\ illiani and Charles, both dead now, and Alajor .John
McMullen, a very gonial old gentleman, formerly of Louisville,
Ky , but now living in New Albany, Ind. There were two girls,
Rhoda and Alary. Rhoda married, first, a Mr. Harshbargcr,
second, a Air Cooke. Alary married, first, a Air. Judge, and,
second, a Air. Hudson, of St. Albans, AV. Va. They had one
daughter Rose, who married in 1805 Henry H. Barnes, of Mt.
Sterling, Ky., where Airs. Hudson now resides.
VI. Elizabeth Henderson, married Rev. David Quinn Guthrie,
October 1,184G, and died without heirs.
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TII. Nancy Henderson, married October 18, 1832, Thomas
Jefferson Bronaugh, of the fine old family in Fauquier county,
Va. Concerning them and their descendants I take the follow¬
ing extract from a number of the Henry county, Mo., Democrat:
“Died at her residence, near Calhoun, Henry count}'. Mo.,
February 1, 188G, Mrs. Nancy Bronaugh, wife of Thomas J.
Bronaugh, in her seventy-sixth year. Mrs. Bronaugh, who was
the daughter of Col. John Henderson, was born in Mason county,
Va., November 21, 1811, and was married to Thomas J. Bro¬
naugh on the 18th of October, 1832. She removed from Virginia
more than thirty-five years since to a farm two miles north of
Calhoun, where she continued to reside until her death. Mrs.
Bronaugh was the mother of seven children, who survived to man
and womanhood, but two of them, Emma and Thomas, preceded
her to the grave. Her surviving children are Dr. John \Y.,
James H., Mrs. Mary Bedford, Christopher C., and David H.,
all of whom reside in Henry county. . . . With unremitting
perseverance she exerted her energy for the well-being of her
family and friends. As a devoted mother, loving wife and kind
and affable fnenu and neignbor, she had few equals. None knew
her but to esteem her.”
VIII. Emily Harvey Henderson, married April 13, 1843, Dr.
Joscrh Shallcross, son of Joseph Shallcross, of Philadelphia.
Dr. Shallcross was connected with the Cadwallader family and
other prominent families of Philadelphia. Dr. Shallcross was
born in 1797, served in the war of 1812, and later graduated
from the Philadelphia Medical College. He came of a family
of physicians, his brother, father and both grandfathers being
members of that profession. Joseph and Emily Shallcross were
the parents of seven children: 1. Harriette, d. s.; 2. Joseph, d. s.;
3. Catharine, married Miron Hard, superintendent public
schools at Sidney, Ohio. They have three children, Ansel S.,
Nora E., Minnie A.. 4. Annie C., married Capt. John L, New-
some. They have two children, Bizette and Joseph. 5. Morris
Cadwallader, married Mary Fowler, and has one child, Celestine.
6. Maria H., married Dr. Charles Davenport Kerr, wholesale
and retail druggist at Gallipolis, Ohio. No children. 7. John
Henderson, still single.
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Margaret Henderson Vawter.
Margaret, daughter of John and Anne Givens Henderson, was
born February 12, 1771, in Greenbrier county, Ya., and died
September 8. 1853, in Madison county, Ind. February 12, 1795,
she married William Vawter, Jr., born May 26, 1765, died
November 15, 1822. He was the son of William Vawter (born
May 6, 1735; died March 6, 1S15) and Anne Ballard Vawter
(born October 23, 1733; died May 24, 1814). His father was
one of the large land-owners in the Greenbrier country, and came
from one of the oldest families in Essex county. Bishop Meade
mentions “Vawter Church” in that county, a venerable old brick
church built in 1731, and still in use in 1857. Concerning the
position of the family of William and “Peggy” Henderson Vaw¬
ter in the first half of last century, I take this extract from a
letter written by a lady living in Monroe county before the war:
“The Vawters are not the wealthiest, but in point of honor the
first in the county.”
William and Margarc-t Vawter were the parents of the follow¬
ing children:
I. Elizabeth, bom January 28, 1798.
II. John Henderson, born Jan. 23, 1800; died June 8, 1877.
III. Anne, born March 18, 1802.
IV. Jean, or Jennie, born June 14, 1805.
V. Mary, or Polly, born Sopt. 8, 1808; died Nov. 23, 1887.
VI. Elliot, born March 9, 1812.
VI[. James, born August 11, 1814.
1. Elizabeth Vawter, married February 22, 1821, Robert
Young, a Monroe county farmer. I have not been able to get any
information about this family, but understand that there arc
two sons living, William and George Youngs
11 John Henderson V awter was a c ; vri engineer of consid¬
erable ubil'ty, and lotuled nearly all of the Middle Tennessee
('.• 'road For n long time lie was County Surveyor of Monroe
couiitv, and before the war be represented that county in the Vir¬
ginia Assembly foj- nearly twenty years. From the summer of
1862 till the elo-e of the war lie was a Captain Oil the staff of Gen,
John Fein I*. C S \ He had four sons in the Confederate
army. 'Huy wire Dr. T/owis A., Captain of Company C, Sharp¬
shooters, Tbirt etb Virginia. William, entered Company D,
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Twenty-seventh Regiment. Stonewall Brigade, in August, 1862;
wounded at battle of the Wilderness, and promoted to the Com¬
missary Department, with rank of Captain. James E., entered
Twelfth Mississippi Regiment in 1861, elected Captain of Com¬
pany I in May, 1802; shot live times at Frazier's Farm, and died
July 2, 1862. Charles E., entered Monroe Guards in May 1861,
then into the Twenty-seventh Regiment, Stonewall Brigade; ap¬
pointed Captain of a company of sharp-shooters in 1862; cap¬
tured and imprisoned in Fort Delaware in March, 1865; released
in June, 1865.
John Henderson Vawter married, first, Adaline Dunlap Jan¬
uary 22, 1828; she died November 8, 1828, at the birth of her
first child, who also died a year later. June 17, 1833, he mar¬
ried, second, Clara S. Peck, of Giles county, and to them were
bora the following children:
1. John William, born September 30, 1834.
2. Elizabeth Mary, born January 2, 1836.
3. Margaret Anne, born July 1, 1S36; d. 1885.
4. Lewis Addison, M. D., born Oct. 22, 1S38; died Jan. 4,
1900.
5. James Elliot, born March 1, 1840; d. s. 1862.
C. Charles E., bom June 9, 1841.
7. Allen Henderson, born January S, 1843; d. s.
8. Matilda Ellen, born March 16, 1844.
9. Sarah Josephine, born July 10, 1847.
10. Joseph Snyder, born July 17, 1849; d. s. 1863.
11. Clara Virginia, born August 23, 1853.
12. Henry Alexander, born April 23, 1853.
13. George W, bom April 5, 1855.
1. John William Vawter, married September 25, 1S66, Eliza¬
beth Dew Kean, of Virginia, and to them were born: John Alex¬
ander, d. s.; Nelson Carlyle, Civil Engineer, married Sarah
Elizabeth Paxton; Clara McDonald, d. s.; William Alfred, Con¬
ductor on Norfolk & Western Railroad, married Mabel Clare
Shorter; Charles Kean, Conductor on Mississippi Central Rail¬
road; Andrew Eliot, d. s.; James Samuel, Telegrapher, married
Mary S Pyle; Henry Alexander, Telegrapher.
4. Dr. Lewis A. Vawter, married April 24, 1862, Mary Adair,
of Red Sulphur Springs. She died, and January 1C, 1867, he
married Emily if. Dameron, who bore him four childreu : Mary
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Allen, d. s.; John William, Illustrator for Janies Whitcomb
Riley and others; Clara Peck, author of Of Such is the Kingdom
of Heaven, a child’s book beautifully illustrated by her brother;
d. s. Charles Elliot.
6. Charles Erastus Vawter, at the close of the war, returned
to Emory and Henry, from which he was graduated in 1866. He
then taught in Chattanooga till 1868, when he entered the Uni¬
versity of Virginia for a special course in mathematics. In the
same year he was elected professor of Mathematics at his alma
mater, where he taught till he was made President of the famous
Miller Training School in Albemarle county, in 1878. He mar¬
ried July 2-1, 1866, Virginia Longley, of Tennessee, and to them
were born: Mary Longley, married Harrison Robertson, of Dan¬
ville; Josephine, married Stonewall Tompkins, a member of the
Miller School faculty; Charles E., Jr., a graduate of the Uni¬
versity of Virginia, and Professor of Mathematics and Physics
at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute; Leonora Leigh, James
Elliot, Virginia Longley, and Edmund Longley.
8. Matilda Ellen Yawter, married May 29, 1873, William
Farnier, a Craig county planter. They have two daughters:
Mamie and Clara, who married Rev. 0. W. Lusky.
9. Sarah Josephine Vawter, married,- 1867, Frank Peck
Sweeny. They are both dead, leaving two daughters and three
11. Clara Virginia Vawter, married,- 1870, Lewis Peck.
Both dead, leaving seven boys and two girls.
12. Henry Alexander Vawter, married February 4, 1885, Net¬
tie Baber, of Alderson, W. Va. They have three children: James
TIenry, George Elliot, Clara Elizabeth.
13. George W. Vawter, lives at the old Vawter home in Monroe
county that has been in the Vawter Family for four generations.
October 29, 1879, he married Eliza L. Gwinn, who bore him two
children, Joseph and Robert.
III. Anne Vawter, married July 19, 183.1, Lorenzo Dow Cook,
and moved to Indiana, where they have one son, William Vawter
Cook, a farmer living near Anderson, Madison county.
IV. Jane Vawter, married August 31, 1826, Andrew Shanklin,
and moved to Madisoii county, Ind., several years before the war.
They left one son, William Vawter Shanklin and other children.
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V. Polly Vawter, married August 4, 2840, Moses D. Kerr, and
moved to Madison county, Ind., where they owned a large farm,
and where their descendants still live. They were the parents of:
1. Margaret Anne, born August 23, 1841; died Oct. 9,18G5.
2. James Vawter, born June 19, 1843.
3. Elizabeth Jane, born March 32,1845; died August 16,1877.
4. William Elliot, born May 3, 1848; d. s. February 12, 1868.
5. Clara Isabell, bom Oct. 30, 1850; died August 16, 1S87.
1. Margaret A. Kerr, married March 1G, 1865, Ira D. Coty.
No heirs.
2. James Vawter Kerr, married, first, November 26, 1874,
Sarah A. Baker. She died, and December 31, 1876, he married
Rosa B. Powell, who bore him four children: Vida Anne, Clara
Margaret, Merritt Vawter and Ramond Powell.
3. Elizabeth J. Kerr, married August 30, 1876, John G. Haas.
Left one son, Herbert Haas, who married Leah Guilkey.
5. Clara D. Kerr, married August 30, 1876, Milton Hars-
berger. Left one son, Ramond Harsberger.
VI. Elliot Vawter was educated at Athejps, Ohio, and was a
pioneer merchant having stores in several of the back counties.
He was also a surveyor, and did a great deal of that work in
Mercer, Raleigh, Wyoming and McDowell counties. In 1872 he
was elected to the West Virginia Senate. Before the war he was
a Colonel of Militia, and in the war was in the Confederate Quar¬
termaster Service. November 20, 1839, he married Julia Pack,
and to them were born:
1. Mary Jane.
2. Rebecca Anne.
3. Margaret Elizabeth.
4. Julia Ellen.
5. Cynthia Pack.
6. John Elliot.
7. William Robert.
S. Martha Jenny McLean.
2. Rebecca A. Vawter, married March, 1867, Rev. J. R. Van
Horne. Five children: Maud, married a lawyer at Woodstock;
Rhesel, Guy. Taylor and Sadie.
4. Julia Ellen Vawter, married October 31, 1867, J. M. John¬
son, a large farmer of Monroe county and breeder of thorough-
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bred Galloway cattle. For four years he was Sheriff of his
county. They have sis children: Ashby W., Cashier of the
Greenbrier Valley Bank, married Miss Pence; Elliot B., married
Miss Morton; Eugenia E., married James E. Morton, Cashier
of the Graham Bank, and a descendant of the fine old families
of Morton, Micheau, and Kochette, of Tazewell county; Julia S.,
Stella and Emily.
6. John Elliot Vawter, married October, 1881, Miss Rudisil,
of Virginia. They have six children: Elliot, John, Eugene,
Charles, Emily and Julia.
7. William R. Vawter, married March, 1894, Miss Miller, of
Richmond. No children.
VII. James Vawter, merchant, married February 6, 1845.
Jane Peck, who died at birth of first child, a daughter who died
in 1864. In 1848 he married Eliza Lybreck, of Giles county, by
whom he had two daughters. After the war they moved to Illi¬
nois, where one girl died and the other one married.
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WILLS AND INVENTORIES.
Will of James IIexdersox (born 1708; died 1784).
In tlic Name of God Amen,
I, James Henderson of the Parish of County of Augusta,
Being but in a low State of health at present but of perfect mind
and memory thanks to Almighty God who gave it and calling to
mind the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death it being
apointed for all men once to die and after death the judgment,
I do hereby make this to be my last Will and Testament in man¬
ner and form as follows and first I recommend my soul to God
who gave it and my body to the Earth from whence, it was taken
to be buried in a Christian and decent manner at the direction
of my Executor hereafter named not doubting but I shall re¬
ceive the same again at the Resurrection and as for what worldly
goods it hath pleased God to bless me with it is my will and
•desire that they be disposed of as follows and first it is my will &
desier that all my just debts and funeral charges be duly paid
within convenient time after my decease by my Executors and
the remainder of my Estate to be disposed of as follows, And
First. I bequeath to my beloved wife Martha the one third of
my whole estate and for her to dispose of as she may think proper
after my lawful (debts) is duly paid and it is my desire that the
negro wench Elsey shall be my wife’s during her life likewise it
is my desire son William and David Henderson receive each of
them to the value of fifteen pounds of my Estate each one fifteen
pounds apiece and my negro boy named London to be divided
between as they can agree between themselves and likewise it is
my desier that my daughter Sarah Stuart have ahorse worth ten
pounds and two cows or the value of them and likewise I be¬
queath unto my other two sous Janies and Joseph Henderson the
remainder of ray Estate to be equally divided between them pro¬
vided that James divide his interest. 8 of land rites Caintucky with
his brother Joseph and if not then my son James is to receive
but the fourth part and if my wife Martha should be incapable
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of her part at her descease then I allow her share to be equally
divided among the whole of my children and I desire that James
and Joseph pay out of their part the sum of Twenty Shillings
to James Diekey and Twenty Shillings unto John Dickey and
my,leave to young James Dickey further it is my desier that the
"Tract of land Containing One hundred Acres of land surveyed to
my son Archibald Henderson now deceased be sold as soon as
possable and the money to be put to interest untill such time as
My son Archibald daughter named Elener Henderson comes to
age only this I allow Elizabeth Henderson her mother my sons
widow to receive twenty pounds of the price of said lands when
received and I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint Wil¬
liam Dunlap and my wife Martha to be joynt Executors of this
my last Will and Testament and I do hereby revoke and make
void all other and former Wills by me any time heretofore made
and do ratifi and confirm this only to bee my last Will and Testa¬
ment in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this Seventh day of February 1784 signed sealed published and
declared by the Testator in the presence of
James Young. James Henderson. (Seal).
William Alexander.
Michael Dickey.
At a Court Continued and held for Augusta County, May 19th.
1784.
This Last Will and Testament of James Henderson deceased
was proved by the oaths of James Young William Alexander and
Michael Dickey the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
And on the motion of Martha Henderson one of the Executors
therein named, Certificate is hereby granted her for obtaining a
probate iu due form she having complied with the Law.
Notes on the Above Will. —There is no Inventory of the
personal estate of James Henderson on record in Augusta county,
but from the property disposed of by the will he must have been
pos-csscd of considerable property. He owned at least two
negroes; the boy London was later sold by David Henderson to
his nephew, Col. -John Henderson, of Greenbrier county. Michael
Dickey was probably a son-in-law of James Henderson, husband
of either his daughter Margaret or Jean; and the James and
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John Dickey, therefore, grandsons of his, and “young James
Dickey'' a great-grandson and namesake.
Will of John Henderson (born 1739; died 1787).
(son of JAMES.)
In the name of God, Amen, the eighth day of February in the
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, I
John Henderson of the County of Greenbrier k STATE of Vir¬
ginia, Being in perfect health, mind and memory Thanks be
given unto God therefore: and Calling to mind the mortality of
my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to
Die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament: That
is to say principally and first of all, I give and recommend my
Soul unto the hands of God that gave it as for my body I recom¬
mend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent
manner at the Direction of my executors. Nothing doubting that
at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the
mighty power of God: and as touching my worldly Estate, as it
hath pleased God to bless me with in this world, I give and Be¬
queath in the following manner and form.-I Bequeath
unto Ann my Dearly beloved Wife, one Xegro Woman named
Hannah during the state of her widowhood, and afterwards to
Descend to my children and one large Grey mare I had Late of
Capt. Wright (exclusive of her offspring) together with her bed
and furniture I give to her exception to be hers forever
and the plantation I now ItvdHRi with all the working tools and
two horses to work the same, to be for her support during her
widowhood to enable her to raise & school my children, and all
my Stock and personal Estate I now possess, I allow to be con¬
tinued (as above during her Widowhood for the purposes above
mentioned, and that if by increase they should become more than
necessary, I allow them to be disposed of at the discretion of my
Executors for the purposes afforesaid— and my covering Horse
for that purpose untill this Ensuing Season Expires and after
that to be sold at the discretion of my Executors, as above men¬
tioned and all my Estate in Land I bequeathe to my Four sons.
Viz: Samuel, John, James, and William, to be equally devided
to each, his proportion: to them and their Heirs forever and
when any of my children comes to maturity, I allow their part to
he given them by my Executors. And I do hereby revoke and
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disannul all former Wills and Testaments by me in any wise be¬
fore this named. Ratifying and confirming this, and no other,,
to be my Last Will and Testament, In Witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above writ¬
ten.
John Henderson. (Seal.)
Sign.d seal.d and deliver.d
by the said John Henderson to be his last will and Testament in
the presence of us
Thos. Wright.
John Hutcheson,
Wm. Hutcheson.
N. B. I continue and appoint Wm. Hutchison and Colo. James
Henderson to be my Executors of this my Last Will and Testa¬
ment.
Witness my hand. John Henderson.
At a Court holden for Greenbrier County the 26th. June 1787.
This Instrument of Writing was presented in Court as & for the
Last Will & Testament of Jno Henderson Dec’d & proved by the
oath of Jno Hutchison one of the Witnesses thereto & the Execu¬
tors therein named refusing to take upon them the Execution
thereof on the motion of John Hutchison & Samuel Henderson,
Administration of said Estate is granted them with the Will an¬
nexed.
Teste John Stdart.
Greenbrier June Court 1787.
This Will was proved by the oath of John Hutchison & or¬
dered to rec’d.
John Stdart Clk.
John Henderson died March 24, 1787, and his estate consisted
of near two thousand acres of land in the Hew River and Ka¬
nawha Valleys, with the following personal property, which in¬
cludes four negro servants:
A list of the Aj^aisement of Slaves and personal Estate of John
Henderson Dec’d.
One Negro woman @ . 70 0 0
One Negro boy six years old (??.. 45 0 0
One do. three years old @ . 38 0 0
One do. girl child @. 12 10 O'
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One Stone Horse three years old (o' . 40 0 0
One Bay Mare three years old @.:.. 25 0 0
One Dappled Gray Mare four years old @. 22 0 0
One light gray Mare five years old @ . 20 0 0
One blue gray Mare five years old («>. 18 0 0
One Gray Mare ten years old @ . 15 0 0
One bay Horse six years old @ . 15 0 0
One do. five years old @ . 12 0 0
One black Mare ten years old @. 11 0 0
One sorrel Mare three years old @. 12 0 0
One Black mare four years old @. 3 0 0
One bald faced mare brown eight years old @ . 6 0 0
One chestnut Sorrel horse three years old @ . 10 0 0
One old Brown Mare @. 5 0 0
One year old Horse Colt dark greay @. 15 0 0
One year old dark gray mare Colt @. 10 0 0
One year old Strawberry gray horse colt @. 6 0 0
One year old mare colt black @. 5 10 0
One Bed brindled Cow @ . 3 10 0
One red Cow and Calf @. 3 0 0
One red Cow @. 2 15 0
One py Cow @ . 2 10 0
One white do. @. 2 15 0
One brown do. and a calf @. 3 0 0
One py do. @ . 2 15 0
One brindled pyd heifer @. 2 5 0
Three heifers @ 1.10 each. 4 10 0
One year old Bull @. f . 1 5 0
Two yeares old 1 heifer 1 Steer at 20/ each. 2 0 0
Ten sheep @ 3/ each. 4 0 0
Five breeding sows @ 20/ each. 5 0 0
Fifteen Small Hoggs @ C/ each. 3 0 0
Three hoggs 3 years old @ 20/ each. 3 0 0
One Sow and five shoats @. 1 10 0
One bar share plow and tacklen © . 1 5 0
One Shovell plow and Clivishs @. 0 10 0
One Do. and clivish @. 0 8 0
One Trone 4/C; 1 drawing knife 2/; 1 iron wedge
1/6 .:. 0 8 0
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3 Augers 2/6 each; 1 Chisel and gough 1/3 each .. 0 10 0
2 Do. @ 1/ each; 1 pitching ax @ 10/. 0 12 0
1 flat Iron 2/; 1 Mattock 7/6. 0 9 6
1 hand saw 6/; 1 pitching ax 5/. 0 11 0
2 pitching axes @ 7/6 each .. i. 0 15 0
1 Set of Maul rings 5/; 1 spring lock 8/. 0 13 0
1 lamp & snuffers 2/; 1 coze nogen & flems (?)..• 0 3 0
1 Set tug traces 6/. 0 6 0
1 Iron kettle 48/; 1 pot 30/; 1 do. 7/G. 4 5 6
1 Iron kettle lid and hooks 4/3; pair pot hooks and
rack 13/ . 0 16 0
1 frying pan 7/6; 1 Curry Comb 2/6. u . 0 10 0
3 sickles 6d each; 1 pair nippers 1/6. 0 3 0
1 Sword and belt @. 3 0 0
7 pewter plate 1/3 each ; 3 do. 1/6 each. 0 13 0
1 pewter dish 7/6; 3 do. @ 3/ each. 0 16 6
1 pewter basson 10/; 1 small do. 5/. 0 15 0
4 small do. 2/6 each; 1 soup spoon 2/6. 0 12 0
19 pewter Spoons 3/; 6 tea do. 2/6. 0 5 6
7 tins 2/; 4 knives & forks 3/, 1 tin tumbler 2/ ... 0 7 0
1 Do. Coffee Pot 2/6. 0 2 6
1 funnel and pepper box. 0 1 6
6 stone plates 7/6; 4 delph do. 4/; 2 do. bowls 1/6 0 14 6
1 Delph pitcher 2/; 1 do. teapot 1/3; 1 do. bowl 1/043
6 tea cups and saucers 5/; 3 do. and Cream jugg 2/6 0 7 6
1 Glas tumbler 2/6; 1 gilted tumbler 6/. 0 8 6
1 Rifle gun . 1 16 0
1 Case bottle, 1 wine do. 1/6 each. 0 3 0
A Number of old Books,. 0 18 0
1 Rule 2/6 Compases 1/6 . 0 4 0
1 powder horn and shot bagg. 0 6 0
Wooden Vessels, . 0 16 0
6 Chairs 1/ each. 0 6 0
3 Spinning wheels. 0 15 0
1 Chaclc Reel ... . 0 5 0
1 Loom and Quil wheel . 1 13 0
2 Bedstead and cords 7/6 each.
1 do. & cord 4/; 1 cord 2/. 1 1 0
1 Womans Saddle. 1 10 0
4 baggs 5/ each; 1 grind stone 3/. 1 3 0
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20 11 wool 2 per lb; 15 lb of ha* U'»d llnx pr lb. 3 lo 0
1 FeatlW bed anil furniture. !) 17 U
1 Do. ami do. 11 S 0
I Do. and do. 7 0 0
l Do. and do. 7 10 0
1 Do. and rto. 7 10 0
45 bushels of corn [c 2 ' pr bushel. -4 10 0
£536 19 03
Appraised by us this 9th. July 178? being first duly Qualified.
Hugh Caperton
If -nrv McDaniel
Nichles Henry
John Thompason.
Presented at a Court held 31st. July 1787.
Hk.vueksox Relics.
Mrs Kate Hannan Long owns a little old cliest that caiue
from Scotland, a quaint old teapot that belonged to Margaret
Bruce Hendor.-on more than two cent cries ago. as also a piece
of a brocad* dress that she wore, an old snuff box, an invitation
to the govornoi’s hall at Riel mimd a century ago, an old parch¬
ment land grant from Governor Randolph, and several hundred
letters and papers of her grandfather. Col. John Henderson,
written between 1790
Mrs. Ella Henderson lias a portrait of Andrew Henderson a
dropleaf table, some chairs, a parchment land grant, and several
other family papers.
Mrs. Nannie Miller Vaught owns a massive black walnut side¬
board, a very fine library table, a great roomy sofa, an old settee,
and a gold broach that belonged to Sallie Henderson Miller.
Mrs. Hunter Ben Jenkins lias Sallie Henderson’s silver and
some pieces of jewelry. There are twelve teaspoons, twelve table¬
spoon*-, and a massive silver ladle.
The writer of these sketches has the following relies of his
Henderson ancestors: Am original silhouette miniature of Lieut.
.John Henderson, made in 1784 ; original miniatures of Col. John
Henderson and Elizabeth Stodghill Henderson, made in 1799;
the old book mentioned before, printed in 1707; Vol. I. of
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l’roud’s History of Pennsylvania, 179? : Bril ish AHuini of Vers?,
1?93; Map of Virginia printed in IT8?; The Annvinan Primer,
‘‘ *<- first edition, jirinted at Norfolk, in 1803. and u<ed by Kallie
. irrivuLA^ Henderson when six y^iirs old; parchi lent land grant in 1800.
!£. A- •••«ng a regrant ol' 400 acres granted in 1780; several old letter:-.
•“P cr “' etc -
J ' A ] artial list of colleges attended by the descendants of—
^ /- i* SAiiriiL Hexdi.kson.
Greenville Boys' School. Virginia; Point Pleasant High
4 rr Private Schools, etc.
^ Pol. John IIenuekpon,
- iCCtk. u&j- j O gt on fcHialc Seminary. Hollins Institute, Grcenvilli
It aZa. trUr B ov
Schools; Washington and Lee University, Wash-
ite, Greenville
'ersity College
> JU< trii
School. Mrs. Stuart's School, l T i
of Medicine.
IPesf Virginia Schools: University of West Virginia, Mar¬
shall College, Maurice Harvey College, Lewisburg Fe¬
male Institute, Parkersburg and Point Pleasant High
Schools, etc.
_ Kentucky: Millersluirg Female Institute.
<rlt-L enncsxcc: Vanderbilt University, and the University of
oi, Nashville.
£ Ohio: Cot servatory of Music, Gallipolis High School, etc.
c.*r
VARO.UtF.T llENDF.asox Vawter.
Virginia • University of Virginia, Emory and Henry, Miller
Training School. Randolph-Macon Woman’s College.
Wesleyan Female Institute, Valley Female Seminary, etc.,
and various Western High Schools and Colleges.
ADDENDUM.
Since the MS of tins sketch was sent to the printer, it has
neon learned tlml And'ey Harrison Hamilton, Gent., father-in-
law of James Ilcrideroo . never came to America. lie is sup¬
posed to have been n brother of Archibald Hamilton, who settled
in Augusta county, and whose son, Avidly, is mentioned by
I Idling in 17-is And it was for Him that James Henderson
named his son Archibald-—an unusual name among the Hen-
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dersons. Concerning the Augusta Hamiitons, Waddell's Annals
says: “Major Andrew Hamilton was born in Augusta county in
1741. His parents were Archibald and Frances Calhoun Ham¬
ilton. who came to this country from Ireland. Archibald is said
to have beeu a descendant of James Hamilton. Earl of Arran,
who was regent of Scotland during the infancy of Mary Stuart.
The dale of Archibald Hamilton's settlement in Augusta is
not known. He was probably one of the first to come, and, like
other early settlers, located on the publ‘> domain, without legal
title to his homestead. In 1747, however, he received from
William Beverly, the patentee, a deed for three hundred and
two acres of land on Christian’s creek, in Beverley Manor, for
the nominal sum 'of five shillings. He also acquired lands by
patent from the government. He survived until about the year
1794. His children were five sons—Audly, John, Andrew (born
in Augusta in 1741), William and Archibald—and a daughter
named Lfcttice.” This sketch says that one of these sons “went
to Kentucky, and was the founder of a wealthy and distin¬
guished family”; and that Andrew removed to South Carolina
in 1765, where he was a neighbor and friend of General Pickens;
that he served in the devolution as a major under General
Pickens; and after the war was a long time member of the
South Carolina Legislature, that among his descendants are
the well-known families of “Simonds and liavenels of Charles¬
ton, Parkers and Waites of Columbia, Calhouns of South Caro¬
lina and Georgia, and Alstons and Cabells of Virginia.”
According to an old work on British crests, there are over forty
different crests borne by more than that many fami lies of Hamii¬
tons in Scotland; that there are eighteen by Bruce, and four
by Audley, in Scotland. As will be seen by the record given in
the beginning, Margaret Bruce and Audley Hamilton were of
gentle blood, so must have belonged to some one of these families
of Bruce and Hamilton; but it is impossible to say which ones
without further records. There are no Hurnsons in Scotland,
but a family of English descent in Ireland by that name, so
that the name Harrison probably came into the family through
an intermarriage with it. The given name Audley will likely
be the surest means of identification should the family research
ever be carried back to Ireland and Scotland.
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Aiia'.O Obuie of wbura ffCTo uoti-f’
Jiiiljms. One Xocop i\l€X Xnclbim
Sltclc, L7f<?, f ~
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fcoa;
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fmir. (b^ribM C .M..n Cnp^Olu
TjOtUU-a fU-iOhtOOU. JUt Lan Lkre.v
II* lot IT J Ui T'n^ Aoji icon k^iulvla.
lacy , left UUL'Jf. |i>juinutji; desenr.- -
dar.te. |
S.itoIi -Alcxuadur u unii'l iu;iTrl«]*
UAl ’,1 siwn,-AOvc» t*%Ti:i.>-i.ii^. She
tliftn lai/xlod ^ 0 ] 'Juni &f
l^oth : Ccun;>. April S .*. 9m. He-
.m±tl lUoT. «rU*s«t4il Ijc cere-
ter CoBoloctuer, 1 ^Uf;a>e »wr «»« crsMno,
. . ,.|» UtarofAfA 1
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"t| »SUoli. Jnm IlgfC
• « . . . fc | „ 4 1 AUrionup* |j«r bfullVOf nOfltfQMty.
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I A|>|iu Altt.ilnlrr ciim Hud hli'IlM
Im • . - ...ii. • r I'elloHr, iteU4n< |»r*W.
«- •.*. . -i '.i i 1 • t«uii llflu, moriuMS April 1 ,;
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down m him UiTOis^r-. x di'.i^r- Ihiu xin
y*ittid HlcVtlW i tilim ?u T, vUj ViQMd
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Cr^eK »jii tb» pionu;U>|i K ttou
U11 hv Vi In SOVln.V, . In |i|j ^|,| m laiifi
wiul iia.kd it “JaV.isI ho'ibitlon*
- tAl Ii . llntlfl lYI:tfriud KHv*l'el ClMlIOr.'
cn. do-.ifliter or Mo>- WI'Jliw nr*d
* >*o«Jjr \t t encs VIl.iiI.uk gfotwlwicllwr
>.«bliu XvNecl siyr.. tio. l« t 7,41
M'a*«lckv»AU:we..4 irt^wr^t
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vioVjj.J a«.vb vfictlrt
lidtri TWatl AVeuwtrr <K»1 b
VTO» Wm Cvafcbnd^c IIV»
lury 4 *j* adtl Suburb A.«*uW*f tRul
III Ilf)
.fhiiO or Juan Lum.l. Ijn) tvrv IIr*i-
num.jt r.Mna to hn mm] llU*Niluim<)*|
itVl ¥—ir.iiTrlexI linor^O l?ulr anil wo
ll*Vii liljn {IC«>i4«Cd .l'y Ac<i.«A V,,
Miolaijr beljelirus life ot.lhilIfortl
VAjurti Doiuii <at some ejtjM 1.^1,ih» U T
JeA trrr .ple ytsc erf too Ve»v4uU(M
H« 4r«A1rt Xrt^ljd^t Mti IV W*s
lf\«. l.ov ifctaRcr M ou* irnv mi
die kec Usur litre.
A or*1 *11 ichoa* Wetr fc*i y »tvL 44!
U «ei*rt r.ihom ;rn*:,;li HU hmuw o.*e
Ifi von.
lL HV»u.soji» James Y:ii.i:; ..or,
1)3 jff.t J f-locc L-f Und fAtm ti 4 V]'i-
fill* bolts, Mftrc nnoof tboui waaof
rf£k‘. In '.bis KiiU Uiis hulr trjlna
/o nwiT ict.ngi17f.lq thliyt^Nrt t
\ 1 rcmj Wwl/'s iiein tli-Jaru-,
lie »lt>w aivl 'i-W-ntw;^; ji»t
SaUoidAlm nileirt «A xv
evil) ohe fCDfxzt* *rr rf.ayl-
Uo*ffO Wifr Itrtu OC a# fr«i;l.
Io «c la Teiiu. > b»
in tlilo t*jIt V?!j;ii(Li Aleuador.njii
if IUiberv ucsUiier *1 *)wurd aiy;
hrindfitlJOT TIiod'.os ’« »• in
ISirO," Liiforh .naicly ChalUicv does'
u t toll ,«tia; It.ir^, WIHUiU't flOTirl
ItlAiCJ oald. •»
Jn’ A mif 111 T*CJ Mi. iOl llWB
tftoiii ir«ti*.> Ue tsd Mary'
«n i'jfly Pltrk.lMcUci e
< Uo*». fVA W' rc U en l.nae
I to XiulVmnottrt and l»i K»at.vvy
! VdOV<Ki i\-1oc ikuu.Wr mu V
lSToHiur ln-law LO Willian.IVDttl—\%
1 v.iior l.a^1 wurrlod Jeonjr'-XuuWi birnkj
UV 1**T Tha .Stw'fllwli; a. r oh]
In Koill.icii) UHl 'IVaniMOvi
HCOnl du|nwwa Lit' 4 OUl. Ill . '
IhnVlm W«v!sl:< gr aSj-uarv n'at.
Joinue 1 Ic-aeton *M 1 «« V
Wuni Mleoftw
iSakn <4 HeUsial 'o
•iiXti&t'AV. i
OWBN lh **
of NuU- York
nml i from i lit
obtain Mherv >!*•
M'liaroV «Jt liliilivr win
niiwr l,i-*lni<u>n. Vn
«ft«rvs ,inl« called Ll
!.• \\ be could i
■’I 'ii1.nl x private
at »»t ol >
In lTill. It <A ■
•rij Hull 1
nw Washington mill l,wt I
Unhurt Alnalular
• — •*.« VMt rv nil M,|.
|<*r v«>i»l |.» Hall linnro and I flight |
lime e»f 11 ****** IikMiiwI wrr-
| hub. Out* uf iIiomi wu* aii cihieulvil
I irishman iiatiti’d Kcanlmi, whom I In*
A launder* l rinded and Mkoil. Hi*
earrled III t ie .\ rclilbatil. aged three,
nn hi* lack l.« th« Bi'lmul. The t*«»>
wore hi* hair l» a i|Ueoo down lilta
(►ack. As his hair wan exlmmsly lliir
■tu! thin, lln* oilier oh lid run loused
him. l-’.tr lids Reunion used 111"'
whip vljrowuslv. hul he never lunch- J
lllllo Archibald.
•Musi of the KnRlIsh servant? who
had or hud nnl served I heir Mine were
released to Unlit in the Revolutionary
war. My father's servants, James
Ualono, an Irisli papist. Joe Lynn,
a thievish Jew. and John lieardon.
burn In Ireland, and brought up and
educated In IdHidon. Malone anil
the Jew went llmt. Malone was kill¬
ed In haul* In Carolina. Lvon. a,
iery bad man. deserted to the British
Soon after C\i plain Adam Wallace's
roiupanv reached the srcne of war¬
fare I’oi. Beaufort was attacked by
Tarlrton’s corps- The Colonel. see
Ior his men in confnshm. lied at the
^ginning of t he bade, ami almost
the who'e of hi? command was cut to
pieces by the British dragoons. *
''The brave Wallace disdained to
I ny and. being entirely surrounded by
the British horse. sold Ids life dearly, [ ;
l having drst killed some three or four
(DCQ with Ills spofltoon.
"Reardon, our servant, was In Cap- !
Uln Wallace's company, and being a
«mall man, he was soon cut down—
awrerely wounded but still conscious.
After the bati le he lay helpless and
bveding atii'-cg the dead. When night
.tame. U* m ->n shone and Reanlun
L« & man passing near him. like
ftfci 1 • ’ dispatclilng with his
, ued signs of life.
FprWnt:
'4*^- L 4U.V- . v^/lC
O',
Ur?~ £. "H'
ir»it nnd profitly ntlm,.
idocl fines mid msngM.
tie is survived by his wif*> and
itwo sons, Hurry nnd l*’red. Beard
Being ns Lieut ttaml wna. a
person of ardent social .imd dormts-
■ j {jnunlsi-s. us it nmiter uf course
for him lu think uf
1 1lie sundcritii: of sweet home lies,
yet in his sincere way lie assured
his luved ones that they should nut
\ grieve loo much nbont him. 0>r nil
Lieut. John Jordan Beard.
It becomes opr mournful duly
to' record ihe ilenlb of n widely-,!
known nnd much esteemed cilizeuj
•John Jordan Beard. Huntersville,
] West Virginia. This event, occur¬
red rather niK-xpecUdlv. Monday,
Hi a. m.. April 11 Mi, ]SW. |
1 Lieut. Beard was the only non
^f-tbc“lnle -fusepli Beard
Jaml Mrs Mattie Bear*!. near tlillg. , v .
boro. He was Itom in Greenbrier j wm mid would be well with him
-County. April 21st, ISIS, and was , A. month or so 'since we had u
j married to Minerva, daughter of CT’^® aS,inl hiterrbmoft of views c«>n-
.. ante toward Rear I Janies Kdiniston, Ksq.. September truing ,the -3d Psalm, lu this
, tuusket, pointed the Al the time of liis death lm Psnltn it sppeani thst nollunjt nn\^
*'•>»- Tiudi Bear- vviis within ten days uf being the shadow would touch those Tai--,
yenrs of ngi*. Bv this event his at- lowing the- Lord uur Shepherd
Inched family is bereaved of n kind "ben it emues to jMSs-ug thn.ughl
tender IjushumJ and n vt ry nlfec- ihe \ alley. Hhvh»r wen »
[timmle niuL imlulcenl father. Tht .soldier and fnmdiiir w dJ l
(community nl large honors lyfl 1 i scenes in i he presence of tic
ksoiiiuiy aa Mini uf a gVM.nl mail
jW'hfiK** iiiflueticu has been for in-j
rrHtgmice mid g'^rl nioruf?.- -V
I In lln* wnr Ik tween IheStntcui
!h«fl»-rvcd in Hip Uiilh Nqiuulmn,
mid niude t. record ns* a git limit ami
If I int •: ■ i I rtoldier. Late hi tliv^
^wnr cj a friglitfol w.iiiihIJ
. near ending his life ej
lie wurvived In tin* Mil
i ol everv poifc.ni fnmibnr with
Its Ballirc V**«r imov than lln
vewrw tliik ••'Mint [ *+ \, .*u a urwwlj
III*. U«t.. »mMi. i* IwIm'* -:
•n Mexandef.sc
"l l.earcl n
a Heard l—j P
v Chalkier
y v.oa*N>c>
'WUliamsgra
my. that .at such a *
down »t n prepared f»*
one of tl»^,l:ist thiie'
battle wou)d be lil
. iso®, wnu
aad married M
ighur of Saw
i were then U*
ftiut In Kent u *
Aletamler w»
William tk-ard
Jenny Suele'
e',c family
rentwssw. ””
a sun in
:Sj«»i' c
' I
nelnwii of higher '
The Heard relationship «f t'orahunt
HI count) all <|.n*fml rrrwn Thom.is
|h»nnl one of the iiH'mln'ri. >>f Hie
Rev, .lolui Craig'* mngregaUon «•
A us u*t u «*>«««,)•, Virginia. ltov. *'raijf
wits pastor i»r i>1( I Stone Mwt lng
House. Hack In tl»ot lluii*
. when I lie pionnen* were so bner malt-
) lug IdMnry tliejr hnd tiu time to re-
curd It. These »lil records were rare-
fully taken down made readable by
Cl ml k ley. They are Hus Mlll.-lal, ac¬
cepted references of tlici l>. A. It. ,
Thomas Hen id left a old
will giving his several children ccr-
t.it In house lie ill I furniture, elf. and
his wife .lean is rome in tiered substan¬
tially. there lu. but to go hack to an
earlier day In the 174<> ties and noth*
In Rockbridge county tlieri* Is a rec¬
ord Unit Thom ns Heard administered
Alexander Smiley's estate In 174ft.
We do nut know w hether lie was a
relative or Just- ti trusted friend.
There Is another record tImugh that
to me Indicates who .lean Heard %vus:
On August l"». 175.7. we find Thomas
Heard administrator of another es¬
tate. This time Ills James McNutt
and In this dodtiuunit It says .lames
McNutt paid for land bought, by
Thomas Heard's wife, lie |>ald quit
rents for Thomas Heard ten years In
advance In 1744.
lie hud paid David flays debts be
fore his marriage.
He paid Robert Alexander’s tuition
for schooling James Jr. ami Robert
McNutt one year. In advance 174*.
no paid James Dobbin's same for
Alexander McNutt 174*.
In Price's History Cousin William
knew there were sonic daughters, and
he says: “They went to Kentucky.’’
A good many of this relationship dUl
go to Tennessee and Kentucky. Rut
at least two of these daughters of
Thomas Heard remained in Rock¬
bridge and 1 think four, viz: Esther
vrh<> married Robert Alexander in
Pennsylvania. Martha who married
Robert Ramsey. Mary who married
Hun lap. Jane or Jean who mar¬
ried George Weir.
father and her husband. Robert
Alexander lived at Revcrly Manor.
Augusta county Virginia. Robert
Alexander was a graduate of the t'n-
1 varsity* of Dublin and Kdinburgh.
Il« waa born at Manor Cunningham’
Londonderry. Ireland in 17111. n di¬
rect rtcjoptulant of fhitierl Ilruce
through
idfi'
i*en generations. lie
hgmix in I7JH. and mar-
i h d almut I73». Tiicy
wall known children.
Inar.iitt .»;m made ruatry
■j i.iv onice constituted
clMirily In the early culo-
M ooiisldtifcd a place of
»« 0 *
It t* •*<
HwanWIakM
nflaru
n»w V.
lift,. ‘ •
resign r r • ■ t-
H,.
h» *<•
count *.»J p lln
son M.%:. . ■
hill tic (I,.,
Sampvm Arrl .
were tin* i-j. : .
Robert a irul , ih
Esther
William wu the ..uleet. j|.
at a court on J.u*c li, i*i,.
V ,rn 'V"' V* 3 " old. Ue dj.
IK-l* in Virginia. Smiling n . .
known.
Robert Jr. first clerk nr Campbell
county. Mrutnla. wlikii
held by him. 1 . 1 * >,.n .md gran-b-n r„,
aJ n.tvsl I no jears The non
I'** house "RiK-k entitle." I
rietl Nancy Anne daughter
■WliHum A li-' i lull n..nr.
t ngubhfd :> both id Vir¬
gin In and ot .
Archibald w.-.s a physician In New
t usLh*. !)«;. hr married Mary. I saw
a write upord> n-cvntlr In “Who lh
'VI,,," l„ Hoar Ailmlul
r.ustacts H. Rogers of Uic f. S, Navy
was the subject of lid* ndrtch. lie
traced his unoeatry through hr. Arch
■ lhald Alexander hi Robert and Kslher
Heard Alexander. Tlmrii.ui Heard Alex
AluJcr moved to Galen county. Ohio,
married and reared six children.
Nothing further known.
Peter Alexander moved to Wood¬
ford county, Kentucky. He was Hy¬
ing In IH22. He married and left a
number of eminent descendants In
that Stale some of whom were noted
HI vines. One Peter Alex Mac-tinny
Steele, 17*7.
Esther Alexander married Captain
71 Whim Austin, his second wife, and
thus became stepmother to her sister
in-law Nancy Anne Austin, wife of
Robert Alexandei of Campbell county
Captain Austin held a commission
front the British Crown as Captain
until the Revolution. He then threw
bis lot with The American Patriots.
They left many prominent descen¬
dants.
Sarah Alexander wasn’t married
until she was over twenty-one. She
liien married Col. John Wilson of
Bath County, April 5. 17S». Iler
brother Peter, witnessed Lho cere¬
mony. “Site gave her own consent,
being of age."
Eleanor Alexander married Sam¬
uel Wilson. June 27. I7bt>. Hugh
Alexander her brother was surety.
Hugh nothing further.
Anne Alexander married Bailers
or Hallow, nothing further.
James bom 17th*, married April 7.
l*di- Margaret, daughter of James
Lyvahil his wife Hannah Alexander
a daughter of Captain Archibald
Alexander, brother of Hubert Sr.
The Stephenson a u d Hollars of,
Bath and Highland counties, Va.,nre|
xml exited it "I-newa Plant stum"
I- 1 :
"tv lier Ira
•V tut* wood widow a
,v 1 'o.l daughter *d
t»l” *u*k.
. fcv S.-vV.- 1..1 1 M
»701i TUr li . , h .
tory xays and
In 17S7.
Jana or Jean Huanl, lha two Ural
name* **oin l.> l*c uwd Uiiwr.'
ahly - married Georg.* Weir
Itml him decra-Wil hy Aim > >
protwbljr he losi. hla III, , ; , ;
* Hmrt ItmiM or <H>mot>ti ,'i i
that terrible year ..r the Ihm.hillwii.
Ilo lived in tWIdirldgo and it win*
froin that vicinity many went and
did |i-M*ti»eir lives.
A sou Thomas Weir survived ami
It seems others thmigli no nntnea ate
given,
H scums one James Young hail |
thought a pioeu of land from tho Ka¬
li Ins Iwlre. Is>.fore one of Uiern was of
I age. In this suit thH heir Is trying ,
yfo recover Ids right* In UiU property
[from George Weir's heirs v| t . ,1 tine,I
ihu widow and Thomas her son. The
| Kaklns Andrew and James win* orlgl
•tally "••Id the property are <lciul;
George Weir lives on tho Preach
Hrond In Tenn.
In Lids suit WHllain Alexnnder.son
of Rol>ert U'stliies. -, l heurd my
Grandfather Thomas Heard say In
1759." unfortunately Chalk ley does'
n't tell what it was, William's grand
father said.
In x suit In Dee. IflOrt, William,
Beard testifies lie had married Mary
or Polly SteeU*. daughter of Samuel
Stevie. The Steeles were then living|
In West Tennessee and In Kentucky
I l sospevt Peter Alexander was
broli)er-iu-l3w to William Heard—as
Peter had married Jenny Steele lack
,ln i:?7. The Sieelc family were all,
i In Kentucky and Tennessee. William|
Beard tlvpoees In a suit In June 1*00
tlittt he was 74 or 7a years old j
James Houston was a neighbor oil
the Weirs as ha appears oft hi In Nhil*
affairs of theirs and he appNU* with
Cor tikii us Alexiuu'xj' as guanHoit M
Weir's i
Mtuhal executor A ThniiA.- nvMJ'a,
will in I7i>y. Tlds soil was UnuigUfc
lu determine If ■’'• l*« o«d M c-h a* >•
her children Inut n**—* m'"l J
'
\
■pflWrVMrrTOTtwrTIn.nfM RftnM
■KvpmU'r SI. ITrtu Tin* »H*II rut nr*
Wtoi.l Janica MIU-hH Jiml m I hthlll
Ms duty i» h’HHhw unit
tliMt Mltehel tmiKl |*||> 22 pniiliilN Mil
or lie Tort Jean'* eldest child viutiM ot
**111 tog ted* comity record out* .lean
WVIr I .ecu mu Mu* wife of Horni'lliis
Alrx.ili«l*r oil Muri'li I". 17 a.V Wind
more In HIM for trnrnelht*. In
(ip tleioNMdliig 'in mvoulliiK -»f JuIih’h
MllcM.
Mart tin Heard. **r wan It. One rufur
miv« Myx It way** Kll/»heth married
.lamp* *.Mitt'lie) Itcfiwu I~tu». Kor
Tlioiuu ami Martha Milch**! ure
given h purr of Thomas heard’* cm-
Utr anil aiiAln ho refer* to Thomas
y.i.s. |‘>- mother. At Mu’ Mum
n« n,, (iwiril died It look* a« If hi*
i . Joan Ho* .single. Janius
Mitchm omn I lit: ailmliiljimlnr «l tin*!
^ut«. From till* we lake It- Jnmc-sl
jams! have been h business man]
lien of ll:l* typo nearly always know;
. Im look out for Ur’It own Inter-
Herv Is Jean married and n
then a widow ami her part «if (
<tate siIII at MlU-lnOs huuils i
I* .cjj than a year after this mar- 1
riigf iif Jean to Cornelius Alexander.
And him InijriIrluif through Urn
i about the estate. :intl a settle- j
belng agreed upon. .Fumes
! o «u guardian for Jean and,
Jklren. Thomas Heard Sr. hud :
jlitxir adjoining him In HoH.-
nxinrd John Houston in 1742.
Che Houston* anil Heards
• # friends of old limes. The
a ••! IWreti Inter married
. • II ns and ?'a items from I
w ■ • mi Houston aprang J
l—ard. ton of Thomas mar-
lie died in 1 **07 and
• > died In I*MH: their children
Kotert who married and hail
Aav j and Sail? by I sort. Ann. June
■W-taoJer. Sarah Sarah married
jtw4rv« k Killwr. wliti
mtOmI S: m and Thorium
•L-> mentioned In Id*
j, i • -!*• will, 17rti>, married
i In |»* 5 .
•• And «imi of
•M - . i ud Ida
V*.
I on a mom, is. vrm. .tudm mo-
III lire’s will piitvnii two of the w|i-
liiiKsim had died. William lu-urcl i.nd
Wnitniii Met.’liue 'fill* must have
in'iin n rvlttliio or Tlmmiis liuanl.
fills McClure I It Hilly inter murrled
I will* I he Alexander*. 1 Mil X7r»|if.nln
Archibald Alexander's m.*c«mrt wlfu
\vn* June Met lure, 17f»7.
Thom ns Heard was exempted lux
In U»«M ,
• !’ ■ -id
If * ■ ' - d f»f
%r*l * «... | ,r.|
i-1 hr 14* pnoodl. Tl*U w«a un<i
Heard U hoping)
TbJa tlto# It l*
«!»«• <*. Mnuhran |
* — - In 1 ~ > «»-* . j
•<f tVaoa.
• • farm el-n
' • - • »• tut .
• * t* 4 Ti«<*. •
levy In 17rt4. "Very ngnd".
| In the will nnn. Ttmmn» Hcnut
speukN of Ids iluuuliter, wife of Unb¬
elt ItilliiHU.V iis If Him hud died, unit
Nohert I f ii nmey whs It 11 led by the
Sliawiii'im In 17.'it*, IIIh will wa-
1 *r«'tint.t’f) November 21. I7."*H, Ihihcil
Hull, administrator, Hater on theru
Is a mile Isabelle Hall, wife of Hub
|uri, ([iinlllli's us udiuliiKtrutrlx of her
hiln husband (tubeit ItnttiHuy. Thh
uunic Isubytl.i diM-sn't sound ratnlllur
<>n May 15. 1 7iiil. 'I'Jminus Hoard’*
will was probaUul, a hmuthy preum-
bln a* was miHtouinry ihon ttm ho*
ijlie.sts.
lie j(nvo l;n Id* Iioloves! wlfo Joan,
nil the Haired lurid whore the house
stood to Mit* Hen roil land fur tnr
nips, where limy lusl urew.
Then a (liiuifliler Kune and n iI:iiik1i
ter June were iiieiitlnnoil.
Ajs'aln hi* mind kuiih hin-rk In the
fultlifiil uld vvlfu he wants her to have
III* ollmw chulr and a imrliiln ntiarn
I hoy.
Hu left cleared land to Ida son
lluyrli, arid HukIi'h *nn Thomas was
left 170 aeres Jyliuf next 1,<• ,1 rdm Mont
tP'timry and 'J'Iioiiuls 11 III. Then lie
left In jmimdsearli to the grandsont-
nuiped 'J'liomaw-Thoinu-i Alexa ider
and TIioiiiun Hurilap. To iCnln-rl
IlnniHey's ehlldreii, li*»luH»r's i>nitid- I
Hill.Iren, 12 pounds nod 12 shillings
cueh. A legacy to son William and
to daughter Khtlier Alexander and
Marllut Mitchell: fmpient provision
for such Issue In ease tlau«hLcr June
have no Ismiiu.
Kxrcutors Jamas MHelmll a n d
Thulium Hill. Wli.iieshes, Juhti, Au-
drevr and .litmus Kukln. Proved Oe
.toljer IS. Iid'.l. ICX'ieuLnrs qmillfy
with W 111 huii Alexander. William
Kemsly and llunli Heard. Thu up
prulsera were John Motiltfonmrv* Wil¬
liam Mome, Thom as Wilson.
Til* mil lien lent showed the pay¬
ment of Win. herkluy, Jim*. lOnkin,
Wrn IVrrlrts, Thornii* Aliiiundrr.
To •■! in Heard, KsMier Ahixamlcr.
*s Mn«'bul ami Ids mother.
• * Imiiiap mid Id* mother,
i : Hants**)-'* •hlldicu, Martha
■| 1 ms. soil I* in Heard d. •«!* |
in 171*2.3,
Mi l 'Inimlinn »• .
crop „n l^rwM « leek.
*** k ,•»».-I
I Ms miida have nern in .
at u*B .,ii| heard l,..„ l „„i„i: ,,Q,a ' r ‘"
I lltl t'refcl.ixi iohI \ ireUiI < Promr*
eompllml by Uie fnlN.oMl ^
eonmn Pay M.al John |U. n r.l\ nH .. ..
i?, ln U, ' Uur '*>• I hrUHan ut Pnlnt
I lensnnt. tlreotthrlar »nt Ui.m p,”
.meed In h.*1.1,m r te Kr ’’’
I I lit same Min Tee. I learn that s,
Heard riimlslipd lieuvuN fur IliuChem
ko*> expedit ion m 1 77«. 1
Joint Heard Uinrrleil Jitnet.i Wulhie
i d-*u«ldwr nr 1 Vler WnUsee, Jr. 4 „,
MartlM W«hkU Wiiilacu. Sha was
mdee of lbe <1»M lu ( ml*h-d Ml.lr.n.ni
Jnn.es \\„„<k ,.| \ irtrhila. In bum
if,”' 1 thn WrtUm-n kin. | enm« J,
, Um ni V. . Meorm* Si-iiton Wallop
ns author wf "IWr Walla.-,.'* thtm
u <»k.y. 1 envvLml the hunk, tr II. n.
about my.nvn rn.nlly. |,ut Mm eat,
•>K din T*ol, oay svl.nl |>iui (. IhvND Wn
laces twtini fniiu. lb a strange e.d,
elncm-v. | earn** u|ion tho nan
l> ! /■*'’' '»* 'I'ln* Time
as a friuud nf f r |» „dlv. Iadov,
man. Andrew I'rl.-e ( wr ;,,.„ Mi ,.,
Wallaee .it, HmiUnutuu and oake
dm If he Imd written this l«.nU. ui
If h<* had, did Im know Limb Andru
I'l’leu whs n descendnii(. or one J an
Wallaeey ||u wrote, tlianklnit n
nir Mm hiformutlon. Ihs seiiL a Imi
to <-oiihIji Andrew. Sliorlly afk
wards Mii.ho line articles on i.i ui vVi
jnco klt.li and kin ii]ipeared in t
Times. And then only u few nIk
I iuinlhs and our Utlnvud cousin w
wlMi ns no moro. Hu has hi ft noi
I tiling ,.r himself In !| KWft print
pa^uH and In memory we treasure.
The will book of I lock bridge (Hill
ty record something ».r IIimhioUI W
lact*s. Andrew Wallacn’s will «
Illuil July .'I, 17MJ; Im was tl m atm
tor of Mnimral Imw Wail an*. Hu I*
bmpicsts to Ids sisters .1 ain't! and J*
Nunuuh; Ids grandson Andrew: rum
ur^Miir1.hu; brollmr Adam and I
bruMiur-ln-law, John Mi liner.
i>r. Archibald AlexuuW. Hr,:
d»nl of i’r I licet on Tie , ., .
miry, recount** hi " -
hu kept in early ilio M*me I
tuicMing happenings of hts Hill
hood. lie V>;v,s b«*ir «m the Sotlt
II raricli In Itockbrldge in 1772 rfn
father was William Alexanoi-r, ,-itieti
*on of t-aphtin Arcnlbahl v •-.m l.-i
brother of llolterl, of I'lmln’r iMdgo,
lie let In of the iH'hool r***m of ltevo<
luMonary da>N. lie mj%
lool erech'd a cabin d "
-ie< k alMirtt a half
house ami UlO MUllnl i
•*l<|d)ll*|j out Intel
iward It Hit* Ilona* M
M I'M tilllfw*
VI Un lit A
MS f*tllK
hear Ui
hre«, M
CCC Aanimury V
IhirWn—The eighth ntmiverm-
a of I hi* ('itixena IViiHervatinn
rj» w**t marked in grand *tyk*
on the afternoon of Mnreh ;»• * ut
lamp Thorn wood. A large • row’ll
iHrttilnl, The nuvder of rrremo-
i«r» *»* l>r < • forge F. I lull, the
I »mp phyaician. Addresses were
| made In (kmrntor Kuinp. Judge
, lUrberi. of Clarksburg, ami
y Other*. TIm» Marlinton Quartet (
<>«ng an<l live Marlinton High
-■ .*4 (fend ph.wil **wn*t
awl lun* b »a» *ervrd to all.
tad III ihc evening moving l»»ct-
•ft Mid illo*lm*e«l ks-turn* onr
acd) moarnraliwli at* given,
ilot* than one half, l*'. **f
ho)« In Camp ThornwHiu
1 i ■ rant fi"Oi ( krkihirjf j
TWtr nanf parent* pn***’t»t
f> 4 Judge lUrhert la* lieen
» * ... <tdtbr Mbiwri UaH
lUrvtoa eoaotj for right
.. I m lhal flaw ha* *■»•«
•m «a m t rrtlf^l In#-
Ifwj ( v .»* K,n *
wt Ufa U |!Wa>*. heal **■
liar***-* 4*. - mtj Iklaf I kaTl.
wt | *■"•*»* •* 1 " Th»»rv»
CALVIN W. PRILL. LDiYOit
THURSDAY. JLNE 4.1931
For President
OWEN D. YOUNG
of New York
The Beard relationship of Pocahont
as county all descend from Thomas
Beard one of the members of the
Rev. John Craig's congregation of
Augustu county. Virginia. Rev. Craig
was pastor of old Stone Meeting
House. Back in that colonial time
when the pioneers were so busy mak¬
ing history they had no time to re¬
cord it. These old records were care¬
fully taken down made readable by
Chalk ley. They are the ortiblal, ac¬
cepted references of the I>. A. R.
Thomas Beard left a quaint old
will giving his several children cer¬
tain house hold furniture, etc: and
his wife Jean is remembered substan¬
tially, there in. But to go back to an
earlier day in the 1740 ties and GOties
In Rockbridge county there is a rec¬
ord that Thomas Beard administered
Alexander Smiley’s estate in 1749.
We do not know whether he was a
relative or just a trusted friend.
There is another record though that
to me indicates who Jean Beard was:
On August 15, 1753, we find Thotnas
Beard administrator of another es¬
tate. 'J hls time it Is James McNutt
and in this document it says James
McNutt paid for land bought by
Thomas Heard ’h wife, lie paid quit
rents for Thomas Beard ten yours in
moo in 1744.
IMlUl_ IMmU 11 n t tAAhtnJlIk
and taught from th ,
obtain others, tu
scf*v..l or higher ca„
nuw Lexington, y H
Afterwards called Li
nnw Washington
Robert- AK-xandt-
resign Iron: the v es
1760, He says “I
to go abroad for i
count of a Ungerin
son Mathews was r
but lie was much
Sampson Archer ;
were the church w
Kobert A lex am
Esther Beard ha
William was then
at a court on 3tin
was then 65 year
1329 In Virginia,
known.
Robert Jr. first
county. Virginia,
held by him, his s<
almost 100 years,
liia house “Rock
ned Kauey Annei
William Austin;
Unguished desci
giuia and other s
Archibald was a
Castle, Del, he cua
a write up onlv i
Who" in Arnett
Eustace R. Roger:
was the subject <
traced his ancestrj
ibald Alexander to
Beard Alexamkr.
under moved to (•■
JfiHlWl "' 1
Jilh wife .lean is rcmomuen«i stiuHtu.it-
tially, there in. lint to go back to an
earlier day in tbe 1740 lies and 50tics
In Rockbridge county there In a rec¬
ord thut Thomas Heard administered
Alexander Smiley’s estate in 1741).
We do not know whether lie was a
relative or just a trusted friend.
There is another record though that
to me indicates who Jean Heard was:
On August 15, 1753, we find Thomas
Heard administrator of another es¬
tate. This time it is James McNutt
and in this document it says James
McNutt paid for land bought by
Thoruas Beard's wife. lie paid quit
rents for Tbomas Beard ten years in
advance in 1744.
He had paid David Ilajs debts be¬
fore bis marriage. •
He paid Robert Alexander’s tuition
for schooling Janies Jr. and Robert
McNutt one year. In advance 1743.
He paid James Dobbin’s same for
Alexander McNutt 1748.
In Price's History Cousin William
knew there were some daughters, and
be says: “They went to Kentucky.”
A good many of this relationship did
go to Tennessee and Kentucky. But
at least two of these daughters of
Thomas Beard remained in Rock¬
bridge and I think four, viz.: Esther
wiio marritd Robert Alexander in
Pennsylvania. Martha who married
Robert Ramsey. Mary who married
Dunlap. Jane or Jean who mar¬
ried George Weir.
Esther and lior husband, Robert
Alexander lived at Beverly Manor,
Augusta county Virginia. Robert
Alexander was a graduate of the Un-
ivendtj'K of Dublin mid Edinburgh,
lie was Iwrn at ’Manor Cunningham'
Londo nderry, Ireland In 171 ». a di-
IJJJ ** Win l.K
j* most 100 years
1*2, i! OUSH Ruck
Wm, U '* A,m «
WHluim Aomin
Unguhhcd dtsci
ginia and other j
Archibald w: Ja
Castle, l>eh he n»
a write up only
^hn in Amei
Eustace H. Uuge
was t he subject
traced his ancest
lbald Alexander
Beard Alexander
under moved to
married a n d
Nothing furtIter
Peter A lexan
ford county, Ke
Ing in 1822. $j
number of emti
that State some
Divines. One^
Steele, 1787. I
Esther Alcxffl
William Austin,
thus became ste
in-law Nancy A
Robert Alexanck
Captain Austi"
from the Britis
UDtil the Revolt
bis lot with The
They left many
dants.
Sarah Alex.ui
until she was o\
then married (
Bath County, .
brother Peter,
luony. "She gav<
being of age.”
/\ It* Kill MUM
In Price's History Cousin William J
Itiimv there were some daughters, ami 1
] m nujh: "They wi'Nl. In Kentucky.* 1 1
A good many <>r Ills relationship il(<l
go to Tennessee and Kentucky. Hut
Hi. least two of these daughters of
TIioiiius Heard remained In Uoik-j
bridge nrut I think Tour, viz: Esther |
who marritd Robert Alexander In
I'ounsylvnnia. Martha who married
Robert Ramsey. Mur.v wlm married
Dunlap. .lane or .lean wlm mar¬
ried George Weir.
Esther and her hushand, Robert 1
Alexander lived at Heverly Manor,
Augusla ecunty Virginia. Robert
Alexander was a graduate of the Un¬
iversity's of Dublin and Edinburgh.
He was horn at 'Manor Cunningham’ 1
Londonderry, Ireland in 1719, a di¬
reel descendant, of Robert Rruce.
through nineteen generations, lie
came to Virginia in 17.'hi. and mar¬
ried Esther Heard about 17.‘h). r J’he.v
bad eleven well known children.
Robert Alexander was made vestry
man In 1749. This oil lee constituted
nil local authority in the early colo¬
nies. Jt was considered a place of
Iwmor.
While coming to America a great
Ktorm arose at sea and be was obliged :
to throw his library overboard. This
U#eeie»ltutisl some shift to replace the
«l*f • - It In h«IiI he wrote many of
Um 1 ooi in long hand from memory ^
i’lVllHH
Kteolc f
KhiIii
W llUan
thus be.
In-law
Robert
Captalr
from t
until t|
Ids lot
They |
dants.
Saral
until s
then n
Hath (
brother
niony.
being ol
El ear
uel W1
Alexanc
Hugh
Anne
or Hallo
Jamei
1801
lO'vanc
I
a daugi
A lex and
The i
itath am
I
; 4
I lwahoiit
« Thomas
i> of the
• oration of
Rev. Craig
Mooting
ial time
. busy mak-
time to re-
were eare-
- adable by
VliMal, ao
A. R.
uaint old
Wren cer-
. etc: and
substaa-
k to an
and 50ties
b a reo-
intetered
fefein 1749.
Vie was a
WtA fifevJ.
iyfeodigSfe'tha*
Beard was:
»»d T1 - maa
IftlXfif f •
K^Nutt
uj* June
- ► i>j
I; • „ ’ 1*
he
<Ari tluiUod
L*,»t
and taught from these until he could _
obtain others. He started a private
school of higher education at what is from the dau<dii
now Lexington, Va., In 174!). It was I Estherfifeard All
afterwards called Liberty Hall and is .Jamei and Ma
now Wasliington and Lee University. der are my great
Robert Alexander was compelled to i their daughter
resign from the Vestry on March 17, 1 married Charles
17(30. lie says “I have been unable of the Calf Past
to go abroad for some time on ac- Va. This old. 1
count of a lingering illness.” Samp- down to me thro
son Mathews was elected in his stead grand mother S
but he was made vice vestryman. McNeel born F<
Sampson Archer and John Mathews ing at Ponca (
were the church wardens. great granddau
Robert Alexander and his wife . Jean Beard th
Esther Beard had eleven children, who married
William was the oldest. He testified Janett. daught
at a court on June 13, 1806, that he tha Woods Wa
was then 65 years old. He died in their son, Josi
1829 in Virginia. Nothing more Locust Creek o'
known. ' him
Robert Jr. first clerk of Campbell and called it
county. Virginia, which office was Josiah n
held by him, his son and grandson for on, daughterfi
almost 100 years. The office was in Nancy (Agnes
his house “Rock Castle.” He mar- Sabina McNee
ried ivancy Anne daughter of Captain name) Warwt
William Austin and left many dis- William Gate
tinguished descendants both in Yir- Captain Jaeo^|
ginia an<l other states. Esther Be-ai
Archibald was a physician in New 1769. The R
Castle. Del. he married Mary. I saw tory says arid
a write up only recently in “Who is in 1787.
Who" in America. Rear Admiral Jane or Jeai
Eustace H. Rogers of tlie U. 8. Navy names seem t
was the subject, of this sdetch. lie ably—married
tra- cd his ancestry through Dr. Arch find him decea
Ibaltl Alexander to Robert and 1 -■ 1 . r probably hefi
h—rtl Alexander. Thomas Heard Alex Oourt House
iMter muttMl i;alvii county, Ohio, that terribb
K*rrf«d and reared six children. livetllI ‘ ,
h 1 *» ng furtiier known. from that v 11
J in Am nd»r movid to V dulU**itb*^
fold ivmh, Krntucax. liu wax h A sutt
sard was:
[Thomas
Itlier es-
jdeNutt
l James
Oght by
.iitl quit
years in
lobts be-
I
s tuition
Robert
;e 1148.
ktne for
William
Irs and
i f* ick - v '”
ship did
But
iters of
Rock- [
Esther j
ider in
:arried
arried
tl*o mar-
Robert
Manor.
Robert
itl» t’n^
rjrt
*. a di*
t .
He
- .1 Iiuu u iJiij.m.i.ui in iNew I VI89 TJ
Castle, Del. he married Mary. I saw torvsavnait
a write up only recently in “Who Is in nst
Wlm” in America. Hear Admiral Jane or.1
Eustace B. Rogers of the U. S.Navy names seei
was the subject of tills sdetch. He aVdy-lmarr
traced his ancestry through Dr. Arch find him de
ibald Alexander to Robert and Esther probably 1
Beard Alexander. Thomas Beard Alex Court Iiout
under moved to Galen county, Ohio, that territ
married and reared six children. lie lived ii
Nothing further known. from that •
Peter Alexander moved to Wood- did lose thi
ford county, Kentucay. lie was liv- A son 7
ing in 1822. He married and left a It seemsj
number of eminent descendants in given. "
that State some of whom were noted It seen
Divines. One Peter Alex Mac tinny bought Ug
Steele, 1787. kins heirs,
Esther Alexander married Captain • age. Ill t
William Austin, his second wife, and /o recover
thus became stepmother to her sister 'from Geo
in-Jaw Nancy Anne Austin, wife of ; Wie widow
Robert Alexander of Campbell county
Captain Austin held a commission
from the British Crown as Captain
until tire Revolution. He then threw
bis lot with The American Patriots.
They left many prominent descen¬
dants.
Sarah Alexander wasn’t married
until she was over twenty-one. She
then married Col. John Wilson of
iJtalh County, April f>, l"Sd. Her
brother Peter, witnessed the cere¬
mony. “She gave her own consent.
Wing of age,”
i'.n-nnor Alexander married Sam¬
uel W ilirfin, Juno 27, 17«i>. Hugh
Alexander her brother was surety.
11.. a _ • t •- X ,
son
:Jl
Damns a i
nally soli
George
Broad it
In thi|
( of Robert
Grandfatli
Il75y.” ui
! n’t tell wl
father sai<
In asu
Beard tes
or Poltyj -
Steele. f I
in West T
1 suspect
nrnGier i
i Kock-
: Esther
Oder in
Carried
married
l.o mar*
Robert
Manor,
Robert
the I n*
nburgh,
ogham'
a di-
Bruce
ns. Fie
id mar-
They
en.
fe vestry
diluted
|y colo-
fcace of
Y
j^uuert ivjexamiui «>i < ampheJ) county
Captain Austin held a commission
from the British Crown as Captain
until the Revolution, lie then threw
his Jot with The American Patriots.
They left many prominent descen¬
dants.
Sarah Alexander wasn ? t married
until she was over twenty-one. She
then married Col. John Wilson of
Bath County, April 5. 1180. Her
brother Peter, witnessed the cere¬
mony. ‘‘She gave her own consent,
being of age.”
Eleanor Alexander married Sam¬
uel Wilson. June 27, 1790. Hugh
Alexander her brother was surety.
Hugh nothing further.
Anne Alexander married Ballars
or Ballow, nothing further.
James born 1760, married April 7.
1801^ Margaret, daughter of James
Lyi* arid his wife Hannah Alexander
a daughter of Captain Archibald
Alexander, brother of Robert Sr.
The Stephenson and Bollars of
Bath and Highland counties, Va., are
\ EakUm
nahy j
George
Broad
In tl
of Rot
I Grand!
17.79,”
n’t tel
father
In
Beard
or Pol
j Steele
in W«
I T
' I SUi
broth
Peter
in 17»
in Ke
Bearc
tl
Jai
the V
affair
Corm
Geor>
Mitel
will i
to de
her
(I :i I'M».i"
at. what is
4Si. il wan
Hall and is
J’ill vo rally,
impolled tt>
i .March IT.
. u unable
ine on ao
*." Samp-
hfs stead
istryman.
n Muthetvs
PIlls wife
children.
: test i lied
that he
Ih died in
- more
Campbell
iffice was
in for
I was in
He mar-
Captain
many <11*.
AJi iu V lr-
I
*t) 1 M«
k *•**♦•. u
mtrai
Hr
Artt
fturj* near.'
Beard an'o
from tVio daughters nf Robert and
Kstlsur Board Alexander’s family.
.lame;* ami Margaret. Lylo Alexan¬
der avo my great grandparents thru \
Miolr daughter Martha i’aullnc who 1
married Charles Alexander Dunlap'
of the Calf Pastvire near Deerfield,
Va. Tills old Beard ancestor came
down to me through a double line ray
grand mother Sabina Janett Beard
Me Nee) born Feb 8, 1844 and yet liv¬
ing at Ponca City. Oklahoma, is a I
great granddaughter of Thomas and I
Jean Beard through their son John
who married January 10. 1"09.
y * V * t/i
V>..Januarv
lei-of^Tet
hlXce^ndi
fah^Beard]
imy-iadiE
‘‘Locust^
their son, Josiali Beard who lived at
Locust Creek on the plantation given
him by his father, in his will in IS08I
and Jailed it “Locust Plantation”.*
Josiah Beard married Rachel Camer¬
on, daughter of Major William and i
Nancy (Agnes IKinlap, grandmother
Sabina MeNeel says, was her real
name) Warwick Gatewood widow of
William Gatewood and daughter of
Captain Jacob Warwick.
Hit her Heard Alexander died in
) ■ *• 'nil*. Rockbridge County IIis¬
let) i.•> add Robert Alexander died
Jane or Jean Heard, the two tirsl
* . .vein io be used interchange-
gf—mat tied George Weir and we
id Iillt) 1 1' « .i11 I >\ A U**i ^. 1 < ^ 1 <
y i § iufcf |||i life ai Quill
ii. ,*e or Home other battle <*f
BWKMutSfdu
Warwick’^
liSM
JGeorge
‘ K,. A
is-Weir su
5'though 1 no
-r
James
of land--
tfnd Jame
' »rV> * ^
k property
Ives-1 tori*
f 11 » hi a r-
<7» plain
any di.s-
fn Vir-
In Kew
r . I sa w
“Who is
Vdrairal,
- Navv
•h. He
r. Arch |
Esther
ntl Alex
. Ohio,
iidren.
«•* ''Mil KJ7
. snys, was lior n*‘ii
Esther Heard
178!).
i. r § ■
u-.u
Hi !t
niwl
v i <
■ erf
.
mi .> A !examler died in
J. lie Rockbridge County II is-
toiT says arid Robert Alexander died
111 I i M7.
Jane or Jean Beard, the two first
names seem to be used interehange-
abiy-married George Weir and we
find bun deceased by August 8. 1781
probably he lost his life at Guilford
Uourt House or some other battle of
that terrible year of the Revolution,
lie Ji\ed in Rockbridge and it was
from that vicinity so many went and
did lose their lives.
A son Thomas Weir survived and
it seems others though no names are
given.
It seems one James Young had
bought a piece of land from the Ea-
kins heirs, before one of them was of
ge. In this suit this heir is trying
recover his rights in this property
from George Weir’s heirs viz: Jane,
the widow and Thomas her son. The
Eakins Andrew and James who origi-
ally sold fhe property are dead;
Weir lives on the French
Hfoud in Term.
In thin suit William Alexander,son
Hubert test Hies: “I heard my
Thomas Beard say In
■ ' ly < ‘hulkley does’
i !*->• what ll wa->, William’s grand
tlhki o. f j
Iimv ItMM William
■ t »
w
r r,.
<
a®
3^82
\\'V
c«:
v
(
left tier Wy her lather Thomas Heard,
November 21. 17«n. The artdtratnr*
foil ml .fames Mitehel had not fulfill-
liis duty In settling the estate and
that Mitehel must pay 22 pounds on
or before Jean’s eldest child came of
age.
in Augusta county record one .lent*
Weir became the wife of Cornelius
Alexander on March I", 17*5. What I
more logical in I7S« for Cornelius to!
In; demanding an accouting of Jamesi
Mitehel.
Mal tha Heard, or was it. One refer
once says it ways Elizabeth married
James Mitehel before 17iU). For
Thomas and Martha Mitehel are
given a part of Thouias Heard’s es-j
tale and again he refers to Thouias
Mitchei’s mother. At the time
Thomas Heard died it looks as if his
daughter Jean was single. James
Mitehel was the administrator of the
estate. From this we take it James-
must have beeti Quite a business man!
Men of tills type nearly always know
howto look out for their own inter-
'ests. Here is Jean married and a
mother, then a widow and her part of
the estate still at Mitchels hands.
In less than a year after tills mar¬
riage of Jean to Cornelius Alexander,
we lind him inquiring through the
courts about the estate, and a settle¬
ment Ixdng agreed upon. James
Houston was guardian for Jean and
her children. Thomas Heard Sr. had
* neighbor adjoining him hi Kook-
m ‘dc named John Houston In 1742.,
I'rob 4 ily the Illusions and H*»»rrt*l
On August
dure’s will v»o
nesses hud diet
William McCI
lieen a relativ
This McClure
wiUi the Ale>
A rchibakl Ale
was Jane McCl
Thomas lie:
levy In 17(U. ™
In the will
speaks of his
urt Ramsey as
Robert Ram si
Shawnees in
probated Novj
Hall, udinmisj
is a note isab
evt, tjiialilies a
late husband ]
i name Isabella
On May 15,1
will was proba
ble as was cu:
quests.
< He gave to
I ail the cleared
stood to the
nips, where the
Then a daugi
ter Jane were n
Again his m
faithful old wlf
ids elbow cli all
i bo\.
He left elea
' • i ....»• ■ <• • **
daughter .lean was single. .James
Milchel was the administ rator <>! the
osiiit.i’. Kroni this we take It .James'
must have been unite a business man
Men of this type nearly always know
how t«* )«*>k out for Uieir own inter¬
ests. Mere is Jean married and a
mother, then a widow and her part of
the estate still at Mitchels hands
in less than a year after lids mar¬
riage of Jean to Cornelius Alexander,
we Und him inquiring through the
courts about the estate, and a settle¬
ment being agreed upon. .James
Houston was guardian for Jean and j
her children. Thomas Beard Sr. had
a neighbor adjoining him in Rock¬
bridge named John Houston in 1742.
■Probably the Houstons and Beards
were close friends of old times. The
/Alexander children inter married
'with the Houstons and Paxtons from
which family Sam Houston sprang.
| Hugh Beard, son of Thomas mar¬
ried Sarah . He died in 1807 and
Sarah died in 1801: their children
were: Robert who married and had
iNancy and Sally by 1806. Ann. Jane
Alexander, Sarah. Sarah married
Andrew Kenedy 1707; Esther, who
married Mr. Hoffman ami Thomas
hi-ard, who was mentioned in his
• andfulher's will. ITihj, married
■ 1 li Jami'Hoti In l7H,j.
Id Lhf old deeds wo find soma of
** •* Iicifd •• neighbors
I*" dfligs
i
and Ids
In Rockbridge county, Va.
\ 1,1 l"‘*» ..id Dunlap sold
1 Dunlap 170 H. r-sof land for
Pounds _u,d
uUlitii
1«.
*rt, qnaUlii
late husbai
name lsaV>e
On May
will was pr
: ble as was
1 quests. J
Me gave
all the deg
stood to t
nips, where
Then a d
ter Jane w€
Again h
faithful old
his e
boy.
ne
n ugh, and
| left 170 aer!
1 gomery and
left-10 pool
named Th|
and Thom
Ramsey's e
children, 12
each. A le
to daughte
Martha Mil
for such issi
hare no issu
Executors
Thomas Hi!
drew and Ja
tober 18, l
with Willi*
Ke n Jy an !
pralM-rs «*«r«
!»■» Xl “ ‘
r.;;.;..iw Aim;
, r„i,. I, Karat i . Karat, marrtwl
u ,kaw Kcn.’.ly 11111; KsMier.
A . ,1 Mr. Hoffman and 1 ,,omns
father’s will, JW m.untd
Mitrali Jameson in f 7H,,< <t , ,
In Uhm>M deeds we Hnd soma ol
TUimins Hoard’s neighbors and Ms
liuld11itrs In Rockbridge county, V a.
Usm-.U In n.M) Samuel Imiilap sold
to David Dunlap 17" acres <d land for
2:1 pounds, and to 'I Heard
•j'.iM h2 Cor I in pounds, This was oru,
i,i 175:1 Thomas Heard Is buying
land again. This Ume it Is ftOr> acres
• n p r»H on Moffetts creek near John
liosemans. In IHdO the same tract
<1 Hold by Thomas to William Heaid
for inn polln<1s (Nol.ethat n. r >.l Is the
Nt . ,r James McNutt died).
Wlllliim RollacU’s farm adjoined
Thomas Heard’s In 17U& atul ; ,olin
Montgomery's and Thomas 11 111 s e°i
ni ,red with him* We iiml Thomas
Heard present for Hat Hays at ti meet
ing of the vestry. Hat Hays’ farm
...limed Holier!. Alexander’s. Hays
was prohahly a son of the David Hays
mctiimtn d In l7« f >J In James Me Nutts
will.
ITT O.' ;
Martha Mlti
for such lssi
have no issiii
Kxccnlors
Thomas III
1 drew and .hi
toiler IS,
with Willi
Kenedy ani
praisevs wol
Ham Motju'd
The set
incut of Y\
Win. l’eri
Thomas H
Thomas 1
Thomas 1
Robert Hi
Mitchel.
| Thomas
i their son 4
' Catheys (
Jennings I
cornen
This was i
January, 1
20, r*tK>.
Hoard’s t'
didn't aco
riake, Jail
On August IS, 1761. .Intucs Me -1
(.'lure’s will proved two of the wit¬
nesses had died, William Beard and
William McClure This must have
been a relative of Thomas Beard.
This McClure family inter married
with the Alexanders. Old Captain
Archibald Alexander's second wife
was Jane McClure, 1757.
Thomas Beard was exempted tax
levy in 1704. "Very aged”.
In the will 1709, Thomas Beard
speaks of his daughter, wife of Rob¬
ert Ramsey as if she had died. One
Robert Ramsey was killed by the
Shawnees in 1759. His will was
probated November 21. 1759, Robert
Hall, administrator. Later on there
is a note Isabelle Hall, wife of Rob¬
ert, Qualities as administratrix of her
late husband Robert Ramsey. This
name Isabella doesn't sound familiar
On May 15. 1769. Thomas Beard’s
will was probated, a lengthy pream¬
ble as was customary then the be¬
quests. „
He gave to his beloved wife Jean,
all the cleared land where the house
stood to the cleared land for tur¬
nip*. where they last grew.
Then a daughter Kane and a (laugh
l*r Jane were mi-nthmed.
hi* n.iud n*«is back to the
' ' I old ulf* ».** 1 ...
In 17(12-3,
t MeOlanalum
crop on Loon
Lick ur Sp
This might. I
at the old lit
The Brest
compiled by
cousin say t
tain under
Pleasant. <
braced in B
the same so
Beard furffi
kee expedij
John bS
daughter of
Martha Wo
neice of the
James Woo
ing out the
the name «
as author o
alogv.” I »
about my o
log did not
laces were i
cidenee, 1
of lie a
as a friend t
man. Andre
Wallace at
Tf man
know
. inter-
H a
1 frt of
h
d
f
i
i ble as was customary then the be-
I quests.
I He gave to his beloved wife Jean,
I all the cleared land where the house
I stood to the cleared land for tur-
! nips, where they last grew.
Then a daughter Fane and a daugh
ler Jane were mentioned.
Again his mind goes back to the
faithful old wife he wants her to have
his elbow chair and a certain negro
boy.
He left cleared land to his son
Hugh, and Hugh's son Thomas was
left 170 acres lying next to John Mont
gomery and Thomas Hill. Then he
left 10 pounds each to the grandsons
named Thom as— 1 'Thomas Alexander
and Thomas Dunlap. To Robert
Ramsey’s children, testator’s grand¬
children, 12 pounds and 12 shillings
each. A legacy to son William and
to daughter Esther Alexander and
Martha Mitchell; frequent provision
for such issue in case daughter Jane
have no issue.
ulogy.’
about
log d\<1
laces v
cidenc
of U
as a fr
man. .
Walla<
him if
if be li
Price
W alla<
for tin
to Cl
wards
lace 1
Times
montl
with i
thing
pages
The
ty rec
laces,
tiled .1
tor of
, beque;
Executors James Mitchell and
' 1 ' Hill. Witlicvtus, John, An*
,u ‘ ‘ and James Kakirt. Proved Oc
tolxrr 18, 17h!i. I v colors qualify
with William Alexander Willla.ni
sauna
er^Ma
brotlH
'drew HUflJamos wwmm . .
l i IS* I *Hl>, Wwuloin imaltry
with William \lo\andar, William
K % .nodj rttul Hugh Htmitl. Tho »p
»'! note John Montmonor \\ Wll
IUm Woou\ Thomas Wilson.
The >oU loment shooed the pay
tuonl nf Win. Berkley* Jus. KaMnl
Win* IVnmv. Thomas Alexander,
Thomas Heard* Wsthor Alexander,
V) ' ■ Mtlohcl and his mother,
Thwmas IHtnhtp and his mother,
V. I\;\mse\‘s ohildren, Martha
Mdoheh
Thomas ;uul Joan Board deeded to
th m'?( ■ hn^iss eores of laud on
jt'elhey* t'wk* ssomo times called
Worn ;n ! = mm.vi ( " an May 20. Urta,
oorucied with I'avtd MoNuho.
It s '\,n denoted to John hoard in
J i«uir>, l >u< condor if May
»could havo been John
Unuu ;«r 1 ' tirst birthday* as ho
’ nsvptuiK^: ! until his mar*
••Mv J It'.
hr.
danl i
n.n N
llll |
I oionI
hood.
Ill air
fat he
son o
broil
Ho ti
lutioi
had
creek
houst
study
hoert
eusto
oau^l
wtth
This
to st
see li
Wt
I 1 n 17U2-3, .John Heard and WilHarr
MuClanahan wore partners, making i
crop on Locust Creek, “on the Spring
Lick or Spring Creek plantation.’’
This might have been in Gieenbrlet
at the old Heard homestead.
The Preston and Virginia Papers
compiled by the University of Wis¬
consin say that John Beard was a caj
tain under Col. Christian at Poinl
Pleasant. Greenbrier was then em¬
braced in Botetourte County. From
the same sodrce, 1 learn that Samue
Beard furnished beeves fortheChero
kee expedition in 1770.
John Beard married Janett Wallac'
daugliter of Peter Wallace, Jr., am
Martha Woods Wallace. She was
I neioe of the distinguished states mar
James Woods of Virginia. In lmnl
Ingout the Wallace kin, I came o
the name of George Seldon Wallac
aa author of “Peter Wallace’s Gem
•logy." I coveted the hook, if it w;
about my mwn family, but the cat:
j log did n t iy what place these Wu
wvrc from Mv a strange coil
000 T . .turn upon the nan
ol tie ail u in The Time
friend of Liist frin ndlv— i n* him
• * • v/dUc
log did not say what place these Wa
laces were from. Hy a strange co-ii
I cldence, J came upon the nan
of tie author in The Time
as a friend of that frie ndly, belov*
man. Andrew Price. I wrote Majc
Wallace at Huntington and aske
him if lie had written this book, an
if he had, did he know that Andre
Price was a descendant of one J an
Wallace? He wrote, thanking n
for the information. He sent a bo(
to Cousin Andrew. Shortly aftt
wards those fine articles on the W£
lace kith and kin appeared in t!
Times. And then only a few she
months and our beloved cousin w
with us no more. He has left soi
thing of himself in those print
pages and in memory we treasure.
The will book of Rockbridge Con
ty record something of these old W
laces. Andrew Wallace’s will w
iiled July 3, 1781; lie was the anc>
tor of General Lew Wallace. He 1<
bequests to his sisters Janett and S
sannah; his grandson Andrew; mo'
er^Martha; brother Adam and i
brother-in-law, John Hi liner.
Hr. Archibald Alexander, Pre
detit of Princt urn Theological Sen
| r,or of Ronera! Low Wallace. IlolT
bO(|uosts to his sisters .lunutfc and S
sannali; his grandson Andrew; mol
er“Marlhu; brother Adam and 1
brother-in-law, .John (it liner.
Dr. Archibald Alexander, the
dent of Princeton Theological bon
nary, recounts in a diary
lie kept in early life some \
be resting happenings of his eliil
hood, lie was borr. on the Soul *
Branch in Rockbridge in 1772. His
father was William Alexander, eldest
son of Captain Archibald Alexander,
brother of Robert, of Timber Ridge.
He tells of the school room of Revo¬
lutionary days. He says his father
had erected a cabin down near the
creek about a half mile from the
house, and the sound of the students
studying out loud could be easily
heard to the house. This was the
custom of that day. If a student was
caught in silence he was threashed
with a hickory switch well Jaid on.
Tills met hod encouraged each student
to shout his lesson out loud while
studying bo that the teacher could
i»ee his diligence.
When Hr Alexander was three, hi
. n- i t f>r hv bf'f’miwn hum as Betfr
left Tier J The arbitrators
N(,V TSnei Mltci,el had n<4, fulftll-
J in settling tiic estate and
h . ,s . »i must pay 22 pounds on
On August 11J
l (.'lure’s wilt proved t
I nesses had died, Wl 1
Wibiam McClure
been a relative ot 1
l This McClure tamV
father went to Balt imore and bought |
tiie time hOf three indentured serv-,
ants. One of these was an educated I
Irishman named Reardon, whom the
Alexanders trusted and liked. He
carried little Archibald, aged three,
on his back to the school. The boy
wore liis hair in a queue flown his
back. As his hair was extremely tine
and thin, the other children teased
Him. For this Reardon used hir
whip vigorously, but he never touch¬
ed little Archibald.
“Most of the English servants who]
had or had not served their time were
released to light in the Revolutionary
war. My father’s servants, .lames
vialone, an Irish papist, Joe Lyon,
a thievish Jew, and John Reardon,
born in Ireland, and brought up and
educated in London. Malone and
the Jew went tirst. Malone was kill¬
ed in battle in Carolina. Lyon, a
very bad man, deserted to the British
Soon after Captain Adam Wallace's
company reached the scene of war¬
fare Col. . Beaufort was attacked by
Tarlcton’s corps. The Colonel, see¬
ing ids men in confusion, tied at the
i»*vinning of the battle, and almost
the whole of his command was cut to
piefc-v, by the British dragoons.
The brave Walluco disdained to
) »oid bvh.g entirely surrounded by
y
7 BF
yw-sz
,Qn_dO
0 *
l.ieiif? J
Tt hoc-'u i
Hil'l t»l Him iiv'u ov* < v-'TT^-^jopr-TT^v%l *»« n
released to light Sti the Itovnhillonary 1
war. My father’s servants, .lames
vialone, an Jrisli papist, Ji>e Lyon,
a thievish Jew, ami John Reardon,
born in Ireland, and brought up and
educated in London. Malone and
tho Jew went first. Malone was kill-
oil in battle in Carolina. Lyon, a
very bad man, deserted to the British
Soon after Captain Adam Wallace’s
company reached the scene of war¬
fare Col,. Beaufort was attacked by
Tarleton’s corps. The Colonel, sew¬
ing his men in confusion, tied at the
beginning of the battle, and almost
the whole of his command was cut to
pieces by the British dragoons.
“The brave Wallace disdained to
fly and. being entirely surrounded by
the British horse, sold his life dearly,
having first killed some three or four
men with hisspontoon.
“Reardon, our servant, was in Cap¬
tain Wallace’s company, and being a
small man, he was soon cut down—
severely wounded but still conscious.
After the battle he lay helpless and
bleeding among the dead. When night
came, the moon shone and Reardon
saw a, man passing near him, like
some arch fiend, dispatching with Ids
bayonet all who showed signs of life.
Presently the (lend came toward Rear
don, raised ’'is musket, pointed the
bayonet «>' tin Then Uear-
do»*
rv
Lii
It I
to rec
knowi
.John
West
red rti
1U a.
Lie
"of th
and 1
boro.
Conn!
marrii
.James
wns w
E2i!
£. ru* X*.
t
SOC¬
HI- Mu'
Jmosl.
-Hit. tO
not! to
dod by
loarly, |
>r four
i Cap -1
eing a
awn—
cions,
s and
night!
ardon
, like
th his
f life.
1 Rear
d the
Rear- ,
Lieut. John Jordan Beard.
I
I It becomes our mournful duty
to record the death of a widely-
known and much esteemed citizen,
John Jordan Beard, Huntersville, [
West Virginia. This event occur¬
red rather unexpectedly. Monday,
Ili a. m., April 11 th, 1898.
Lieut. Beard was the only son
-of the late Joseph Beard T? «<*
‘and Mrs Mattie Beard, near Hills
boro. He was born in Greenbrier
County, April 21st, 1885. and was
married to Minerva, daughter of
•Tames Edmiston, Esq., September
1866. At the time of his death he
was within ten days of being 68
years of age. By this event his at¬
tached family is bereaved of a kind
tender husband and a very affec¬
tionate and. indulgent father. The
community at large honors his
iflcinoij ao that, of a good man
v. '.oki* infimmee has been for in
. . act* and good morals.
( In the war bit ween the States
In* b» rwd in the Hath Squadron,
n 1 i i- : 1 aw a gallant ami
I Or. ilditir._Late in till
n>n ami
<k)ct lines an
He is sui
•'VO sons, 1 1
Being ar
person of an
■j(<munlsef
-Jd
(the sundent
’ yet in his si
• his loved
! grieve too i
: whs and \vi]
A. mon' :
pleasant in
eerning A 1
Psalm it a 1
the shadov
i lowing tk
i when it co
the Valley
| soldier m
scenes in
my, that
; | down at ft
I one of tkw
battle wbi
I it nm in imu
(Minmunit v
miiili^viii unimFI Tin 1 tuiWlioi
fit lur^o In himivi jftroucHiri
a.i Mint of a Mil mun . i niy. thu
\s hose inllucnoo has honti for in-! idnwu at
t'wHii^ncr and pood mi.rate .* otm of tj
> In the war between tho States. '< l>a \ tU' W
■
ho served in tho Hath Squadron,
ami made u record an a gallant and
digtiunuished soldier. Lata in vlu^
war ho received a Input ful wound \
(hat eatno near oudinp his life* 'd
tho timu. IL' survivod to ('no sur¬
prise of every poison familiar with
its nature. Lor more than thirty!
* j
voars tips wound lias Loon a proui. j
person^, a idiot !ou, and it is Loliov-l
od hastened tho termination of liis}
useful lift', tie lius Leon a resi-
clent of 11 untcmblle about 21
years. I'nirmp this time ho serv¬
ed the county two tonus as olork
{<if I».>th courts.
i Lilly in life ho professed piety,
pfcul maintained a consistent oharao-
H<*r as such in tin* pale of the Moth
^w.>( Kpit.copal (Hunch. He was
jfval ami faithful to his.;: >inmun
IU‘/i re!.
ii 1 'ti) dnlv
i widely-
citizen,
rtersville,
nt oceur-
Momlay, I
»*i» 1 v son
1
<r tiids
eonhrier
and wits
fhii'i v>r
•tembei
> alii hi'
Hin- h;{
t I.
Mt
in kirn]
v i.ir.H'-
r. Tin
imlnin
ion iiiiii ^r«»HHy atfjRm - tn ,
< loot l‘l Ut'S Mill 1
,lr is «»»'•'■ ived by his wild and
! WO sons, ! I arr\ and Prod. Hoard
Jh'hik as Lieut. Heard was a
person of'ardent sooinl,nnd domes-
if - > !si l)U . MS u matter of course
^ *,»>ful for lmn to think o!
Hie sundering of sweet home ties,
vet in his sincere way lie assured
his loved ones that they should not
yriovo too much about him. for all
was and would be well with him. .
A. month 4>r so since we had a*
pleasant interchange of vit'ws eon-
.•ernintr^un* 2dd Psalm. In this
Psalm it Appems thst nothing but j
the shadow would touch those fob J
lowing the Lord our Shepherd}
when it comes to passing through 1
the Valley. Having been u' 1
soldier and familiar with
- en s in the presence of‘the
mv that .at such a P" *
down at a prepared ft'
■ of Up i st thin 0
battle \v-ndd be lil
■
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liiri* iiia-.a auuie uf wLum ffCTc Tiolef
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Sltclc,
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ft 1.1 lam Ai;.v,ln 4 All •e.-Ai;l/>»iTc. .ic.1*
t* bevujL'T a.rpicai'.t Itr liw •
u.-bw Kaery Aim Aatl^ wUecw
R30 s; . SkurJ ti Ilf
CauUM Ac^ti UfcJ a
Irotr. tLszxjcy*.i » .f Capbilu
JnltUU.» J^kOtnUOU. JJi kneti Lfcren
II* lot iriUi T'ji^ a mil lean fcauMa.
Inuy _ left UUL* , (.Tiijinuot ■Jesccr.- -
dar.ta. |
Snr&li -Alciujilur KutmU lUiiTrlcxl *
OAlil siiciWiAtMfCf lnV#lllt>*C.lw, Sbc
tbftn maixkd.Cn) 'JcJi« >*n»c of
Iktli :Ccuni>. April s He-
.WRAU* Mu, rOeam.1 ijc errr-
• . I aa .1 luuourtb .mtowuu *V*vJ. WiOs*wl Uk cere-
ur CmliHa*r l *iU|;*>iler «r»» ecmr*,
UsrprofAde 1
fc^iwriur- Ales u. Ur rxurngA 5as>
»te| htiMM. J inie rr..»lTIC> IlpjC
* fc ... ... | , «r Ahrianue? bur bfvOW nifMQMty.
I , | IJRRiiiraUiiM #W»llmr.4 . •
I Ai>u u AUaamkr ciimHiuI V.irixr.t
g i. , - . , • f Hellimr, Uiiiiana Inf.lmr.
. . . .i -*- i.»*taan 1 114MI. mmil'll April *i,|
. 1 ' "1. Alaruatut., i*r» .igI a*»f cf JliBi«a.'
• m m, . » . . , , * 1-llirh.J ; Si «l!* !la««‘Ji f !,*aacic;
a ft* *r -a- U Ca^a „ aV ll»U|
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iuu ft.^ntcr Mmcl» rau.i.ia
w VJ ¥¥ AaXMU'rr lici.kn
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dawn ca him uit.-.^si-. * ii Mg
1 ItClIIW i- 1 ■ i h ? UTu'Ct llcfilii
L-ora Vi.il ?, IS11 4 .t liv.
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Ftu e'»'.,i l iM.j r n: ff cf Tb*a - ..^1
Jtta Ward.dtrecjh* Drr o jj.«
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*««k brlrTt-J Hal.
Wia W..;C» VTar.a.>e ai<«l i|> tvio« Uira
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tin In IiIh .'fcbin.-r, .|n iii 3 hi.i i n \en*<
^iuI nfc.icj it, “laV.i^l I'lanuttf'^
..Alii', iir.iiri lYitefniid Iln< , l , AlOwuar. 1
cr.. jo iiri'.tei or Ma'.ji- ^VI'.Hbvo nnil
>icwy-\A5i>« V'cnliftK K r*r^v|,*nVlv»r
>.i(*lii* XbNccI seyr.. wt. In* -j^i
Man.*) M aT^lek oAlrwa.,,1 lr*j,w». v '
Vllliaw) Cem-Hul .Iwun-r'
ificfcirt
llAk«« TWad Akuaiirr AK,1 la
iTk# V.n Bvakbnd^c t—j*.i, Ti l»
lury rojJ add £uLur? A .<»wWvf «IW«I
III LI Vi
■ f nno or Juan Luiird, U'O l»Vrv llftt
nnm.'ii n»ia Lo hn mimO liuahjliunuo-l
uti y—ir.Hrrloel tino^a ITFulr end w>
ll*lil liljli JC;>«4«0d .by 4 lci'i«A Vi, i^jJ
Miolatj- lie I jMlt :ii5 Lfc at. llulircsfU
iajlh. Doiu* at some r;l Ar tALll<> uT
ueA trrr.t-lo year erf Vi* VM»t4u».lyv
H# M*aA ta '&rtXiyk\4cp mU It was
liv«. UiV ikllKy k au* itnv ami
dtc u« Jair line.
A «n T1 loniiA Veir a’lnKrinl au*l
U Urfiw* riijon UKjli mj uwi-ftw ore
Ifi /«ii.
It u*»ul* ojie James Y;m;i;; ..or
1)3Jgnt i f kcc L'f lond fjsvn tl v Wi|-
Irtiia baits, N^otc nna or tiiou wuj cl
JCU. In '.LJs null unis bulr '.« trjlna
/o rKiavcT pivl-cfij
vroni Jaotfcr Weir’s iieir* >l* JaTi»',
; lti« wld>w and * 0 “. HR
CakloiiMlrss crfljian «;* x«
•«il) Arfd ahe pCDjicn* itr fttiJ,
Woeffa W»tr ltr*t OC a. JTf«t;h
I> »t l;i Teiiu. ^ V
ii Uilotult ffij,ixaj iUd*a:nS«Muii
if IUitnrt uus'.llies: *1 -iKurd aiy
trindfuljaT TIiod'.os V/VLrU ’iiy In
nii*," Luforli.nuiely ChalUkv does'
u'b sail wnj; iCvu, WIHUiu'i rtan<i
IU.'iicj fcalJ. ' ' . »
Ji>‘ar«aiii tec: ^rii*iB
Waiii irstH-vUe Uc atarWd iury
it Till/ Pltfle. **«.«•<
<U *k Tbt iiwitt wvre ifum I.non
I la Wait Ttouwtte* And In K*auv» j
I vdoyo.L IVTar AHuu.wr »u )
Mi^l.vr in-law 10 VTllliait,l»ftt«l—U
iv.iuy VjhA lYiAcriOi! Jenny -*wi*V buek,
lo l'47.' XliM Slcv’f tAoiVy, Vb. . I, |
In Kaiu .K 1 '*)• wild ‘IViiiuvmu .’*1 1 i»i' •
UfAft) dvinwwj In' Aflli 111 1 ...0 :* 1
Lh.iV IsY^I orSSywarv 4iVI. •
Jaw.ee 1 Imaldn «••»' i n«'rf* u *» ^
lm W#ir* onl««P(WAi i.‘ W e-
Tlirfftl'"' 1
©WEN • *- ‘'^
of N««- Vwk
».'iii I*. I>.-«II lnmro nml tWHIgtit|
[Llio tlnir«.»f i l.i«»«■ IikMiI.hiviI wrv-
I aula, i> ii« uf iIiwmi «va* jui tlltti'uUsI
I lf|*lnnau iiniiitul Kt'urilnn, whom * In*
A In under* iruMcd and Mkotl. Hi*
oarrled HiArelilliat.l. aged throe,
nn lil* lu<-k l.i tlw sHiiniI. The t"»>
wore »•<•* *'alr in it i|Ueuo down l.lt.
tuck- As Ills lisir was extremely Hiir
amt thin. (tie ullior cljlldruii loused
I,i m . h'.ir ill’s Reardon used liK
whip vlynrou»>v. hut he never limch- |
«d I into Archibald.
‘M.wl of the English servants who
had or hail not served I heir time w ere
released to Unlit in the Revolutionary
war. My father's servants, James
Watono, an Irish papist. Jon Lynn,
a Ihlevlsli Jew. and John lleardon.
burn In Ireland, and brought up and
educated In Unulon. Malone and
the Jew went first. Malone was kill¬
ed In battle In Carolina. Lynn, a
very bad man. deserted to the Hr illsh
Soon after Captain Adam Wallace’s
com pan v reached Hie srene of war¬
fare Coi. Beaufort was attacked by
Tariff on's cnrjw- The Colonel, see
log Ills men in confnsion. lied at the
beginning of t he battle. and almost
Lite wluiteof his command was cut to
pieces by the British dragoons. !
'•The brave Wallace disdained to
I fly and. being entirely surrounded by
the British h«>rse. sold ids life dearly,
having drst killed some three or four
oxo with Ids spoiitoon.
••Reardon, our servant, was In Cap
Uln Wallace's company, and being
tibintn MJ.er*. »*• '•i Hint a private
wIitd! ut iilatwr ettin-ution al »t ot i
nuw l.i-tlnKum. Vn , in pstn, it * ■
'u,.i t.-.i Atoi^ar'atamtiy. ,
nttarWiinU called Lilieriy Hull 1
J in.>4 .ami Man in. hi - Al*«an-
imw W a si i lux Lem mui |,«« In.
HuhurV Alriamlwt in»i l''
- - •K.trnni.rv »it Mat .. .
*•» - nmS rt*Mtair« nvrar DwrflH.
'4ia_r- L JU.V-. v^/iC
Q m fa-
Ury- £. "K
ill man, he was soon cut down—
•vreraly wounded but still conscious.
After the ball ie he lay helpless and
bvedirtg ani'-:-g the dead. When night | , Mrs Mattie tL-iivt
WtbeRKon shone and Reardon J“ ml Mrs Mnttio
|aa« a man passing near hhu
wan* an-l ‘.
like
boro.
fprwent:-.
i-patcliing with Ids -County. April 21st, 1 Sin. mid was
•ieil signs of life, {married to Minerva. danobler of
.. came toward Rear I James Edinistoii, Ll)ic|.. September
■S musket, printed the 1?*W1. Al the time of liis (tenth he
* bin. Tlian .Bcar- ,wns within ton days of being 153
'years of pru. By this event his at¬
tached family is bereaved of h kind
itendor husband and n w ry aifec-
[t innate and imUilgeul father. The
inn- nhd greatly ntlm,,
,doctrines and usages. *,
I tie is survived bv his wif» and
[two s«>i,s, Harry arid Frnl. |V*rd
Being ns Lieut. iJvanl was. a
person of ardent social and donuts-
C'i i^nwnlsi-s. us a matter uf course
,ufnl For lu in tn think nf
i the sundvrinir of sweet home Lies,
’yet in his sincere way lie assured
his luvccl ones that they should nut
near tlillg. \ grieve too Itiueh about him. 0>r all
He was lx>m in Greenbrier fw»w and wnuld he well with him
Lieut. John Jordan Beard.
I It bccunicH our mournful duly
j to'record the ilenlh of n widely-
known and much esteemed eilizen,
John Jordan Beard. Huntersville,
! West Virginia. This event, occur¬
red rather unexpectedly. Monday,
lli a. m.. April II Hi, 1SIW.
[ Lieut. Beard was lhe only son
>Hbc w Inle Joseph Beard -’‘V-
A month or so fciuce we had u
nTeafimd interebiupfc «►{ views o-n-
’ermng^the *J3d Psalm, lu this
Psnltn if appears that iiolhinj! [
the shndo*v would touch those fob.
lowing tlie Lord our Shepherd*
when it comes to puss'ng through^!
the Valley. Having been ■-*■
.....soldier and familiar with
(community at Ihi'uu honors bis 1 jscenes in the presence of ^tlu
kceliiuiy au llml of a jjrwuf man n, y» thnl,nt such a "
{whose influence has been for in.- j down at n prepared fe
^tbgunc*' mid g<*n»l mural*.- vl Hne ,,f ^V; 1 ^ ‘V 1 '"'
I In lit.* war lx tween Hie Staten, battle would be hi
■h«**»rv<xl in the Balt] Squadron,
mid made t, record ns a gidlmit and
tfliato .i I soldier. Late Itt tile*
^wnr • iJ a friRhlf.il w.uimlj
“ ii'-ar I'mliltK Ilia life .-j
lie survived to the Mil
pim ut even- ppn.nu fiuiubur with
• i» ualtire v*.<r ni'-re Hutu tlnrtvl
. . ai. till* fiuHlI I 1 • II II
■nil. lu'V •iwl. li U Ipibi’v.f
n Alexander.sc
"l heard n
a Heard saj
v Chalkier ika
WUUam's gra
. iww, wim
nad married M
ighler of Saw
i were then tl’
& nd In Kenlui
Alexander w»
A '111 lam beard
Jenny Stxele’
ek famltj ««
:enrw«p«t- ^
a stttt in
■no ta,
"Main *>t i,b*i '•
of lilirher •
Tho Hoard r*lation«,liipnl t'm-alumt
Hi count) at) <l.*xfiul rrfMn Tl'oiivus
|l,*nnl >>nr r.f llie inemb<'r>» >if Un a
Rev. .lolm Craig's eottgregatlon * r
Angusduenuniy. Virglnlii. Rev. Craig
wax |mtd.»r or old 5sti.ni* Meeting
House Hack In that colonial Hint*
when I lie iilonnera were so busy malt-
| lug hl»Jor> tln*y lmd nu time to re-
coni It. These "III recon la were care-
fully taken down innde readable l>y
Chalk Icy They arc Lins orW.-lal, ae-
copied referenda of tho l>. A. II. ,
Thomas Board left a mialht old
will giving Ids several children cor
tain house bold furniture, etc: ami
hla wife .lean is rorneinlrercd substau-
tlallv, tliero lu. Itui to go back to un
earlier day In the 1740 ties and 50t.li*
in Rockbridge county llien* Is n ree-
ord Mint Thom ns Heard administered
Alexander Smiley's enlute In 1740.
We do nut know whether lie w as a
relative or Just h trusted friend.
There Is another record though that
to me Indicates who .lean Heard win:
On August 15. 1<53, we limi Thomas
Heard adiiilril&trutor of another es¬
tate. This time ltU .lames McNutt
arid In Mils document it says James
McNutt paid for land bought, by
Thomas Heard's wife. He |«ild quit
rents for Thomas Heard ton years in
advance In 1144.
lie hud paid David Hays debts be¬
fore his marriage.
He paid Robert Alexander's tuition
for schooling James Jr. ami Robert
McNutt one year. In advance 174.“.
nc paid James Dobbin's same for
Alexander McNutt 174S.
In Price's History Cousin William
knew there were some daughters, and
he says: “They went lu Kentucky."
A good many of this relationship did
go to Tennessee and Kentucky. Hut
at least two of these daughters of
Thomas Heard remained in Rock¬
bridge and l think four, viz: Esther
who marrn-d Robert Alexander in
Pennsylvania. Martha who married
Robert Ramsey. Mary who married
Dunlap. Jane or Jean who mar¬
ried George Weir.
Esther and her husband. Robert
Alexander lived at Beverly Manor.
Augusta county Virginia. Robert
Alexander was a graduate of the t'n-
Ivermltya of Dublin and Edinburgh.
!l« wta born at 'Manor Cunningham'
Londonderry. Ireland in 17in. a di-
rarl rtcarcruiunl of Hubert Iiruce
through id notion generations. He
«m» irginu In I7.IH. and mar-
H#<1 t t i ,t it .out 173V. They
had atefttn Wall klKiWh children.
■ ' tier .»«* made ruatry
m » i . * ■ i i'» i u-j i,nice constituted
•" « .i>Mirhy In Hie early rrnlo-
> »-• D a at ooiiaWUirrd a place of
resign rivn
I7 i.ii i!,.
Ut IP’
pc uni , i
sou SI..:. .
bit lie v.** n,„
Simpvrti Arel .
were tin* pj. :
Robert a md , h
Esther ltc.» r ..
William w M u,p j|..
at a court i»n June li j*i,.
. w “ V ,rn v;"’ r *‘ ar - ‘' 1,, h* dii
l*-» in \ frylnia. Nothing n. .
known.
Robert Jr. first p.| fT k nr Campbell
county. Mrplnu, which ortlee wa*
held by him. Un M -n and gr,in.b,. n fm
•*'» 3cars. ‘1 | lc , nir,- was i n
hLi house RiH'k fustic “ i
Tied Nancy Anne daughter
■Wnham An.'*,. . i :ult it..or.
lirgnb-hed , > both id Vir¬
ginia and <•' -
Archibald «;.s a physician In New
t uslIi*. Dob he married Mary t saw
s write up <<rd> recvntlr In “Win |*
Who-' I., America. Roar Admiral
Eustace li. lingers of Uic l\ >. Navy
was Hie subject of this attach. He
traced Ills uncestry through Dr. Arcb
ihald Alexandert<> Robert and Esther
Jfeard Alexander. Thomas Heard Alex
amJcr moved to (ialen county. Ohio,
married and reared six children.
Is'olhing further known.
Betcr Alexander moved to Wood¬
ford county, Kentucsy. lie was liv¬
ing In 1822. lie married and left a
number of eminent descendants in
that Stale some of whom were noted
Divines. One Veter Alex Mactinnv
Steele, I7S1.
Esther Alexander married Captain
M 111 in in Austin, Ids second wife, and
thus became stepmother to her sister
in-law Nancy Anne Austin, wife of
Robert Alexandei of Campbell county
Captain Austin held a commission
from the British Crown os Captain
until the Revolution. He then threw
his Jot with The American Patriots.
They left many prominent descen¬
dants.
Sarah Alexander wasn’t married
until she was over twenty-one. She
then married Col. John Wilson of
Bath County, April 5. 17S«. Iler
brother Peter, witnessed the cere¬
mony. “She gave her own consent,
being of age."
Eleanor Alexander married Sam¬
uel Wilson. June 27. 1790. Hugh
Alexander her brother was surety.
Hugh not hing furl her.
Anne Alexander married Hollars
or Hallow, nothing further.
James born 1706, married April 7.
l J, dl Margaret, daughter of James
LyJumi his wife Hannah Alexander
a daughter of faplnln Archibald
Alexander, brother of Robert Sr.
The Stephenson a u d Hollars of,
Bath and Highland couiitles, Va.. arel
1 -
■<* I* box tland hu
>•)". ;is '.is UUii't. it, iivs mil li.
ami a)M it l , '«nti,Uoo
** a* lior reft
•V t'ixtewiMHt widow a
.. '■uni duughur«it
ta V i . w , Mck.
E- • ..viv t. .1 | M
I7«1». The K , lM
tor) aay s artd
In 17S1.
Jana or Jean Hunnl, lha two nrui
namt^ aeein to !«• u*ed hilar. '
ably married Hvorge Weir
flnd him du.’t-a*t'd by ,\n ( -., , ,
pmlmbly lie losr hu m, , , , ,
« Hmrt. limits yr ■none ol , , i. |
Lb* 1 terrible fem of the UeuduUon.
Ilo lived in R'M>k1irldge and it wiu
from that vicinity so umny went and
did loaethetr lives.
A sou Thomas Weir survived iiml
It soeuis others tlimigh no nnnivx are
given.
It seems one Jxioes Young had
bought a pieevof land from t-be ICa-
klns Iwirs, ljc.f»*re one of them was of
[age. in this suit thD heir la trying
yfo recover ids rights In tills property
Mn.in George Widr'i heirs vlt. Jtirie,
tho Widow arwl Thomas her mj». The
I Kaklns Andrew and James wIh> origl
nally M.ld the property are dead;
George Weir lives on tho Yraach
Broad In Tfeim.
In this suit William Alexander,son
of Robert tcstltles. -, l iieurd my
Grandfather Thomas Heard say In
1759." unfortunately Chalk Icy does'
n’t tell what it was, William's grand
father said.
in a suit in Dee. 1800, William
Beard testifies lie had married Mary
or Polly Steele, daughter of Samuel
Steele. The Steeles were then living
In West Tennessee and In Kentucky
| 1 suspect Peter Alexander was a I
hrother-in-law to William Heard—as
Peter had married Jenny Steele lack
( In 175*7. The Steele family were all,
i In Kentucky and Tennessee. William
Beard deposes In a suit in June l»00,
that he was 74 or 75 years old a
James Houston was a neighbor oil
the Weirs :«sli» appears oft ih In . »l
alT.drsaf theirs amUie will*
Corvuiius; AleXijncU u guardUii fa»
a Weir’s
Mile he I executor A Tiii'iux- HeaM’s,
will til I7UD. Thin suit was Unuiglifc
l«» deter mine If ■'■ Web .ud
her children lildi U*
\
S mw r \y nprTwawp I'lmnfM niwnt.
rumU r SI. JtHa Tin- arbllridor*
Mil Mltchcl iiml III-I fuKIII
lith iliUJT In M*-MM»»a i l|i» nsliito und
time Mltchel 'imikI |»ny 22 pt'iimlH .mi
or liefer* J*an’* eldest child came ni
-Tn Imped* enuitiy record tint* Jean
WVlr J«c.-iiiiju !|m wlfo of Cornelius
Alexander on Mureh I", 17«<V 'Vlial
more logical III JIM! for Cornellm. In
hr demanding an ncvnitflng >>r Jumna
Mltchcl.
Mart tin Heard, or was It. One refer
igisv mivm 11 naj'H Klt/ain'Mi nnltrhid
James ' -Mltchcl liefore I7tlli. l''or
TIokum anil Martha MllchnJ urn
given * »*»rt of Tin>liias Heard's es¬
tate an*< again In* ruFtfr* to Thomas
i ' mother. At tin* tlmr
Heard died It looks oh If Ills
Until.--'-*' Jrati h;ih single. Jamus
Mltrhei M«k l In: administrator o| Mip!
From ttiln we lake It- J nine-si
jomit have been ijullo a business man
lien of ll’.l.s type nearly always know
.» to limk out for llndr own Inter*
llerv Is Jean married ami n
r *, then a widow and her part ol,
date ?MII at Mltehels bunds |
jji, .c=- than a year after this mar- 1
I age of Jean to Cornelius Alexander,
Ond him lixjulrlng throngli the
i about the estate. anil a .settle-j
being agreed upon. James
wai> guardian for .lean ami
on August IS. VMIT. .Tnnmn Mr-
I More's will iMiivnd two of tin- wii-
! inmspn had dual. William H-uirt i.n.l
WIHInin Mefluio 'tills must have
1 Ih-i'II n rcluli'c id 'liuunits Heard.
Tills Met'lure t'uiniiy litter married
I wli h li»' A U-Hanilers. old Hnptuin
Archibald Alexander's mroimrt wife
was .Inin* Mel lure, i'fil,
Thomas Heard sms usuoiptod lax
levy In I7W. “Very agnd".
| In the svlll mm. Thom us Henul
apciifcN of Ids dnuahtcr, wife of Unh¬
urt ItuiiiHti.V iis If slid hud died. One
ttoluMi. Hunmoy w»* killed by the
Sh.iwiu'im In I7.'it», Ills will w a-
l*ri-tinl.i-il Niivuiiihi'r 21. I “Alt, Hnheii
Hull, iiihulnlslriit.or. Hnr.er <m there
Is a uuLr Isulielle Hull, sslfp of Huh
|itri, ijunllllim a* udiolnl--lruirlx of her
hilu Imsbiind Hubert Itattixuy. Thh
inline Ixuhi-Ila doesn’t sound Hui.llhir
<Mi Muy I*#. mill. Thmnns Hoard's
will was probated, ,i lengthy prouin-
hlo ns was ctiMtomnry then Ihu ho-
ipic.sl.s.
III! gave |;n Ida holm-oil wlfo Jetin.
nil the cleared land whore the hmtso
stood In Hit* elenrud laud for tiir
nips, where they lust grosv.
Then a ihitighfer l-'une and a ihiugti
ter Jane were men tinned.
Again his mind gnus huek tu the
... faithful old svlfe he wants her In have
jklrrn. Thomiui Heard Sr. hud | , ,llh oH»'W c-hulr uud u tier lain nogm
|hfx>r adjoining him In Hoc,!,- I,0 . v -
mined John Houston in 17-12. I In left el eft red land to till** son
the Houston* and Heards Hugh, arid Hugh's sun Timm as was
* < « friends of old II lues. The
Uiv r iWren inter married l
* rtie 1 1 !»* and f'aitun* from I
• -am Houston sprang. \
i .. -ard. son of Thomas mar-
lie died in I*di7 and
- > <j»r-d In l*M’l: their eliihiren
K«itert wte- married and had 1
Aa-h and Sally by |*on. Ann. -Imm!
flM^aohrr. Sarah Sarah marrlwl
Andrew k Killmr. wlm
mtSmI H .ii and 'I'homns
«b- mentioned In his
- f‘a •III. ITrtv, married
•anil Jfin In n*i.
I* UmiM •idi na fln/f wirria of
h- • ind his
*» l» 17 e. -• [. ...I,l
I • '• • * 1 -■ d fo?
y*-u>!«, %r*l * 4 .... 1 ,f.|
1-S M |ftn pwMb. T7*u mu one
Heard U buyingi
Thta tlm* Hi-'
MdMUtrwt
* — -■»• In ]
iTvahim Wunaaa Hannl !
• i ><i * *• mi r .. !• u-l
***** nw4>
* • fann ♦ I - n
* • • • !• r*4t .
• • re 4 T7« —.i
left 170 aeron lying next fo.lohu Mmii.
gmimry and 'J‘lmm:Ls lllll. Then lie
left In ponruls eudi to t)m gnuidsotis
named 'Jimmus-Thoiuin Alexa uler
and Thomas I Mini up. To Knln-rl
1‘niiJHey‘H elilldreli. le.Hlliter's grutid- j
children, 12 pounds and 12 shillings
each. A legacy to sou William and
to daughter Esther Alexander and
Martha Mitchell: friHjnent pruvlKlon
for such issue In ease daughter Jane
have no Issue.
Executors James MUciiell a n d
Tl nun as lllll. Witnesses, John. An¬
drew ;md -lainijs Kukln. I'rovcd Op-
ilolsjr is, I“d'.i. Ex'icutors qmillfy
with William Alexander. Williatn
Kenedy mul Ilugli Heard. Thu ap
prulM-rs were John Montgomery, Wil¬
liam Mome, Thomas Wilson.
The unfllcmeni showed the jiay-
mont of Whi. herklny, Jas. Knkla,
Win. 1‘errlrm, Thomas Alutumler,
Td u is Heard, Esther Alexander.
•s Mib iivl and Ids mother,
i .■» Imnlap mid Ida mother,
i : •hUdieii, Martha
’I '• him* Mod !• in Ih'ird d.. -i. | |
, In 17 U 2 . 3 ,
Mi lMnruiliitn «
empen l^irgki ,
»*r S|irli, K t rr ., h .,
.
coiialn ray that j„|, n \\.. a „\\ ns ....
tain under Col. fhrl*n«,« „« r.lm,
I leniniit. Ilrentlbrlar wna tlmn fm
.raced in Hob-tourt.- K ron
1,1 ‘ “•‘mu that SiumiP
Heard rnriiKIrtict liewes fur ihuUiem
ko*‘ expedition |n 17“H.
John heard umi rh-d.limeu Wullae
l d-mglder of IVlrr Waltm-u, J P „ ttn ,
Martha WcnmU WiiiloiM. Sha was
rodee of II... dlMInguMied 8lMa M .me
Jnines M.HMk oi \ Irglnla. In hum
log onL tho Wrtllu.ni klu, | mint' fJ
. . dcurgn SHdoii Wnlliu-
as author uf "IWr Wnlla,-,,** t ;, m ,
a <>g.v. 1 rnwind Hip h*mk. IT It m
about my own htnilly, hut the can
|«'U din not. 811 y \v hul. Id me thi-su Wn
laces wen; from. Ilv a strange eo|,
eldiun-e. | eaun> upon tlio mm
y: v autlmr In l‘|,e Th„„
as a frlund of that frlu ndlv. Indovt
man. Amlrew I'rlee i ttril ,.„ Mi ,.,
Walluee .it Ulmtlngto,, , m ,t iwht .
dm ir he I mil wrilleii tliln m
ir he hud, did hn know that Andra
Hrlcj: was n dems-mlanf or «„,e J an
Wallace? Ilu wrote, thanking n
ror the luroruiathm. lh: wuiL n Ikm
to t-oiiNln Amlrow. Shortly u f|, L
wards I huso line articles on the Wi
Imsj kith mid kin appeared in t
1 hiii'N. And then only n few nIk
imiuHui ami our beloved cousin w
wi:.h usno moru. Ilu has left hoi
I thing or hlmseir In i| K wo print
pagoH ami In memory we trcuHiire,
’I’hc will hook of llocklirldge Con
ty rminl .sometldiig ».r lliewiokl W
lactw. Andrew Walhieo’K will u
IHl-iI July :i, 17MJ; he was thu urn*
tor of tiemiral lx-w Wulhuv. Hu |.
UmjiiosH to |,ls sisters .lam-H and i 5
s.iNiiah; his grandson Andrew: mm
or.Miirl.ha; brother Adam and I
j brother-in-law, John (ii liner.
1 >r. Archibald A lex mder I're
1 dent of I'rlneeion Tic , : h .....
nary, recoiint.H In ,
I hu kept in early iiio Mime I
tuiesl.iug happenings of his ddl
Imml. lilt w;ws boll- on the Suip
llraiii'li hi Hoekhrl.lge in 177? rfu
father was William Alexummr, rldcvi
of ('aptulu Arcidbalii i u i. .
htother of llolierl., of Tlmlmr Uidge,
lie U*|Im of Ilu* school Iimni of Itovm
rt*#i JH » i| ||, |t«.
hti.lonary dnya. lie mvh
I nnl erected a cabin d**w
’leek alkoot d half
I.omsc .mil UtO kMiH'I I
‘(U'f)lnil nut lot el • •
Iveanl (* I be lu>> --r I I I
i»H 4 II||mm«
(^t» l<# A • M'-tWr '
.1* f«tlm
near Ui
tna, WI
CCC Aioirtmry v
Ihirlan—The eighth nnnivmn-
nr of I hi* Citizen* Conservation
Oor|M was marknl in grand style
on the afternoon of Man*h !»•* ut
lamp Thorn wood. A inrgv irutrd
ittrfiilnl, The nm*ter of rcremo-
i»c* *»* l>r ticorge F. Hull, the
I nop phynician. Addtwws were
[made h\ (towntor Kump, Judge
I lUrhert. of Clarksburg, ami
[jotikm. Tlx* Marlinton Quartet
<>«ng ami the Marlinton High
.*4 IWnf |day*d •weet nin«ie.
I lui)‘b «m *erml 1ft all,
tn the evening moving pict-
illn»tra>isl ki'l'irt* on I
moarrmtioli a a« given,
ilotv than one half, 1°**. of
Iin Camp Th'*rn««nd
i nam fr<«m Ckrk'hirjf
nanr parent* ptvsenl
judge llarhrrt ha* Imen
iimrt Uar*l
itj l**r right
. that Ham haa
a*. «* t ' 1 ' r “* TTirr
.* - m -4 l «« ftWf « I *-**!'' 1
^ -- Ua wnHl hra 1 .*? «n#
liaittiM 4*. *•« > H* .a f I hmnt.
n
«*• t
CALVIN W. PRILL. LDilOit
THURSDAY. JLNE 4.1931
For President
OWEN D. YOUNG
of New York
The Beard relationship of Pocahont
as county all descend from Thomas
Beard one of the members of the
Rev. John Craig's congregation of
A ugustu county, Virginia. Rev. Craig
was pastor of old Stone Meeting
House. Back in that colonial time
when the pioneers were so busy mak¬
ing history they had no time to re¬
cord it. These old records were care¬
fully taken down made readable by
Chalk ley. They are the ortiiclal, ac¬
cepted references of the P. A. R.
Thomas Beard left a quaint old
will giving his several children cer¬
tain house hold furniture, etc: and
his wife Jean is remembered substan¬
tially, there in. But to go back to an
earlier day in the 1740 ties and GOties
In Rockbridge county there is a rec¬
ord that Thomas Beard administered
Alexander Smiley’s estate in 1749.
We do not know whether he was a
relative or just a trusted friend.
There is another record though that
to me indicates who Jean Beard was:
On August 15, 1753, we find Thotnas
Beard administrator of another es¬
tate. 'J hls time it Is James McNutt
and In this document it says James
McNutt paid for land bought by
Thomas lieurd’s wife, lie paid (pill
retd* for Thomas Heard ten years in
co In 1744.
-i«ml inul_ IumIiI \ I it t ajkhOLW
and taught from th
obtain others.
scW..l or higher od„
now Lexington, Vs
afterwards called Li
"•’w Washington
Kobert AU-xande
resign Iron: the Ves
ITtiO, lie says “y
t*» go abroad for i
count of a lingerin
son Mat!iews was (
but lie was nuidt
Sampson Archer ;
were the church w
Robert A lex urn
Esther Beard ha
William was the o
at a court on Jun
was then H5 year
1339 In Virginia
known.
Robert Jr. first
county, Virginia,
held by him, his s<
almost 100 years.
liia house “Rock
ned Kauey A line <
WilJiam Austin i
Unguislied desa
ginia and other >
Archibald was a
C'astle, i>e), lie ma
a write up only i
Who” in A inert
| iiustaee B. Roger;
was the subject <
traced his ancestrj
Ibald Alexander to
Beard Alexamkr.
ander moved to (•
• •
Jilh wife .lean is rememueren Mtiusmu-
tlally, there in. But to go back to an
earlier day in tbe 1740 ties and 50tics
In Rockbridge county there In a rec¬
ord that Thomas Heard administered
Alexander Smiley’s estate in 1741).
We do not know whether lie was a
relative or just a trusted friend.
There is another record though that
to me indicates who Jean Heard was:
On August 15, 1753, we find Thomas
Heard administrator of another es¬
tate. This time it is James McNutt
and in this document it says James
McNutt paid for land bought by
Thoruas Beard's wife. lie paid quit
rents for Tbomas Beard ten years in
advance in 1744.
He had paid David Ilajs debts be¬
fore bis marriage. •
He paid Robert Alexander’s tuition
for schooling Janies Jr. and Robert
McNutt one year. In advance 1743.
He paid James Dobbin’s same for
Alexander McNutt 1748.
In Price's History Cousin William
knew there were some daughters, and
be says: “They went to Kentucky.”
A good many of this relationship did
go to Tennessee and Kentucky. But
at least two of these daughters of
Thomas Beard remained in Rock¬
bridge and I think four, viz.: Esther
wiui marritd Robert Alexander in
Pennsylvania. Martha who married
Robert Ramsey. Mary who married
Dunlap. Jane or Jean who mar¬
ried George Weir.
Esther and lior husband. Robert
Alexander lived at Beverly Manor,
Augusta county Virginia. Robert
Alexander was a graduate of the Un-
tve rally*, of Dublin and Edinburgh,
lie w»h Iwrn at ’Manor Cunningham’
Londonderry. Ireland in 17 H* a di-
V Wm, hbS
ji most 100 year*
I Lh 1 USH Rock
Wilham AwsU
Unshed dtset
ginia at-4 other i
Archibald was
Cast]*, Del. he u»
a write up only
in Amei
Eustace H. Uoge
was tlie subject
traced ids ancest
U>ald Alexander!
Beard Alexander
aruier moved to
married a n d
Nothing furt I ter
Peter Alexan
ford county, Ke
Ing in 1822 . Jj
number of emh
that State some
Divines. On©^
•Steele, 1737 . fl
Esther Alcxiffl
William AusUiii
thus became ste
in-law Nancy A
Robert Alesandi
Captain Austi"
from the Britis
UDtil the Revolt
bis iot with The
They left many
dants.
Sarah Alexan
until she was o\
then married C
Bath County, .
brother Peter,
iuony. "She gav<
being of age.’*
KItxjnur l if-
/\ It* Kill MUM •
In I'i Ii'o’m History Cousin William l
knew there were wuni' daughters, and 1
]m nU)n: "They wont in Kentucky.’ 1 ]
A good many or IMn relationship did
go to Tennessee and Kentucky. Hut
Hi. least two of these daughters of
Thomas Hoard remained In Rock¬
bridge and I think four, viz: Esther)
who married Robert A losnrulor In
I'onnsyl vaniu. Mart ha who married
Hubert Ramsey. Mary who married
Dunlap. .lane or Jean who mar¬
ried (Jeorgo Weir.
Esther and her husband, Robert!
Alexander lived at Heverly Manor,
Augusta eounty Virginia. Rol>ert
Alexander was a graduate of Hie Cn-
iversitys of Dublin and Edinburgh.
He was born at ’Manor Cunningham' ■
Londonderry, Ireland In I7R), a di-
reet descendant of Robert Hruee
through nineteen generations, lie
came to Virginia in 17.*W, and mar¬
ried Esther Heard about 17.‘h). They
had eleven well known children.
Kolrert Alexander was made vestry
man In 174D. This oltlee constituted
all local authority in the early colo¬
nies. It was considered a place of
tumor.
While coming to America a great
Ktorm arose at sea and he was obliged :
to throw bis library overboard. This
BMceiudluted some shift to replace the
«ia* • 1 Ms said he wrote many of
Uhm* oni in long hand from memory ^
HI vines
KhIIii
Wlllian
thus Ih*>
in-law
Robert
Captair
from t
until tt
his lot
They I
dants.
Saral
until s
then n
Hath (
brother
niony.
being oi
E le;u
uel W |
Alexanc
Hugh
Anne
or Hallo
Janie*
1801
Ly»ant
I
a daugi
A lex and
The i
Hath am
I
' 4 11*31
I 1 waliollt
« Thomas
r> of the
ration of
Rev. Craig
Mooting
ial time
. busy mak-
tiine t o re-
s were eare-
- adable by
ilirial, ae-
A. R
uaint old
ktren cer-
. etc: and
substaa-
k to an
and oOties
b a reo-
Intstered
Ifefn 1749 .
Vie was a
fed fifevd.
Utonglrt&tt
Beard «u:
tv* T 1 mu
kif ir §g
K p Vult
mj» Jamas
txufl.t b)
Ur pap!
tan jt4i* in
and taught from these until he could _
obtain others. He started a private
school of higher education at what is from t?ie dau<ffii
now Lexington, Va., in 174!). it was ; Esther Reard All
afterwards called Liberty Hall and is Jamet and Ma
now Washington and Lee University. der are my great
Robert Alexander was compelled to , their daughter
resign from the Vestry on March 17, 1 married Charles
17(30. lie says “1 have been unable of the Calf hast
to go abroad for some time on ac- Va. This old. 1
count of a lingering illness.” Samp- down to me thro
son Mathews was elected in his stead grand mother S
but he was made vice vestryman. McNeel born F<
Sampson Archer and John Mathews ing at Ponca (
were the church wardens. great granddau
Robert Alexander and his wife . Jean Beard th
Esther Beard had eleven children, who married
William was the oldest. He testified Janett. daught
at a court on June 13, 1806, that he tha Woods Wa
was then 65 years old. He died in their son, Josi
1829 in Virginia. Nothing more Locust Creek o'
known. ' him
Robert Jr. first clerk of Campbell and called it
county. Virginia, which office was Josiah n
held by him, his son and grandson for on, daughterfi
almost 100 years. The office was in Nancy (Agnes
his house “Rock Castle.” He mar- Sabina McNee
ned Mancy Anne daughter of Captain name) Warwt
William Austin and left many dis¬
tinguished descendants both in Vir¬
ginia and other states.
Archibald was a physician in New
Castle. Del. he married Mary. I saw
a write up only recently in “Who is
Who” in America. Rear Admiral
Eustace H. Rogers of the U. 8. Navy
was the subject, of this sdetch. lie
tra- cd ills ancestry through Dr. Arch
I bald Alexander to Robert and 1 r
H—rd Alexander. Thomas heard Alex
UMWr iduumI •»» (.aleii county, Ohio,
married and roared six children.
N D ng further known.
I '«f Ai« » oder moved lo W
fold i
William Gate’
Captain Jaeol^f
Esther Beal
1769. The R
tory says arid
in 1787.
Jane or Jeai
names seem i
a blv—married
find him decea
probably he l
Oourt House o
that terribH?
lie lived in 1
from that vfi u
did !ue»tbeir 1
III
►turn
»nrd was:
[Thomas
Jbher es-
jjeNutt
r James
ught by
aid quit-
years in
lobts be-
I
s tuition
Robert
;e 1148.
ktne for
William
Irs and
tacky. 1 ’
ship did
p*. But
liters of
i Rock- [
fc Esther ]
pder in
married
fmarried
U*o mar-
Robert
Manor.
Robert
kl» I’n-^
r-t
*. a dl-
t I'* •
Sew
Castle, Del. he married Mary. I saw |
a write up only recently in “Who Is
Who” in America. Hear Admiral
Eustace B. Holers of the U. S.Navy
was the subject of this sdetch. lie
traced his ancestry through Dr. Arch
ibald Alexander to Robert and Esther
Beard Alexander. Thomas Beard Alex
ander moved to Galen county, Ohio,
married and reared six children.
Nothing further known.
Peter Alexander moved to Wood¬
ford county, Kentucay. lie was liv¬
ing in 1822. He married and left a
number of eminent descendants in
that State some of whom were noted
Divines. One Peter Alex Maetinny
Steele, 1787.
Esther Alexander married Captain
William Austin, his second wife, and
thus became stepmother to her sister
in-Jaw Nancy Anne Austin, wife of
Robert Alexander of Campbell county
Captain Austin held a commission
from the British Crown as Captain
until the Revolution. He then threw
bis lot with The American Patriots.
They left many prominent descen¬
dants.
Sarah Alexander wasn’t married
until she was over twenty-one. She
then married Col. John Wilson of
Jialh County, April f>, l7S(i. I lor
brolher Peter, witnessed the cere¬
mony. “She gave her own consent.
Wing of age,”
Ch-anor Alexander married Sam*
iusd Vi i.hon, June 27, llim. Hugh
Alexander her brother wuh surety.
II_a _ « a m a -A -
Ph’>9. The
tory says atl-
in rnn.
J ane or ,1
names seei
aY>!y— marr
find him tie
probably 1
Court Horn
that terril
lie lived li
from that
did lose tin
A Son 1
It seemsj
given. "
It seen
bought
kins heir"
age. In t
\Av recovet
ffrom Geo
- the widow
; Eakins Ai
nally soh
George S
Broad iofl
In thiH
t of Robert
Grandfatl
il75y.*’ u>
I n’t tell «l
father sail
In asu
Heard tes
or Poll)*! *
Steele. 'I
in West T
1 SUSpMP
UroGier*
i Kock-
: Esther
Oder in
Carried
married
l.o mar*
Robert
Manor,
Robert
the I n*
nburgh,
ogham'
a di-
Bruce
ns. Fie
id mar-
They
en.
fe vestry
diluted
|y colo-
fcace of
Y
j\uuerii ivjexamiuj «>j vumpoell county
Captain Austin held a commission
from the British Crown as Captain
until the Revolution, lie then threw
his lot with The American Patriots.
They Jeft many prominent descen¬
dants.
Sarah Alexander wasn ? t married
until she was over twenty-one. She
then married Col. John Wilson of
Bath County, April 5. 1180. Her
brother Peter, witnessed the cere¬
mony. ‘‘She gave her own consent,
being of age.”
Eleanor Alexander married Sam¬
uel Wilson. June 27, 1790. Hugh
Alexander her brother was surety.
Hugh nothing further.
Anne Alexander married Ballars
or Ballow, nothing further.
James born 1760, married April 7.
1801^ Margaret, daughter of James
Lyi* arid his wife Hannah Alexander
a daughter of Captain Archibald
Alexander, brother of Robert Sr.
The Stephenson and Bollars of
Bath and Highland counties, Va., are
\ EakUm
nahy j
George
Broad
In tl
of Rol
I Grand!
17.79,”
n’t tel
father
In
Beard
or Pol
j Steele
in W«
I T
' I SUi
broth
Peter
in 17»
in Ke
Bearc
tl
Jai
the V
affair
Corm
Geor>
Mitel
will i
to de
her
Ill .1 I ' I I » • i » '
at. >vl'ill is
4!l. H wan
Mall and 1*
I *i»l wrsltv.
impelled to
March IT.
n unable
; me on ao
v” Samp-
his stead
istryman.
D Mat he tvs
PIlls wife
children,
testified
that he
lh died in
- more
Campbell
•ffice was
m for
I was in
He mar-
Captain
many <11*.
Aii iu V lr-
1
I MW
k **W* u
lie
Arete
f turj* near.'
Beard ano
from tjio daugVilers <»r Robert and
Kst.her Beard Alexander's family.
.laim*:* and Margaret Lyle Alexan¬
der are my great grandparents thru i
Mielr daughter Martha Pauline who l
married Charles Alexander Dunlap
of the Calf Pasture near Deerfield,
Va. Tills old Beard ancestor came
down to me through a double line ray
grand mother Sabina Janett Beard
McNeel born Feb 8, 1844 and yet liv-
ing at Ponca City. Oklahoma, is a
great granddaughter of Thomas and >
.lean Beard through their son John
who married January 10. 1109.
Janett, daughter of Peter arid Mar-!
lYougly th<
January
fah'^eaidj
»er,MD id
* V T ]
"Locust!
msw.
their son, Josiah Beard who lived at
Locust Creek on the plantation given
him by his father, in his will in 1808
and Jailed it “Locust Plantation”.
Josiah Beard married Rachel Camer¬
on, daughter of Major William and
Nancy (Agnes Dunlap, grandmother
Sabina McNeel says, was her real
name) Warwick Gatewood widow of
William Gatewood and daughter of
Captain Jacob Warwick.
lvdiier Heard Alexander died in
Jane or Jean Heard, the two tirsl
* . wm u> be used interchange-
(f —inatrlcd George Weir and we
u1 him ■ . im*» 1 by Am•
> v t." -» i - life at Guilford
ih. or Home other i »t' ■ f
asft 'm
^a:and-i da.
4om e M
mm
ityrso'many
is r Weir su
5'though 1 no
i James H
piobably he lost, his life at Guilfordi
Uourt House or some other battle of!
that terrible year of the Revolution,
lie Ji\ed in Rockbridge and it was
from that vicinity so many went and
did lose their lives.
A son Thomas Weir survived and
it seems others though no names are
given.
It seems one James Young had
bought a piece of land from the Ea-
kins heirs, before one of them was of
age. In this suit this heir is trying
recover his rights in this property
from George Weir’s heirs viz: Jane,
the widow and Thomas her son. The
Eakins .Andrew and James who origi-*
f ially sold the property are dead;
?wtrge Weir lives on the French
iff cud In Term.
i In thin suit William Alexander,son
bf itobert 1 .•sillies: “I heard my
If Thomas heard say in
. !y < ‘hulkley does’
TeH what It H.h, William’s grand
lat'eTv" Gha
was, Willia
.rom ueorge Weir's heirs \\j.: Jane
the widow and Thomas her son. The
Eakins Andrew and James who orim-|
nallj sold the property are dead*
George Weir lives on ’ the French
Broad in Tenn. j
In tliis suit William Alexander,son
of Robert testifies: “I heard mv
„ and]
father said.
In a suit in Pec. 1306, William
Beard testifies he had married Mary
or Polly Steele, daughter of Samuel
Steele. The Steeles were then living I
in West Tennessee and in Kentucky.
I suspect Peter Alexander was a
brother-in-law to William Beard—as
Peter hud married Jenny Steele back
in 17 h 7. The Steele family were all!
in Kentucky and Tennessee. William
Beard deposes in a suit in June I HOC
that he was 74 or 75 years old.
James Houston was a neighbor of
the Weirs as he appearsoften in legal
affairs of theirs and he appears with
Cornelius Alexander as guardian for
George Weir's orphans vs James
Mitchel executor of Thomas Beaid’s
will in 17011- This suit was brought
(to determine If .lean Beard Wetr and
Jitr children hud received the legacy
IxSfioVt
T.llam.*Ah
tifi.es: **‘L
fiomas *Be
ately Ch
A\ ....
.. c,i^ j u nl
r&PP&cl
^andl
m\
6* I
*
v 2
7 . <
On August
Clure's -will v>c*
nesses hud m*
William McCI
lieen a relati*
This McClure
with the Ale>
A rctdbakl Ale
w lus .lane Med
Thomas lie:
i
left her Uy her lather Thomas Heard,
November 21. 17«n. The arbitrators
found .fames Mitchel had n<-t fulfill-
his duty in settling the estate and
that Mitchel must pay 22 pounds on
or before Jean’s eldest child came of
»«K.
in Aitgtista county record one -feat*
Weir became the wife of Cornelius
Alexander on March 1", 17*5. What I
more logical in I7Sfi for Cornelius to 1
be demanding an accouting of James|
MJtehel.
Martha Heard, or was it. One refer
mice says it ways Elizabeth married
James Mitchel before 17(h). For
Thomas and Martha Mitchel are
given a part of Thomas Heard’s es- 1
tale and again lie refers to Thomas
Mitchel’s mother. At the time
Timm as Heard died it looks as if his
♦laughter Jean was single. Jumes
Mitchel was the administrator ol the
estate. From this we take it James-
must have heeti Quite a business man
Men of this type nearly always know
howto look out for their own inter-
’ests. Here is Jean married and a
mother, then a widow and her part of
the estate still at Mitchels hands.
In less than a year after this mar¬
riage of Jean to Cornelius Alexander,
we find him inquiring through the
courts about the estate, and a settle
ttoent l>tting agreed upon. Janie
Houston was guardian for Jean a
her children. Thomas Heard Sr. h:u
* neighbor adjoining him in Hock
b' ; named John Houston in 174
ITi.-Im >iy thu Illusions and H»<
levy in 1784.”
In the will
speaks of bis
ert Ramsey as
Robert Ram si
Siiawnees in
probated Nov]
Hall, udiniuisj
is a note Isab
evt, qualifies a
late husband ]
name Isabella
On May 15,!
will was proba
ble as was cu:
quests.
He gave to
all the cleared
stood to the
nips, where th*'
Then a daugl
ter .1 ane w ere n
Again his m
faithful old wif
1 ids elbow cliaii
boy.
He left cU
j o-.
dnn^liter .loan was single. .lames
Milch el was 11 io ji.dminisl.ni1.or ol the
osiat.i*. Krnm this wo take it .lames
must have been quite a. business man
Men of this type nearly always know
how to look out for Uieir own inter¬
ests. Mere Is Jean married and a
mother, then a widow and her part of
the estate still at WItehels hands
in less than a year after this mar¬
riage of Jean to Cornelius Alexander,
we lind him inquiring through the
courts about the estate, and a settle¬
ment being agreed upon. James
Houston was guardian for Jean and
her children. Thomas Beard Sr. had
a neighbor adjoining him in Rock¬
bridge named John Houston in 1742.
■Probably the Houstons and Beards
were close friends of old times. The
{Alexander children inter married
'with the Houstons and Paxtons from
which family Sam Houston sprang. I
| Hugh Beard, son of Thomas mar-1
ried Sarah . He died in 1807 and!
Sarah died in 1801: their children
were: Robert who married and had
iNancy and Sally by 180f>. Ann. Jane
Alexander, Sarah. Sarah married
Andrew Kenedy 1707; Esther, who
married Mr. Hoffman and Thomas
f-i-ard, who was mentioned in his
.’andfulhor’s will. 17HU, married
' 1 b Jameson In I7 H.j.
In Liu* old deeds wo llml some of
71 •* Bcird neighbors and Ids
'•'•dings In Knokbrldgo county, Va.
In 17»'»o Sain 11 cl Ihmlap sold
J Mnrdap 170 a.msof land for
o.d t o. i ■ .... I
*rt, quaUlii
late Pushtu
name lsabe
On May
will was pr
: ble as was
1 quests. J
Me gave
all the c.tea
stood to t
nips, where
Then a d
ter Jane we
Again li
faithful old
| left 170 acr!
1 gomery and
| left 10 pool
! named Tiij
and Thom
Ramsey's c
children, 12
each. A le
to daujjhte
Martha Mit
for such Km
have no issu
Executors
Thomas Hll
drew and J.i
tober 18. I
with Will I*
Kenedy
pira
llam
„,„i s..njr by iho«.
* A I , , Kttmh. Sunil. roarrlwl
u Kcnwiy n»T, «»<•»'«. wl1 "
A . ,| Mr. JlolTman and Ihonins
urwuiralil.wr’H will, mairitd
SiiraVi Jameson In 17H,».
In iiu'old deeds we Und sums ol
Thomas Hoard's neighbors and 1.1 m
liultl 1 1 »t?s In Roekbridge v 51 •
IJj,<* III nr.0 Samuel Dunlap sold
to David Dunlap H" a.-n;s ol land for
•j:i pounds, and to 'I homas Heard
M*is I«L' Cor I in pounds. This was out
In 17511 Thomas Hoard Is buying
land n«?nti>. T»ds U»»« h {m J J C, . TS
• n o C»m on MollVtLs Creek near John
Kosemans. In \m) the same tract
<■ sold by Tliomas to William Heard
for ioo pounds (Notethat 175.1 Is the
v»r James MrNUlt died).
Willbim HollaeU’s farm adjoined
Thomas Hoard’s In 17a5 awl John
Montgomery's and Thomas 11 111 s cor
rnoed with him. We llnd Thomas
He.anl present for 1’at Mays at a meet
Ing of the vestry. l‘al. Mays’ farm
...neied Hohert Alexander’s. Mays
was probably a son of the David Mays
mein 1 mih.iI In 175.1 in .lames Nults
i will.
i
i TV O.i l
Martha Mlti
for such lss.
have no Issm
Kx ecu lor
1 Thomas III
' drew and Ja
tober IS,
with IVlllI
Kenedy ant
praisers wol
Mam Mould
The sot
nielli* of Y\
Wm. l’eri
Thomas II
i Thomas i
Thomas 1
Robert Hi
Mitcbel.
| Thomas
I their sou
! Catheys (
[Jennings I
'it cornen
This was <
January, l
20, 1705.
Hoard’s D
didn't ace
riage, J an
I ion ril.
ra tors
fulHIJ-
> and
ids on
“1
Jean |
ieliu> I
Vhat
us to)
»mes|
efer I
rieil I
For
are
i 6S-
.11 ciS |
ime
his
nes
I
ian!
tow
«r-
tm
Ml
On A upust IS, 1701* James Mc¬
Clure's will proved two of the wit¬
nesses had died, William Beard and
William McClure This must have
been a relative of Thomas Beard.
This McClure family Inter married
with the Alexanders. Old Captain
Archibald Alexanders second wife
was .Jane McClure, 1757.
Thomas Beard was exempted tax
levy in 17(14. ‘‘Very aped’ 1 .
In the will 17(59, Thomas Beard
speaks of his daughter, wife of Rob¬
ert Ramsey as if she had died. One
Robert Ramsey was killed by the
Shawnees in 1759. His will was
probated November 21. 1759, Robert
Hall, administrator. Later on there
is a note Isabelle Hall, wife of Rob¬
ert, qualities as administratrix of her
late husband Robert Ramsey. This
name Isabella doesn't sound familiar
On May 15. 1759. Thomas Beard’s
*111 was probated, a lengthy pream¬
ble as was customary then the be¬
quests.
lie gave to his beloved wife .lean
all the cleared land where the house
»»Ux*d to the cleared land for ttir-
Olpfc. where they last grow.
1 hen a daughter Fane am! a daiigh
Jane were tmuiiloneil.
*'J*dn his Kii^d poos back to Llie
HHtuul oM 41 'lf.- u ..... .
In 17U2-S,
McClanahan
crop on Loeu
Lick or Bp
This might I
I at the old l M
The Brest
compiled by
cousin say t
tain under
Pleasant, i
braced in B>
the same su
Beard fur til
kee exped^
John l|p
da ugh lei* of
Martha Wo
neice of th<3
James Woo
ing out the
the name a
as author o
alogy.” I <
about my o
log did not
laces were f
cidence, 1
of the a
as a friend c
man, Andre
Wallace at
him if he ha
If he had, f
Tf man
know
. inter-
H a
1 frt of
s
rJ
r
0
i ble as was customary then the be-
I quests.
j He gave to his beloved wife Jean,
I all the cleared land where the house
I stood to the cleared land for tur-
! nips, where they last grew.
Then a daughter Fane and a daugh
ler Jane were mentioned.
Again his mind goes back to the
faithful old wife he wants her to have
his elbow chair and a certain negro
boy.
He left cleared land to his son
Hugh, and Hugh's son Thomas was
left 170 acres lying next to John Mont
gomery and Thomas Hill. Then he
left 10 pounds each to the grandsons
named Thomas—Thomas Alexander
and Thomas Dunlap. To Robert
Ramsey’s children, testator’s grand¬
children, 12 pounds and 12 shillings
each. A legacy to son William and
to daughter Esther Alexander and
Martha Mitchell; frequent provision
for such issue in case daughter Jane
have no issue.
Executors James Mitchell and
Th • : > Hill. Witnrv-rs, John, All-
,,r ‘ • and James Kakln. Proved Oc-
1 \ colors qualify
with William Alexander William
liiogy.’
about
1 log dtrl
laves v
cidene
of U
as a fr
man. 4
Walla<
him If
if lie 1
Price
Wall a«
for thi
to Cc
wards
lace 1
Times
montl
with i
thing
pages
The
ty rec
laces,
tiled .1
tor of
beque;
sauna
er*Ma
brut'ii
imfl itamtH
i,i IS* I NwuIuin 11 1 1 a U I* y
y>llh William \lo\andor, \V UUain
K^iiody and Uwuh Hoard. Tl^ no
»m noio John Mont^omorv, Wii
Kam M\»\uo» Thomas Wtl-on.
The soli ioment showed the pay
ment wf Win. Herktey* Jus. Kokln.l
\\ m, IVnipv. Thomas Alexander,
Thomas Hoard* Wsthor Alexander*
I ' .* c. MHohcl and his mother,
Thomas Ihmlap and his mother.
K;\mse\‘s ohlldron* Martha
Miloheh
Thomas and Joan Beard deeded to
th ’ hn^lSS of land on
ji'fcthov* ssomo times called
Mern V> * r."vh," on May Ihh UlUh
^ oornctwi with Havtd MoNalre.
1 1 s vn donersd to John hoard in
J \i^r>, ;,vm, l jwsf wonder if May
»'•** could have been John
Wmuu ^ i«rnh rtrst btrlhd.ie* *s h$
‘ ’ ^vi»t thU^M until his mar^
dSrv J \iu \x\ U\ r o*.
Ur.
' (lout *
miry*
he I
I 01 t'M|
hood.
Ill .ll)i
I at ho
son o
hroi 1
llo h
hit ioi
had
oreek
houst
si ads
heart
ousto
oau>jl
with
Hus
I to si
Stud)
see h
Wl
I 1 n 17U2-3, .John Heard and WilHarr
MrClanahan wore partners, making i
crop on Locust Creek, “on the Spring
Lick or Spring Creek plantation.’’
This might have been in Ureenbrlet
at the old Heard homestead.
The Preston and Virginia Papers
compiled by the University of Wis¬
consin say that John Beard was a caj
tain under Col. Christian at Poinl
Pleasant. Greenbrier was then em¬
braced in Botetourte County. Froir
the same sodrce, 1 learn that Samue
Beard furnished beeves fortheChero
kee expedition in 1770.
John Beard married Janett Wallac'
daugliter of Peter Wallace, Jr., am
Martha Woods Wallace. She was
I neioe of the distinguished states mar
James Woods of Virginia. In haul
Ingout the Wallace kin, I came o
the name of George St* I don Wallac
as author of “Peter Wallace’s Gem
alogy.” I coveted the hook, if it w:
about my o*n family, but the cat:
j log did n t iv what place these Wa
tawii ware front Mv a strange coll
dot T . .turn upon the nan
ol lie author In The Time
f tie nil Of Lkiat frie mil*—
• * • v/dUc
log did not say what place these Wa
laces were from. Hy a strange co-ii
I cldence, J came upon the nan
of tie author in The Time
as a friend of that frie ndly, belov*
man. Andrew Price. I wrote Majc
Wallace at Huntington and aske
him if lie had written this book, an
if he had, did he know that Andre
Price was a descendant of one J an
Wallace? He wrote, thanking n
for the information. He sent a bo(
to Cousin Andrew. Shortly aftt
wards those fine articles on the W£
lace kith and kin appeared in t!
Times. And then only a few she
months and our beloved cousin w
with us no more. He has left soi
thing of himself in those print
pages and in memory we treasure.
The will book of Rockbridge Con
ty record something of these old W
laces. Andrew Wallace’s will w
iiled July 3, 1781; lie was the anc>
tor of General Lew Wallace. He 1<
bequests to his sisters Janett and S
sarmaii; his grandson Andrew: mo:
er^Martha; brother Adam and i
brother-in-law, John Hi lmt*r.
Hr. Archibald Alexander, Pre
dent of Prinoetun Tlieojogjual Sen
I tor of lionoral Lew Wallace. He ]<
h<'c|m'st s to his sisters .lunetfc and S
sannali; his grandson Andrew; mnl
or^Marlha; brother Adam and 1
brother-in-law, John fit liner.
Hr. Archibald Alexander, Lie
dent of Princeton Theological bou
nary, recounts in a diary
lie kept in early life some \
teresting happenings of his eliil
hood, lie was borr. on the Soul *
Branch in Rockbridge in 1772. His
father was William Alexander, eldest
son of Captain Arcidhald Alexander,
brother of Robert, of Timber Ridge.
He tells of the school room of Revo¬
lutionary days. He says his father
had erected a cabin down near the
creek about a half mile from the
house, and the sound of the students
studying out loud could be easily
heard to the house. This was the
custom of that day. If a student was
caught in silence he was threashed
with a hickory switch well laid on.
This met hod encouraged each student
to shout his lesson out loud while
sU»d)ing so that the teacher could
see his diligence.
When hr Alexander was three, hi
. , t « r hv hef’mlWn hum as Beff
left Tier J The arbitrators
, N ‘ , ’T :«»i n..t, tulflll;
loun* • ^Hi the estate and
h . ,s . ‘i! 1 , ?.»,«! musl pay 22 pounds on \
On August -, uj
iClure’s will proved t
nesses bad died, WV
William McClure
been a relative ot '
This McClure land’
father went to Baltimore and bought!
fiie time hOf three indentured serv-,
ants. One of these was an educated I
Irishman named Reardon, whom the
Alexanders trusted and liked. lie
carried little Archibald, aged three,
on his back to the school. The boy
wore liis hair in a queue down his
back. As his hair was extremely tine
and thin, the other children teased
him. For this Reardon used hir
whip vigorously, but he never touch¬
ed little Archibald.
“Most of the English servants who]
had or had not served their time were
released to tight in the Revolutionary
war. My father’s servants, .lames
vi alone, an Irish papist, Joe Lyon,
a thievish Jew, and John Reardon,
born in Ireland, and brought up and
educated in London. Malone and
the Jew went tirst. Malone was kill- j
ed in battle in Carolina. Lyon, a
very bad man, deserted to the British
Soon after Captain Adam Wallace’s
company reached Lite scene of war¬
fare Col. - Beaufort was attacked by
Tarlelon’s corps. The Colonel, see¬
ing his men in confusion, lied at the
I" , iotilrig of tlie battle, and almost,
tie whole of his command was cut to
j.i» tv . by the British drugoons.
The brave Walluco disdained to
> ' 1 hviiT •htlrely surrounded by j :
l.iedf? J
It becoiui
gj—
UiKl m Him - w - niv.MP!V|iii,«> >*i n
released to light in the llovniuUoiiary 1
war. My father’s servants, James
vialomu an Jrish papist. Joe Lyon,
a thievish Jew, and John Reardon,
horn In Ireland, and brought up and
educated in London. Malone and
tho Jew went first. Malone was kill-
oil in battle in Carolina. Lyon, a
very bad mail, deserted to the British
Soon after Captain Adam Wallace’s
company reached the scene <>f war¬
fare Col.. Beaufort was attacked by
Tarleton’s corps. The Colonel, see¬
ing his men in confusion, tied at the
beginning of the battle, and almost
the whole of his command was cut to
pieces bv the British dragoons.
“The brave Wallace disdained to
fly and. being entirely surrounded by
the British horse, sold his life dearly,
having first killed some three or four
men with hisspontoon.
“Reardon, our servant, was in Cap¬
tain Wallace’s company, and being a
small man, he was soon cut down—
severely wounded but still conscious.
After the battle he lay helpless and
bleeding among the dead. When night
catne, the moon shone and Reardon
saw a, man passing near him, like
some arch fiend, dispatching with his
bayonet all who showed signs of life.
Presently the (lend came toward Rear
don, raised ’'is musket, pointed the
bayonet «>' mi Then Rear-
do»*
rv
Lii
It I
to rec
know i
.John
West
red rn
1U a.
Lie
~trf tb
aud 2
boro.
Conn I
nmrrii
Jntriec
ISM.
wns w
years <
4 ll 1 % I
■ I. sca¬
nt. llit*
ilmosl.
out to
utl to
iled by
learly,
»r four
1 Cap¬
ping a
;>\vn—
cions.
5 and
night
anion
1 :i ^
11KC
li hi?
r me.
. Rear
d the
li wti i I
£. ~>v
Lieut. John Jordan Beard.
It bccon.es * our mournful duty
to record the death of a widely-
known and much esteemed citizen,
♦John Jordan Beard, Huntersville,'
West Virginia. Tf is event occur¬
red rather unexpectedly. Monday,
114 a. m.. April 11 tli, 1&98.
'•“U ami ur<|
‘Voetrimu and
He is bui
two sons, llii
Being ai
person of ;n\
• f v pnuuUe
JLJS
Jm
the RuVulerii
the only son ’ yet in his -
»3< 4
his loved
grieve too i
was and \v<
A mom i
nTeafrtint in
~d.
earning
Psalm it 4'
the shaduv
Lieut. Beard was
r>f the late Joseph Beard
* and Mrs Mattie Beard, uear Hills¬
boro. He was born in Gieenbriei
County, April *21st, 1835. and was
married to Minerva, daughter of
James Kdniiston, Esq., September
1866. At the time of his death he
was within ten days of being 63
years of age. By this event his at-* lowing tli
taohed family is bereaved of a kind ' when.it co
tender husband and a very nffee- the Vallr>
tinnate and. indulgent father. Tin ■
community at large honors his
Ulcfiiiuj ii.j that of a good main
w? oki* influence has been for in
• I v ace and good morals.
( In tin* war la (ween the Statesi
1n>H* rvi-d in the Hath Htjiindrnn.
J*ad tii . ! , iv i l l mh a gallant ami
dttftbmnmtii d auhlmr. . L:i! ttflH
soldier ni
scenes in
my. that
down at a
one of tk*s
battle vem
I it nm in imu
(Minmunit v
miiili^viii unimFI Tin 1 tuiWlioi
fit lur^o In himivi jftroucHiri
a.i Mint of a Mil mun . i niy. thu
\s hose inllucnoo has honti for in-! idnwu at
t'wHii^ncr and pood mi.rate .* otm of tj
> In the war between tho States. '< l>a \ tU' W
■
ho served in tho Hath Squadron,
ami made u record an a gallant and
digtiunuished soldier. Lata in vlu^
war ho received a Input ful wound \
(hat eatno near oudinp his life* 'd
tho timu. IL' survivod to ('no sur¬
prise of every poison familiar with
its nature. Lor more than thirty!
* j
voars tips wound lias Loon a proui. j
person^, a idiot !ou, and it is Loliov-l
od hastened tho termination of liis}
useful lift', tie lius Leon a resi-
clent of 11 untcmblle about 21
years. I'nirmp this time ho serv¬
ed the county two tonus as olork
{<if I».>th courts.
i Lilly in life ho professed piety,
pfcul maintained a consistent oharao-
H<*r as such in tin* pale of the Moth
^w.>( Kpit.copal (Hunch. He was
jfval ami faithful to his.;: >inmun
IU‘/i re!.
ii 1'ti) dulv
i widely-
eifr/en,
nlersville, i
ut
Monday, ^
■ 'iilv son
? *»V.
<r Mill*
• ambrier
and was
fhUn of
•tembei
> alii ho
fin- •;;{
t I.
Mt
a kind
V nffec*.
r. Tht
n»n ami greatly ro h
<loot rinos a ih i usages.
Uv is sur\ ivetl by his XViIV and
lwo sons. Ham and Fred. Heard
Jumiil: as Lieut. Heard whs r,
person oNirdont soeinLnml domes-
V <^»pu]soh. as a nndtor of eourse
"’d‘ul for him to think of
the sundering of sweet home ties,
vet in his sincere way he assured
: ids loved ones that they should not
grieve too imudi about him, (or all
was and would be well with him. .
A. month -or so s'inoe wo had a
pleasant interchange of views con¬
cerning jl'.e 2dd Psalm. In tins
Psalm it appeals thst nothing but j
the shadow would touoh those fob ;
lowing tht' Lord our Shepherd j
when it comes to passing through 1
the Valley. Having boon a"'
soldier and familiar with
- ui's in tin' presence of*the
my that .at such a t ; "
Mown at a prepared ft'
■no of th' i ist thin'
t»anie w-aiM b.< li!
Jf thou wouldn't read a Ioshoq that will keop Thy heart fro
Mnrlinton, l^cahontJ
Biographic Sketch of The Buckley^
Pioneer' Settler* of Buckeye Vicin'
^ # .A/ler lenvit»g»Joc McNeil'*, pe
iji^nMofpd la*t veek|" 1 tramped
| fudow rhf^tieki* jMidtJjl j . t?id d ry
so3, Tlelffp aJrro*i y <Ts^}c?^
nnd I reached tlio pleasant home
of Mr* ahd Mrs. Aaron Koo.
j\Iy““Tcndor* will readily per¬
ceive* why this paper should bo ar
largely taken np \vitli the Bucklo*
family,.. wlion It bo remembered
that my Bucks Run host was nsm
cl Joseph Buckley McNeill anr 1
Aaron Kce is a great gi'oudson o)
Joshua Buckloy, tho Winchester
pionoer of Buckeye* From it ,:
formal Ion obtained einco publish¬
ing tlio I’ocahonta* Sketch's, 1
lunrn llmt John Buckley, the pio¬
neer’* oldest H*>n, wns born ncm
W indicator, February ll», 1T0£,
and i* no rwonlnl n» [ nrn ad via
ml. Title date, should it prove
authentic, would be useful in as-
PArlalllln<f CAtnAlllSntf n f tllM lintll
sleep, Go to tho.wopds and bills.-^LongfeUow.\
i -*)
9 t Tii'ginia Oct. 13, 1904*
knew all that was worth' knowing
and .proceeded at once with hero¬
ic treatment. The poultices and
the teas were sniffed at with high
*
toned professional disdain. It was
commonly.reported that he made
a preparation that looked * like a
blue paste* equal parts r of aqua
forlis and blue Titrole^among the
frif) anted his.horse and
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Biographic Sketch.of The Buckley*
Pioneer' Settlers of Buckeye Vicin
1 r , A/l?r leaving vloc McNeil's, ne
;Tu>^lioftcci la*t weeky 1 tr-amped
n/l ow the fi&Wa anil b7]ls. the dry
i soTTm.*? ng n Irrrofl t %1 Tppfcry k*6. a> ic?7
I n^d I reached the plenstvnfc Lome j
I of Mr: wild Mrs. Anton- Kco.
j ( My "''readers will rdadiJy per-
[ce/Vowhy tins paper should bo sc
largely taken up Willi the Buckley
family, when it bo remembered
tlxit my Bucks Run host was nam-
el Joseph v Buckley McNeill and
Aaron Koo is n great gt*Atidson ol
loalmri Buckley, the Winchester
.®w/Iihen JolTn McNael, the pfd!
frrc ( >f tho Little Levels and Lis two 1 mistress that when
friends, Charles aod Jocob Ken-^ riled her ep<kda) bist
h«p nison locked.their pioneer homes, I that Thyntira should
The tradition in the Backley f«m- ed by the family Jong
. ,1
V
in tLnt tfie vr-rj il.»y lUut .!Out.
. I,m Ilirckler roncheil Ilia .prqpowi
ucklejF
li»«, nuil imm n civ or
prqpoeutt l clinrg<3. A. ctO>\n w
M, / of settlement, h© went on to | Uor new wliovo tbo 1
lj je /joi,n McNool's' to ha^o HI* horse tion Is now located
r Jen rod for, leaving his wife and i cabin sbo moved to
I child in the - hunter’s camp nloito whose wife was 11
f
its
all night. This leads to tho in¬
ference that the Pioneer McNeel
had come out some tjiroe previ¬
ously. • * •
Joshua Bucldcy seen rod tho
right to three hundred acres on
;4 9r [tljQ side of the Greenbrier
I along with n very considerable
j tract On the west side, contiguous
to the mouth of Swago. Tho pro-
oeols.of tho following autumn’s
hunt mot all the expense of secur¬
ing ft title to these lands.
r
jUBt
of
jrto
hot
du
where shb died and
the jBucklcy grn
yoarg ago.
Thyntira was fu
comfortable bouse
by her pioneer mi
Buckley’s dying w
fully respected b
and so it became
•was a privileged c
her later years.
One instauee on
. . , trates the mapaer
Bo far as known John McNool, * fta( may be given
.Jacob find Charles.Kcnnison were Buckley the Pio n
the only residents of the Little the Bu e8a placo
at 11.11 tii.io dosl.ua Buck- 8uniDlcr ran „. f
.1 ' cni,, ° Biickpjre, liia uttcution
- di - -h -«
and llie enWng
%i
s\> !►
Iiftvi
by *f<ihn McNeel,
1 he humor's camp wns occupied
"* UI * “kin could Ik'I.uIIC un.|
Ki'iiin.l |’rp|mi-M.l for (lorn, |ititntoos
bnckaUwit. 7-1,0 „ r |,:„ a |
•Iwullllw ... or
Ifllllk II... a. . i
sons Thy at ir a and
1
year that *ho we
stock (id usual, au
to it ay by the cat
1
more
H'ft'iie Used to the
I til
i if ui u An A«vma
3
i inyaurn, was {«,•
Joshua Buckley secured tlio comfortable b OUR td
right to throe Im mi rod acres on by her pioneer mw
/L-,‘L*« iaat. avdo of the Greenbrier Buckley's dying wl
n very considerable fully respected b;
tract On the west side, contiguous ond so it became'
> to tlio mouth of Swngo. The pro- was a privileged c
J ,,8t ceo Is,of tlio following autumn’s her later years. *4
hunt m(jt M the expenso of secur- Qno lnBtanco Q1
ing a title to thoso lands. tratos the mapac
So far as known John McNccl, was, may bo give
Jacob and Charles. Kcnnison were Kuckley the l>i 0
the only residents of the Little tho Burgess plac;
Levels at the timo Joshua Buck- summer vango.
ley came to Buckeye, his attention s0ns ^hyatira ar
having been drawn to this region and Joseph did
by John ^jeNeel, , and ^] ie sabing.
The huuter’s camp was occupied year that she w
' . a cabin could be built and 8tock a g usna ] ) a
?' ? 6 ground prepared for corn, potatoes 8 ^ a y by tb e C8
' and buckwheat. The original came Usod to th<
" ' dwelling was fifty' yards or more ] iko | y t0 como b
’.l 0 from the oast bank of the Green- w i, e ,. e She we
iJbmr .mul ,-tlio.-well., was between w hen bed time i
tlio liouso and the bank. This bead a 8 |
well was dug by.Willianl Buckley, awB k on hig in t]
'a relative, while on a Visit. Fro- tirB found herS
vioysly the water had been car- war|U| atld t i lG
• riod from a spring ^oar hum Sil- j ie||vy> Xt was
?ar ' vtt’i, and it was determined to f a n Cn ten Ml
**■ have it more convenient by sink- onoe h ust led art
Ing a well, which was done and l, or drove and b
water in almmlnnco~ obtained at
the depth of twruty-f|vo foot.
In the course of yours the bauk
wm worn ftwHy and the dwelling
* aU vit pi !*« undermined.
085 CBR 1 OU of And!
f the Lower I
bo useful and
mstrese that wk
died her special
that Thyatira she
i ed by the family
! live, nnd must n
charge. A cab
her near where t
tion la now )oc£
2 ftbiD she moved
vhoso wife was
pliere sl)6 died a
lie ^Buckley p
ears ago.
Thyatira was :
imforiable horn
i her pioneer n
Lick ley’s dying 1
!ly respected
d eo it bccHiiu
ew Kdrriiston
devoted to hei
!k
'om tins
s;e Kce'e
Buck ley,
Htriod in
l .many
1 a very
g outfit
and Mrs
crc care-
jhildrCd,
Tli vatira
T
BV „ . j iirtuiu *..V W M«OTg« tvoc i* pr» C Hu»l
Mtor'a camp ' «Jono / whoso wife w*g JUo«ter BoeMoy, «tvnnge ynrn* about
! /Mel* fo thb io-l whero «l»6 died anti was buriod in witches. Ho p09se»,
'pioneer AIcNocI / the ^BackJoy graveyard .many *nd hie repm toos run
. • t I _ _ _ _ r\f .TaLti 1. I
orne $ime prorl-1 years ago
I Thyatira was furnlahed a very
of John Randolph
It is Uiy impress'
r I -^ r 4VUO
i r arcuretl tho I comfortable housekeeping outfit Buckley could have
udrotl ncrea on 1 by her pioneer mistress, and Aire duplicating that pen
the Greenbrier Buckley's dying wishes were care featnres, tones of ‘v
•y’considerable fully respected by her childreit, > and rcpatlco than ai
ido, contiguous
ngo. The pro-
dug Autumn's
ienso of secur-
mds.
’olm McNeel,
ennison were
if the Little
)s!tua Bnck-
hie attention
r . - r K
and so it became that Tbyativa heard of.
was a privileged charocter'dorirg In bits becn m^l
her lator years.
One instance ont of many illtie
trates the manner of servant she
with a number of pi
often scon John Ri
was a common romt
i
wasj may bo given. Wlieu Joshua | that they lmd never
Buckley tlio pioneer opened np
tho Burgess place ho used it for
summer range, For Bcvoral soa-
sons Thyatira and the boys John
j this region o n( | Joseph did tho driving out
and the sahing. It happened one
year that she went out with the
stock ns usual, and was instructed
w occupied
a built and
m, potatoes
original
like “Jack” Rando
Now from what 1
about Mr. K^ndplp
sure that if they ha
Buckley they wouh
ing, “We nover sa
Jack Randolph.”
Some of the m
to stay by the cattle until they be-1 keen, sarcastic re
came used to the range and not be
liko|y to come back or stray else-
s or more
ho Greco i , *
• bctwi ( w >oro * Sho went into camp and
wiiea bed time enmo covered her j amile any where viq
have ever heard
wore Joo Buckley*
en in his falsetto tc
*nk. Thi,
i Buckler,
•it. Pro
l*'-eu tar .
Ua Bib
i_ j
. a 0 h«op skin, Upon snd face, nor a gle
Pro MH tuning *n tho inondiig Thya- about his piercing J
• ir« found herself uncomfortably blazed beneath hi®
warm, and tho covering felt very i'ngged ryo-bro^NH
heavy. It was fonnd «now hA<i tinir stare. ' Tha»«*
of Sivnco. I no pn'-lwm n privuvgw* cMarnuic-r uurirg
.. M ’“' her Inter jonrs.
()no Instance out of many illiiR-
tPRtoa ibo rnsnicr of Bervant she
was, may bo giveu. Wlieu Joshua
Buckley the Pioneer opened up
tbo Burgess placo Jio used it for
summer range. For sovoral sea¬
sons Xhyatira and »ho boys John
and Joseph did the driving out
and the saNng. It happened one
year that she went out with the
stock nS usual, and was instructed
•eJ for corn, potatoesJ j. 0 $t a y t | )0 catt j e un td t) l0 y jj C _
st. Jbe, original catne used the rnngoand not be
i/ly yards or nm e iik 0 jj come or 6tra y e | 8C _
bank of tbo ('iuti where. She wont into camp Rtid
sall^was between w ) ieTI bod time came colored her
l the bank. Tills , .
w . n . .. ., head with a sheep nkjn. Upon
r»WilJigm Iiucklov. L .» •
. on a visit, iv ' | ** all0D,, 'e *o morning TLva-
lor had boon car- r ” f °"" d , ’T"* 1 '
»* W Lam Sil a " d ° cov ‘ >rin S f«>t verj
»• dcvrn.inetl t„ ‘ e * V *, 11 T™. f °“ nd sno * 1,<ld
br .ink. ' " "" lno!, ‘' , ' iee P' 8I,C "
dj .tu tlono and " ncc Implied around, gathered up
her drove and brought* it back to
Hufkoye.
Ono °f ,l] o more noticoablo im-
fho Mlo'witifi aiifuiim’i*
ill the cxi>on»o of eocm
to those jAiidt*.
known John McNcd t
rhartt»aKcnni»oii wore
* (.it Ion to of tbo Little
o Jimo Joshua Jbick-
Ouckoyp, hi* utfeufion
drnwit to (lifs region
foci
*s cn;np was occupied
could be built and.
obtainod £(
Pf-Qrtf f,p|
^ J**rs tho Lank
•d the d«n)]| t1 g l ir<,T 0 Mu, u‘" •loaliija IWkloy m *de
1 W<l <>f n largo or-
' riu ' B 1 , r<uil> worn |, tltll ..|
in lifts horn mi
with a number of
often ncen John)
was a common rj
that they had nd
like “Jack” R*i
Now from wh
about Mr. lUnd
suro that if they
Buckley they wi
ing, “We never
Jack Randolph.
Some of the
keen, sarcastic
have ever her
were Joe liuckl
en in Ids falsctt
smile anywhere
Ead face, our r
about his piercii
blazed beneath
fugged eve-bro
ting st^re. Tbi
thing about W
Dtickley lookotl
one feel that ho
you and that tin
got oat of the w,
^tiuld ho for ya
did not want to'
you Rod bo the
cli was her,kindness of heart no
ever turaed-
warmed, fed and I
Whether worthy or tin-1
thy, she never seemed to stppj
to in-quit e t and there is but little J
and again hergen-T
Jj^tAiston, \ 3U
' ~Thyatirf I stranger was
^oted to het ibut all were
Ira Buckley 1 lodged
motions wer* \ wor
|\>e maintain;
as she might \ doubt that time
r be a county J orosity was am:
vfls builtf fori- Joseph J3uckley the_second Bon I
Buckeye stn- / of the Pieneer Joehna was diatin-
From this / guished for his fondness for play-
'■eorge Kec's /in# practical jokes, and telling
er Buckley , strange yarns about ghosts ■ aod
is buried in j witches. He possessed ready wit:
ird ,many j and his reportees remind me much
of John Randolph of Roanoke*
ed a reryl It is my impression' that Joe
rig outfit Buckley could have come nearer
, and Mrs duplicating that person In form,
pero care-1 features, tones of voice, sarcasm
childrcd, Land rr-jmrtco than any 6no £ oVer
showert
foi / «»o*epi' niirjupj ui6 *ocon«i* non I
wf n- of III o i’ienoer Jo«)inn w*r difttin-1.
>m this fcuiahod for liis fonduoss for pl*v-i'
eivoe*ti in K practical jokes, and to\U»ir*t
uck/ej, I strange yarn* abotit ghosts . aod
riod in / witches. He possessed ready wit
t many nod hie reportees romind me much
I of John Randolph of Iloanoke.
very I ft is uiy impression- that Joe
outfit Buck lev could have come -nearer
I JVirs duplicating that person in form,]
caio-1 features, tones of vojco, sarcasm
h-CilAn nd repartee than any 6n& f- c^er
at frequent
Bbottevs al
ternig of t
moefc'eootf
-Bweet and
. mnnyillus- often seen John Iiaijdolpb and it'
servant she w ’a3 a common remark with them
hen Joshua that they had never seen anyone
opened up like “Jack” Randolph. * v"
used it for -Now from what I bfitvo hoard
cverai sea- about Mr. Randolph, I feel pretty
boys John sure that if they had ever seen Joe
riving out Buckluy they would have quit say-
|f>«ned onejiog, “Wo n ovor saw anybody like
[ with the Jack Randolph.’’
instructed Borne of tho moat withering,
(1 they bo- keen, mimistlo lopttrtees that 1
not bo have ever heard from ttnyono,
,r *7 cite- Wore Joe Uucklnv’^ rmnnrU AtHul
stretch on
put of many
icr of servant
•eu. When Joshua
oneer oponod up
so ho tjsod it for
For scvornl sca¬
ld iho boys Johu
the driving out
It happened one
enfc oat with tho
ad was instructed
:tle until they be-
I rango and not be
ck or stray clse-
I t into camp and
I itne covored her
top skin. Upon
i morning Thy a -'
f uncomfortably
)vering felt very
found snow had
I doep, She #t
nd, gathered np
'oght it back to
o noticeable im-
Buckley rn^le
5 of a largo or*
Wfff»b, Plight
tr vuM Avnijvivfipu nnu n,
wns n common remark with them
that they had never soen anyone
like “Jack” Randolph.
Now from what I have hoard
nbont Mr. Randolph, I feol pretty
euro that jf they had ever seen Joe
Buekloy they would have quit say¬
ing, “We never saw anybody like
Jack Randolph.”
Some of tho moat withering,
keen, sarcastic rep&rtee 9 that 1
have ever heard from anyone,
were Joe Unckley’6 remarks spok¬
en in Iiia falsetto tone* and not a
smile anywhere visible on his long
sad face, nor a gleam of humor
about his piercing gray 'eyos, that
blazed beneath bis prominent and
rugged eye-brota, *ilh, penotra-
ting st^re. There ■* whs a some¬
thing about tho way that Joe
Illicit Icy looked at you, that made'
one feci that ho knew it all about
yon and that the Booner you conld
get out of the w«y the better it!
would b.n for your feelings . if you
did not want to hear it told on
you and bo the subject of hilftvi-
most'eoothing cj
sweet and hopofy
J. Pretty early j
took up my carrl
stretch on this I
The road I f *
miry and tho
sticky sort tlmt i
get rid of even i
About tire I
ready to daro »t
muddy tramp in
.McComb of Dm
bis team driven
young McCoinb
tern a 1 block.
George acom>
good on r**i
his cherry fay
wogotV’ ^tuio I
t\*e*«yrid3 to *
^Jt'wojild.fdkc
eral hundred'pb
that this rcsiuel
Btatiou viciuly
tips ami downs,
of his (jveutfjjl i
it would bo io
Written out |nst
(Jo to tho-wop'f* nod hills
I.otigfeUow
/ kuow all that was worth' knowing
* 1-1 aud proceeded at once with hero-
l/c t|*c^tmeDt t The poultices ami
j I the teas were sniffed at with high
j ] toned professional disdain. It^vasI
•• J commonly.reported that Ho made
(a preparation that looked - like a
tyne paste, equal vJ parts>of- aqua
; fori is and bine vitrole, among the
I ingredients, mounted his,hor8e and
! gailopped away to visit imagin¬
ary patient.
Her tortures, wore oxcru&ting
and yetstrango to.’ say stie got
^‘eh, contrary to tlic^cloctor v s £*-
(_ _^ .? '• •
13uckr-yo pjon(*tr‘s* - Wi’cona
daughter, Kli/.abethf became^Mrsj
Arfrf McOluroln lower Pt^ahon
ihh, or upper* Oreo
»en Hiimuel Met’luro, js rometix
tMjMed on Htouv t'l-L-f.k a ml viciniH
I \r(M, contrary l«> Uio^duelSr’s 6 r*-|
I »r«’f '\ i It’D a* . __ ' ' j
Tho *‘1»nok( vo pimmvrV c^icomT
9 *
iiaiiglitei\Kl»zubeth, became^Mt*#?
I Artoi McOlnre^Tn'•■io.wjer Puuahon-
' ' i *
irs, or upper'‘OreenbrlcK
; 0011 Samuel McCluro, is remem¬
bered on Stony Creek end vicinity
, as the father of ; the late ; James
I MfcCltiro near-Onoto. *.
James McCluro is survived* by
numerous rindustrious sods and 1
daughterswhose families arogroW*'}
in up in Virginia, West Virginia
aotf Indiana. v . ^
Such are a fow of the ;rerninis-i5
oenccB pertine nt ( to my recent- visit j
to the hospitable . welt !?Urnfob«j'c{
home of Mr, and Mrs. Aaron ltoe
•* .* * f
the original Kdo • lioknef tearl. j
l l ,f or a humltod j/onra tills bao,pcoitj
\k Kq« liomo,' ami ’for. - all .those r
\ y«nr* UnflAxiiMn a p)«Gf Sphere tmr-i
' \ Hitd n(»|iiftitilniiciij<’Wotild Ho/
" \ Kop«jroni«)y r«oelvt.-il urikl lubtH^/
'‘ | wreVimBPJlWi* » “**' ' * |
II aroused my sympathies' to 1
n find inj' friend from hid• boyhood
^ I in I. t a llA VO-
danghioraWhoRO families ftrogroW
.in up in Virginia) West V.irginif
and Indiana,
Such ftro a few of the reininitf-
a cences jmrtment'to my recent visit
P _Jto the hospitable weif^fnrmsbgd;;
~~ ‘ l homo of M-r< and Mrs. Aaron Keo
|H no l nt the original Keo lictnestead.i
ed jaway^ I ^v Q * a j^ndred years this has.been/
^ fed 8. B( M a -j£ O0 aja( j for all these!
,Viy or nn-l years ha^Wen a place where trav-b
led Btop w^ erg an cL ac q 0 aiDtancefl would bOf
& but tittle\ generously received " arid kindi rJi ,
’ Rmber S en - entertained. '#■
It aroused my sympathies - too,
3 second son g nc | friend from hii hoylioodf
1 WBs — T in-snch infirm health]" w Bnt he re4
„ss ^ 0r ceives and ondnrss it ail with be* l
and tolling, corning resignation, being fully V
( oate and p er8l j a( }ed that 8 u c h is the wisdom k
ready wit and goodness of the Supreme Be-1
me much j f) ^ j D w ] lom all . live, move and r
oanoke. j |jlv(J t } lc j r being,'that all at last
1 at Joe mu0 t an( j 8 ] in ]] i )9 well,
no TKaror AbouTnight fall tho -rain that
»n f mu, wart looked for early in ' the day!
K , Mrcahin ^ r0fj( u ,y pny.y uartoi a on Jo© M c-
' I’>i .i j• *it:li began to fall and
at frequent intervala thorn
3_ second son
» was distin-
388 for play-
and tolling
fhoate and I
Koanoke.
that Joe
no TKarf.r
<n form,
• Mrcafin
I M>fio<i my njr;n'pltil > ^ tvrt
friond from hi#-*' Uo/liood 1
irfir'in health. Utit he ie*i
ud «nd,irog U nil ■with be* J
resignation, btuig folly',
id that sach is the wisdom u
loess of th«'Sapreu»6 Be‘-y
rhom all live, wave and! 1
ir being,' that all at last'j
I shal) be^woVl^^
"Hlghffall t$j© -rain that I
was looked for early v in ; the day
from my pozy quarters on Jo© Mc¬
Neills'8 porch began to faib' aud
at frequent intervals there
showers all night loug. - The pati
omo "nearer
□ in form,
re, sarcasm
dneT-f'-fcVer
one to ipeet
lo that liad
olpli and it
with them
bu' anyone
Iteritig erf the raindrops was. tn©|
unost'soothing of sounds iuvit».tfgr
•sweet.and hopeful slumber.
Pretty early ne£t mo r]Q .i n g I
took tip my carringdf) foFvtbebotiib
stretcli on this tramping round.
Tho road I found to V W ; rjalte
iniry gud tho mud was M fllO
sticky sort tbnt would be hard" to
get rid of even when dry.
About tiro time I had trjUfa
ready to daro am) do wlloiovOr-.a
muddy tramp might moan, XJtfofge
McComh of Dan, came along
ult team driven by li .tyttlf 4 gnlwfl
ufiir Myt.'oinb, a chin of •!■«>
n ii vi I *
at frfequGnl i/iicj'VHtH tluiii “
showers nil night-long. 'J liti-
toring ot thr> raindrops wsY Vfie[
most'soothing of sounds iuntir.jrj'
•v fortune ( , o-iji««3t
f people I hat hud
i K*r)dolpJ> and it
•sweet and hopeful slumber
or scon nnyono
ndolph.
it I havo hoard
dph, I fed pretty
had ovor seen Joo
M limv *j11!t any-1
1’iotty early j»o£t morning 1 1
took tip my carriage# for v tlae home
Btretck on this tramping round.; ]
TJio road 1 found to bo iplte
miry ami tbo mud was «? ihS[
sticky sort that would bo hard' to
w an; body ^| get rid of even when dry.
About , tire, lima I had trdiifal
uost withering, j reaf j y t 0 - d aro Qn{ j do wKatovbr a,
muddy tramp might mean, XJCMgej *
from atuono, I JdcOomb of JDao, come along w^h
r % • * . .* * v «* i % • *» - i w
* bia team driven by £ >t\alf*gro\ f^ | *
young McComb, a chip ofJ.uO
anyono
6 remark* spob*
ones and not n
HM * OD hfs long) tfcrmit block"
am of humor r\ ...i <•- -
v George aoem*. ,<• do fconrg
* ,B ! good on r«*iu gfld hniled tne in
lus cljejTr ^a.r *0 wait for tire
prominent and
. * ii*'’ J T w ** ” uiv
*1tb pOCCtra- * ,-.-i • * •
r -• -v^oi> ::.m0 on and 'Ore would
f M * aouiv .f- . ... ..
* 40Ui
way that Joe
" that made
* •' all about
w you c
ibt batter it!
^■■a ,lf you j "
1
it
t'.ikU'H ridS to AlarlWdolJ together. I
7t would tako’*» Ybli'din o f sev- ^
eral bund rod ,
| that tins of lb;j V>«n flngi
rtniion ViCin.vy.could toll, yl UlC
ups iiimI downs, round and rounds>
t Ids pveuiful life &u«l «tuuch of
lari I ** " * 1 loading,
* • ’■ * M** I|0 It'll a ii. 111 MV
fcorf rtiiliug'Genu*.
,D(i w |,ou John MuNoel, the proBerr. —
-,-e of tlie-LUtle Levels and his two 1 mistress that wheiPl
friemU, Charles ami Jacob Ken- died hor special instr
M«| rtlwn located their pioneer homos, that Thyatira should
# - The tradition jujbe Buckley fam- ed by the family long
.rid fijr ia that tlie very day thktJJosh- live, and must never
>/ ! ua Buckley reached his , proposed i charge.. A cabin v
) plkce of settlement, lie went on to .hor near where the 1
john McNod’s to have Ills hor'pe horiis now located,
oared for, leaving hia wife nnd cabin ghe moved to*
child jD.the.Jiunte^'g camp .alone wbona wife w ns fl<
all night 1 . * Thi^de&da to th'o iri- where sbb died and
ference that the Pioneer MoNeel the Jdiickley
bad come oat. some ^imQ- preri- years ago.
Pph? * ’ ' Tbyatira was fur
Joshua Buckley secured the comfortable houst*k
y right to, three bund,rod acroe on by her pioneer m&
dfc. <ait side of thu (itoenbrior Buckley’s dying wh
a >ng wTlh w \ nry conaidorabre fully respected bv
tra o. ihn wuit sldtf, >ontignona it ml so it beoamo
* . n|rH| th of fciwHgo, rho pro- yv.ih a privileged ch
'of f " llu »" l K »“"'*><»'• | l0r |, t0 r.jo»ni.
. f f 11 ' ll * "*l , **»» "f Wvur- Ouo ln»(»iioo out
. , #1 l »•« nn'ur' f)..
9 I ^ laud#. lfrttw
1*i a* ktui*it John MoNeel,
Jagob tad ChuU^KeunUun wtro iwt
I >L« ... *
Ouo instance out
tratoa the m«m«r
was, may bo giveo.j
'aion>< with -ft "Very " cofiSUlerablfe 1 fully ' respect
traoc on tho west sid^ ContiguouB 1 find bo- it b«
to tho nmutb of $ wage. The pro-1 yas a privile
oeels^pf tho following autumn’s i her lator yea
hunt- met all the expense ofseoat* j One instai
iiig a titleto tlioselftnde. . teates the n
So far as known John McNeel, was, may be
Jacob and Charles,Kdnmson* were Buckley tin
the only residents of . the Little th© Burgess
Levels at tho timo Joshua Buck* gjimner ranj
ley catne to Buckeye his attention s0ns Thyatir
having been drawu to this region : ftnc j Joseph /
by John McNoel. ; v I and the sal!i
The hunter's camp was occupiedj y eflr that b Ti
until a cabin could be built and I ti tock as usua
grqund prepared for oorn, potatoes t0 by tb4
land bnckwhoat. Jbe original . came lJso j to
I dwelling was fifty' yards or- more I jik 0 |y $o como
l from tho east, bank of.tho -firuou* j v*h<^«e, Slio y
rovo and ufWj
tlifc
V| n<
from the oast baijFo! tho Gi'coo,
briar and'-fhft ‘weMVitf Votween
1 tho -.house.' acd'tljfi This
m\ v, & l\ WM dug byAYHhairf Buckley,
tin' \V«*S(*lW«r wbiTe’*omrVtai*^- 1 JKtq*,
_ l . _ 4 _I. .<<4 liftin' nor
» tbe-water iwjfd boen' c.iS
feti.lHed from a Spring X,U33 •>)[•
ttar-tva 1 #, and it «>»>fMermimni to
■» .. - . . T ~ - •
.ox-n»ave It m*r» oonvonNncliy^ainb*
We-] i oa . a tt( ,]l. rfSmy-nnd
iiKejy to como i
where.^ 8ho w<
wlum uoj tlmj
head wITH a ‘el
awakening in tb
beiael
warm, and the
i _ r> -1
bekv/. -.. It wm i
fallen feu Ittoh’~~‘
onco huetlod /tro
ia&.a. u-<*ll.- wnioiiJwamro- ■>™«m<\ 'jvo 1
H4 (ur in cUiaiwoJ Rt | lluck«y«.
i tlio tiofiib of twenry-fJ<ro foot. I o 00 ot V\tO moti
d oil In tli® coifrsa of yettro iho ; l»at>k| ^rovoincjitu Jon\ui
wa e worn nway »nd tlje dwelling I WR8 mo yl»nt\n$
jckel was about to be uodemnaod, L hav<3< Tlvo B V rc
osn-jit W a» moved [farther back and 1 ^ a .pallid aadd'
v «» rebuilt not so many yoara ago by| Wintfll0ator> BO
(bo Ror Joshup Uupl^loy at Vbat j wovo, being for
was doemed a eafo'distance, At
- the piosout^inie the house U with-
on- . - ■
onp yoftre grow
was In H 9 time
i£’ i^a.rod or so-of .the'brink-ao rap-4 the best atld \ t
* r of idly has th 0/ bauk- worn uwuy, 1 Jor a groat de ^
gome ten or pigre yo^rs after Bet- ing in cour6 * 0
U’inghere' there was au alarming | # T ffQ BOl , s ,
^ l ' freshot in tho Groon brier and the
^ p i water surrounded tho dwelling of
the pioiioor. Mr Buckley and a
servant woman Thyutira took the
a oi 1 - -- - - - - -
children, cows and chickens to
Two eov8 i
were reared b]
rents. T^e aV
already mentk
late Joshua
time a widely
• d - -— —-- i time a wiaeiy
. , 1,unl 0,1 ln K lu) '' ground. Tho 1 r0a(10cto ,l citiz
Ilium gni! bum be -1 , t]B Mot t u „U?t
I 1*U (Mil fKlill 1 ) lili nil nil K\ o iti! tv* n 1 _
o*.
came iflwp aiinuyii to «vun *'fi 0 i»iuu*«>u«
borw, but Mr. llucktoy wi^ld nut h|J ^ f f orn j«i
Jr.ort (ha lio ihy, in the mean , L.i
doop aumjyh to
swim a
In the mean
Hum her husband j-a.atd from
ho had. taken
,1 .k
— ,,n 0 ■wuMk-wHi-.-w-,,-*’"” w»b in time 0011
, gjod^r bo of tbe‘b*iok.»o f*p'' tho boat and it Mrf
i&LnZC tho / bank worn *vruy. f or » groat do»l uf
Vtr-'lgp fuo ton or inoro yoari aftor ael ing i n course of tin
boiQ there wob an ‘alarming # Two boi*b amli
| fro*hot In tiro Qroonbrior arid the wm . 0 roarod by the
fate, I wotor surrounded the dwelling of r ontB. The ol(|eat,
and the -j»lou6or. Mr I 3 ackley aud a a i roW ]y mentioned
to of gorvnut woman Thyatira took the Joshua Bucl
9 ,of 0 hildron f oovrs and chickens to p l0r >6 "a widely kn<
° rft ^ the bam ou higher ground. The reopected citizen
0 be j water botweep J)op»e »n<J barn be- ^ Methodist ?r<
d on c8r00 deep, enough to a g 0 Dujnero^a wer
boras, but Airs Buckley wopld not pe^foriped that
| lies or t the house. In the mean- hg had. taken pgt
time her' husband passed from f0 p t h a t interest!
ur’s. house to barn in a c»noo or dug
out, Mrs Buckley _passed, hor
•- f‘*5A in the house, sewing on 4
log- hunting shirt ns she sal: by a win-
food dow overlooking the river,., flnd
ood, she could almost reach ‘ the water
f five I front the window with her hand
A I. while at the highest tide.'
Vfr. At the death of hor father,, a
mil, Mr^Collina, of Newtown, Airs
on# * iUinalt Buckley whs boqqoatked
• servant woman namyj Thyotirs,
who was quito 4 character lu her
1Zm husband wu* to
half the county at
part of upper Gre
'fbe p^ooepr*! (
or, as aha wa^
called, Hetty'; *
the Jate Georgai
ton, and the h"
of the Kee rolatto
Jinton vicinity.■
industry as a ho
tho talk of hor d
•on Aaron Km 1
pUoo, where pas
hor Ufo iu hor hi
'oNW, the proirct-rj ** - --._
^yoJs. and bis two| mistress whan ~M rn ~Trrrr-nT. , -
|^and Jacob Ken- died her special instructions wen worthy, she mrv ur
Bir pioneer homes, j that Tbyatira should bo maintain- to ln-*)n\ia, and the 1
!.the Buckley fam- ed by the family long as she might doubt that timo &vk
fery day th^t Josh -1 live, and must never ho a- county orosity was abused
bed Ilia > proposed charge., A cabin was built foi Joseph Bm;k\e$l
inf, tie wont on to I iior near where the Buckeye sta- of the lheuesi 1 1c
:o have Jfis horse tion is now located. From this guiahod for his fc
ng his wife and cabin she moved to George Kco'b mg practical juk
er’a camp alone whose, wife was Ucater Buckley, strange yarns (kb
! sads to th’o Jni- where shb died and was burled in witches. 11 o poi
’ioneer AIcNeel the # £uck3cy graveyard .many and his reported'
ae ^iino previ- years ago. of John Uandol
/ . Tbyatira was furnished a very ft ' is' my imp
secured the comfortable housekeeping outfit Buckley could k
^- T --iuujf j uDjjKgicu uy ncr uiuiuivii, luuu icpdrbiti UU
, coruigtions and bo- it became that^ Tbyatira heard of.
t°’ The pro- was a privileged character daring In baa been i
ng autumn's her lator years. with a numben
of secur- One ins tan oo out of many iUue- often Been Joh
tratea the majper of servant sbo was a coin mo?
7 n f Ui COlt WUH t mii y lj o given. When Joshua that they hud n
l Buckley the Pioneer opened up like ‘‘Jack” Ui
» Jtt b tl, 0 H ur g ttM place ho used it for! Wow fa>m wl
* ,,5 “ Buck. ....... .. .......
• ItttUil l i tfi
•uuitjicr range. K y r several boh- »hout Mr. ltt*
I \J\J • » IVM
h ro Iwve »Jj homo tioo ut
,J cubiu 6 ]io moved to Uoorge Kco n i mg practical jokes,
Jonvinff hi* wife and cubio slio moved to n (
L;JmrttorV aamp alono whoso wife was Iluafer Hartley, strange yarn* ftbo*t
TJ/ii! Joiitia to thb id-1 whore ebb died and was burled in j witclios. Ha posgei
tlw Vlunoor AloWeeJ j the .Baeklojr graveyard .many and bis repottoot t«>
m some ^/mv provi-j years ago. of John Randolph
s'. Thyatira w«a furnished a vfry It is my Lmpros
secured the jcomfortable housekeeping outfit Buckley could hav<
- hundred acres i>« l by her pioneer mistress, and Airs I duplicating that pe
. of thu CJreonbrior Uuckley’s dying wishes were care-j features, tones of!
*Tery ”coV?si<ferabfe 1 fully respected by lier childreri,
jd ssrf?,'dontigoona J Hud so'it became that. Thy at ira
f Swfl^a. V-The pro-| \yas a privileged character during
>IJtfwii»g autumn V her later years.
One instance out of mapy illue
>expense of eecur
iso Und^.
and repartee than
heard of.
In has fceenlnfj
with a namber of
often aeon John
t rates the mapner of servant she was a common rt
* n John McNeel, ^ ag? ma y be gj v01)> When Joshua that they had ne 1
e^Konnison'were g u<J kj e y [ho pioneer opened up
cts of the Little
• fe Joshua lluck-
the-.Burgese place ho used it for
/■
like ‘‘Jack” Rar
Now from whi
summer rango; For several sen i about Mr, Rifat}*
.*/*» hia attention s0ng I’hyatira and the boya John
wu to this region
'k
ar ip wafl occupied
Id be built and
sure that jf they
Buckley they wp
ing, “We never
and Joseph did the driving out
and the saving. It happened one
year that she went out with the Jack Randolph.j 5
stock as usual, and was instructed i - Somp of the
o<irn f potatoes, by t ] je catt ] e un m t| l0 y be- j teen, sarcastic 1
• ^ . ' ^ 1Ila camo used to the rnngoand not bo have ever hear
J or - wire | cor „ 0 back or stray elao- wore Joe Buckle*
whore, bho wont into camp eodi on .in hh falsetto i
wb«u b«d lima unnio Covered her smile nriywliere v/
hood with u aliuup skid. Upon »«d t&'co, nor *■ frl«
.it
w n
>• fm
i ho Groou-
'•I hot w«;on 1
'.••-k. Tbt» 1
ii lt> v
,,/* \ iwmlmnlna id tbu niCXt*rii>>ur TJi>'h- I about bis piofviug
^ r*i*^twu»wl ini oonif ortabb/ bJmctuf bontutth ltl»
” *.7rTTf'» •}*
■ ”‘ r
'.' 1 k u I ;m. t\ u
Urn k.'yc*.
Oati of l liu morn uni iiuml.K, i.
i
-• r t'dtksjr. u «>»■ iii,i n .i ,., u w "'r 1 ' 1 /■/..«•• -
•n.v‘.\ , - u .. !.,•*'•—» •!»«,>, HIjo HI I IhlXfC <*(»«•»# »A» w«
Q^^UPBRp' l »*> l 4 »ru<i nj. llMB»IyriH 5 |w«l mfjmm
’d’r (ino ii iifid bmuglit il |>nck to <>«o fcol that he Vt\c\s
yon utul that the soot '
vat out of tho wav. 1
JlC o \M fce'lmllt anil
,ftroJ 1 - potato OS
Uc:U. )’ho orf-lnu 1
4 fi/ty yards on wore
*. * .t i A
«t 0 ck ae usual, and was instructed V Som P °f the m.
to stay by the cattle until they be- keen, sarcastic r«p
came used to tbe rnngo and not bo have ever heard
likely to come back or stray else-1 were Joe Buckley’*
,t bank of tbo Oroon-J w j, cre Sho went into, camp *nd |pn in his falsetto tai
he well whs botweo?| vfheu bed tlmo «au»o covcrod her, S®Up anywhere risil
end t\:fl . ‘TbfcL&d wlGi a sheep skin. Upon 'ssd face, nor a gloat
jg\jy^\Vlli»airt Backley, I ftWa ^ en ing in tho mdrning Thya- 1 about his pfordng gr
- •fd^Qt-X^yf.ionndL. Iigrgolu ncomf orrably | biased beneath bis pr
Ing TuTt^-6fyf rt, gH* > d Bfc Jxpw& wi
k e water h^d boon carrl^ ar ro, and the cover’
ltebvv. It was fO«od snow had/ Tho,own.
I PD
thing about the
Jlucki »7 lookod at you,
«»ms f -M lUilt t\w Vu^vs \\\
lyiKt lUivl l\uvi llw uttohOv
\ U wmI, (inturm'mwl ,V>HaUon far. ii>ah«« -deep, 8be #ti
Utiro 'wmvSbWnt'bV ®' n V-K „ c0 Quailed around. prut lie rod up I
oMp-whio) Oh* Wrtrf fyjor ,|rov«. unit 1 «i'" ' 1 '< *‘»1
Obuiufantv. vbtaiuod •■‘■I ifucko^c.
of twenty-0*0 /op^ j Duo of ili« raor« noticeable im -1 got *mt ot lh« way t\»e
zotfrso of ycoid ‘ho, hank L VOFomejltd j 0# | lU „ Huckloy m^de 1 would bw to* yuuc t«et
at m/ »uJ tfie dHrelllng j wg9 (Jje p[ a ,,tlng of a largo or-1 did not wunt to hoar
to be uoderioinod, 'The sprouts woro brought j yon uiui bo tho tubje
red Norther back auJ j jn a _p a ;,. qf saddle bags from near tone ridicule all ovor t
o many yoara ago by I Wj ne bostc r , bo very serial'. they 1 hood.
JD A lioclfloy at v/bnt i w , ot . 0> boing for the moat part of I Though lie lias be<
i safe dlutRvoo, At
onp yoara growth. This orchard 08 for nearly forty y
ne the house Is with- I wae j u jj. 3 t j me ponsldore^ one of i 8 not many living
kjf.tbe bfiok «6 fap^tho host and it furnished sprouts name* are as frorpn
hank- worn ftvva J'«. f or a great de^l of orchard plant-1
ore je 9 n after set- ing - cCur6e of timo
1 was an alarming 'Two boob and two daughters
root} rjer arid j wero rearod by thoao pionoov pa-
1 o welling of Lj,,^ Tfre u ^ e8tf j^hn Buckley,
uc * u< ‘ a (ulrcadymentioned, whoso son the
*[ 10 J»to Joshua Buckley was in big
liwe'ft widely known and much
respected citizen and minister of
md chickens to
>r ground. Tho
burn be
f to *l*il|l
r r wo|!J out
the wbtn-
|}/o Melhodisl I'rotualujiV y||Urclt.
*'^0 npnifti'Oija woro |ho marrlBgcs
ub ‘‘Joe Buckley 1 u
was Elizabeth (^t
David Gibaon tho
the Elk rolmionabi
Sho was a note
nhd w^a eyor road'
duties out of doort
doors.
These poraonn
of their own, bn
retrod crpln^-
b# p#rforiijod Hmt |t looked if Mrs. Buckley 1
lifl bad taliHn Ant a imtui.t .i >l.t inr«U »'
loro iK.lkuonUlo itn lBo» *>«* ot IU« v<uj it*
tun Ituukloy m»4» W” 11 ' 11 ''O I"' y»>ut
ting of u IrKCO uf• I ^ ooi wntu (o banv|
Xlio »|iroul» w<wo faroiifiht you «ml l>o l(«i
flKFXS'’'*' r',.../-..*,!., wi/fitJi'- *' r ‘-l /*irn-«/' *
— /» lr .n v . 0 fuot. I Obu of ll<« 'll'
h* ifoplb •’ ' ' t i tlm l.owk / .,rciv<»»c.-|)>x J*»«t
,h ° .»»•'' *'*•» .1" "Ml"* / !,>• tlio
l.o utidlMMMOod, l c j, B rd. Xl“» »| ,r
' ^ ,*o> od (forth*r ■ buck mod ».p«5* uf ■»dUlo baga from no»r °*w rUUcuU *U over
rtfj not *<> !«»•*»/ r‘ , * r- by Wmohoetor, bo very am*!; thoTl hood - f
U«rr ./*>*biU Hoalfley *t wore, boin* for (ho iiumI part of 1 Though l>o Ur* V*.
j wme ,l m ••fo dJ»Un>6". Al oop your* growth. This orchard) “» tor Hourly forty
■^soot tuna tho homo fa with- j wa8 j n j^g time eounhloroj one of I »* not in»njr living
“ Jthg best and it fdrniabed sprouts j nfttuo# are as tre<p
for a great d»^l of orchard plant- “Jo« RucUley.
jd or so of 4h«i hsiolt-io r#p~
U 4 tho. batik-worn away.
*•’7 ,
i>r» or (Hol'd /oars aftor eet-
>i« there was an alarming
lu tho (Iroonhrjer and the
nwimied t(io dwelling of
©or. Jtr Buckley and a
roman Tliyntira took the
cows and oliiokons to
5c higher ground. The
was KUiabeth (]
ing in coarse of time.
r Two sore and two daughters David Uibsun tht
were reared by tjioao pioneer pa* 'ho Elk relations!
rente. Th e uld e6t i do''” Buckley, Sho was a
already mentioned, wlipso son the
late Joshua Buckley was in his
time's widely known and much.
respected citizen aud minister of
reep home #nd barn be-jijethocliet Protestant church,
p aunugli to swim a|g 0 unpierous were j.he marriages
iirt Uuck/ey wpa!d not^e performed that ft looked as if
10-jja. Io the mean- [| 16 ^ad taken oyt ft patent right
lofbtn passed f 10m f or that interesting business for
cinoe. or dug p a ]{ ^ count y at )efi S t and a'good
•F oajaed her i ..... __ wi ' .
•v in a
Buckley.pjused her
boofe, tetrln^ on 4
as she sat by a win-
iiag I be river, and
oat ft*.it tiio water
Io* •Ills her baud
* «! tide, |
■ r1 br father,. a
4 .V»no*o, Mr#
•7 I
part of upper Groonbrier,
The pjouepr’fi daughter {Jester,
and w^a eyer roa
duties out of dot
dOOTB, .i
These person
of their own,
reared orpines
MrB. Buckle
was sorely affti
sore on the ba<
To use her ovs
4
like a hot iroi
her agony q)
or, Aa ebo waa most commonly Aoor day and
called, Hetty, became tho wife of every kind 5
tho Jato George Keg, near MarUm lt° a r of, mak
ton, and the honorod progenitor or plant lluit
of the Keo relationship In tho Mar- itou for puril
iintou vjdnity, Her, onorgy and the meant
Industry ns u homo keeper woro bridge lo
the talk of her d^y. 1 lor grand- and among
| oktntJffr fa U hll 1,00 Aaron Koo liroa un the homo oalleJ in to
sli jJ 1 tho moat of |or« hand,
•'*1 It^n in her busy homo dutioa, thoro vm d
oUui-b and acrpialntadc
generously received
entertained. ' •
It aroused my ey
find my friend frOm
in such infirm health
ceiveB am\ endnrea^
oomiog resignation
persuaded that secdd
and goodness of tfj
1 ing in whom aU 1
■ have their beiDg, tl
5 must and shall bej
About"hig!\i fall
was looked for earl
from my cozy quw
Noil Is’a porch beg
at frequent intorvi
tiiowera all Wight! 1
toring trf the rad
moat'toothing
lucVevo sfa-
From this
borge Koe*
•r Wool ley,
* fcurjoi in
ini .mioy
ing practical jokes, aiul telling (
strange yarns about ghosta and
witches, ilo possessed ready wit
I and his repoitcos remind mo much
of John Randolph of Iloanoke.
It is my impression that Joe
Hockley could havo come nearer
duplicating that person in form,
'foatwea, tones of vqieo, sarcasm 1
,and repartee than any one 1 ever
beard of.
In has boon my fortune to meet
with a nouiber of peoj lo thut hud
oftm amo John Randolph ami it
ft MMBaoD remark with thorn
(lot they bud Mm «ma *ny
“Jmk * Randolph. •
N i « frm i1j*i 1 have heard
Mr. Itt^Hph, I M pr^tf)*
K.v'.lf"* "V J ' ol ' h '‘l
vviV OO am\ OtlUTtr
Lujingepr"* abo«t ghosts and
» ** 9 < ! U,t0r b4l HoJ £| "Kc 1 *®"- 110 P 000000 * 11 wit
l|t *i «nJ wm b* L Jtl | lia reporlco* mmlrid mo much
j gravoysn uf John Kandolpb «>f Itoanoku.
It is juy improsHion that Joe
oomittg rcftigtui
•1
jtaa furnished a vcryj
housekeeping outHt
,r miefrdM, and Mre
ig wisbo* rt OI ‘° c flr °
j by her children,
imo that. Tbj’alii'ft
j character during
out of munyHlufl-
er of servant she
en. When Joshua
meer opened up
a ho used it for
ltuekJoy could havo como uearor
duplicating that person la form,
•features, tones of vqico, auroaam
P»nd repartee thau auy one I ever
heard of.
In 1ms been my fdrfilne ttrmeot
with a number of people that had
often seen John li«i>dolplj and it
wa3 a common remark with them
that they had never agon anyone
like ‘Mack” Randolph.*
Now from what I have heard
For sovoral sea- i about Mr. Rinujolph, I fool pretty
d the boys John BQre that if they had ever seen Joe
the driving out Buckley they would have «)pit say
It happened one log, “We novor saw anybody like
•nt out with the Jack Randolph.”
td vu instructed * Some of the most withering,
Ift until they be- keen, sarcastic repartees that 1
mngftaml not bo have over heard from anyone,
A or stray else-1 vroro Joe Buckley's romurkf spoh-
ftlntv camp and 1 on iu Id* f*]«otto tones and uut a
f|flb covaroh her i tmllo nnywhuro visible uii his long
1^^ sVn l!pio f*co, our s ||l«nm of . humor
persuaded that sue
and goodness of 1
ing in whom td|
have their being,
must and shall b«
AboUtT& ijrTTTTa
was looked for e»
from my cozy /ja
Neills’s porch b<
at frequpnt inter
showers &T1 riigtt
tering <Jf the re
most'sootVimg c
>6weet and hopei
Pretty early
took up my carr
stretch on - thiar I
The road I fo
miry 8D<J the
sticky sort \hat jj
get rid of oven t
About . tire t
ready to' dare an>
muddy,tramp mi*
Ale Co mb of Pan,
bin team drlron b,
yonnjy Jfol'ouil
•kl».
• »*•* jr »-1 *houl Ills i>iurotl>K gr*y ujros, tlntt
\ M«/-o.| Imuiutlli Mo ,iromt nun t autl
7 *.lI V< I y 1 mtwl 11^41 b(>il*r,.wl'li Jimiol
fftfttsi Vh>»4 >1 j|» U. Ttmi I* W»»a H *••»•••
Hhft ft»nhBi*t MtnMit iliu W«%y Ihnl I <►«*
’ * ks*«-a»0 Ui.nkUiy IwukeU al you, filial Idufift
I f <’ f I b-'f i 1; :il lit! Li If tv 11 uTlnbviut
rertrai pi
door**
gO€ll*diJ
n h
, , , 1 that this resvJoni ot t
,i ter “:: J “rr r.~“U*H*
Ut with tl»o
ud
,J |iCK IVUUUUipil.
. 'Sompof tho most withering,
Abont th© tj
ready to daro and
keen, aarcaslic repartees that 1 mu ddy t ra mp ran,
a..a not b« 'm v « »w»rt from anyone, | McCom 'f, of Cnh *
„. t or gtray else 1»«« *<* Hockley'e remarks .pt>U- t6ani Jrlr0D b
at late can,V *o<l iu lta . W * ot *° tone ‘ 8m ! * young MeComjffi
'&«• covered bet ****>. vaiblo onIn.long ^blook jajj
,, lW „ akin Upon]cad face, nor a gleam of booiorj Geor/?e <00lne( ,
(ta minting Thya- akoot hie piercing grey-eyoa, that good . ou the
Bait eucemfortabiy 1 klaaad beneath hie proicilnont aniy^ wej ftji"
„ lotmi ,toow wUmt el»re. There w.a a »»'"»' t.fco'a
-been. Sbe .tP'ley cheat the war that foe . y £ would tafeg n re/i
’„„ 4 , getbereO apt Buckley looked et you, thkt n.kde jy VUrtiTtoel tmgWSt-T^
7Tr«t'Jfi n iZ7u t.,]•>"<> 111 ,r ivii*tw«>w.t otv
yon Olid that tho Booner you eovU ttVlit loo vicuuty.cowU
more noticeable jin- ' <? et out of w *‘J r bettor itlupBfciut dowua, xouu
»buri Hockley ;n 4 de would bo for your feoUng* if you l { uu _ 0 VQnt f u \ \if e i ;
'Jag ota largo or- |<*W not want to hour it told o»U t would b© *\otw»
routs wore brought f ou ftn *^ bo l * 10 subject of hilari-1 wr j^ etl out aa \j
ila bags from noorjoue ridicule nil over tlio nclgnbor- ft mftn ba8t0 W ; e
very small they (hood. 1 considering tVio en
the most part of [ Though ho 1ms been ^ono frdm had t0 cot>{vot)t am
b. This orchard
ODgftJeretf ono of
fcniahed epront#
ua for nearly forty yoara, yet there! d 0j „
is not many living poraone wliowj llt , 0 b0 raiac . d
are ae froouentlv repeated 1 Bix j
names
orchard plant.f we “Jo© Buckley's,” Ilia wife
ne.
The two mil© lit
i
wan KMzabotb (Aibson, 6istor of
two daughters t>avid Gibson tho progenitor of
» } ur p*. Uio Klk relationship of that mum).
/ghs ifuckJoy, fc>J*o was u uolocl housekeeper
who*# ton the *nd w^s oyor ready fop bur home' 'I’bgu
>f*Ml 0 bialdttlM out <>/ iluorn u» well »a iu j UeOomb, ro»y }
that wagon vrae a
mo fttul intorost b
stretch would ha
thin $vm\mor ft«lt
u and mtMb
f J ‘ of
Ual rttnrrli
long toow
<• JWOUI u^d- no Obildrooi^^ h4plwq ,
of thfalr fiurn
!J7 ilittl l»«» UjjvW •* > i\»Vh rn»»VAui>% «»t V\i«. u
>11 it r*«X tliMi tl.n »ooncr .TOO eon ^! uttllOO v\ii\n\ty.oOw\v\ WH
ot out Of the Wi»7 tl»« boCt*r it ^nO dowui,
,tr<- tiiorv b* /or /our f«*Uo B * « r°*l«f liie #vomlu\ Vita auOl -«
R l ( JiwfiM* Uooli/*/ I d(d po< want to h«ar it told or > I it v»oul»l bo VntuToatiiio"
plating "t * rou »oJ bo tlie ■ abject hilari- - * 1 “ ‘ - *
noffcopblo /m fi ct
P**
IT are br«afibt J™
of bilari- out Ju%t ** he tol
ridicule al! over the ceignbot- j ft man Imi to Viaatio to V
Though he has bet
considering tbo «n»\ni«
«gunu fr 6 m to confront and ran
f tor the — * I us for nearly forty years, yot there 1 tQ j dntioa of raVain
orowth This orchard P ,-. -, f -
E JLhlercJ one of f i- ***»/ living P^ on _« wh ^' t oug)it to bo raised mix
me aoiiMiuvins w * * v k it—- •—
it furnished epronU names are as frequently refutedh ix >daM gt Uotg
..f„f ombard wUnl-.M *Voe Btickley'*. »« Wlfu The twom
efl of orchard pl® n
o/ time.
was
Elizabeth (^ibson, eiator of!
of'
and two daughters David Gibson the pro g o n Vtor
nibo huiuo
that wagon was a thh
nro and intovoat to w
>y those pionoor pft-
r _ r _ 111® Elk relationship of that name. | BtrctcU wouW b avo
I^esf, J^bn BuckJtjy, f 8h° was B noted housekeeper @amuner g tt \tor*
» B «d, whosd son the and w^s over ready fop hor bom«l tTamp ^ Thanks
Bnckiey was in big duties out of doors as well as in ■ McComb,- vxvay yon
known and much doors.
1 long live to own an
n aud minister of ^e« c persons had 1 no children i ftn( j happen along
Protestant church. j of their own, but adopted and
ere ^be marriages reared orphqqs.
at jt looked as if
If a patent fight
ing business for
i p)e pqay be aa glac
1 1 *waa.'
Shakespe
‘‘To gild refined!
lily*:,
r» •v /IV;
Is waetof v^l aucT j
•n % S *
Mia. Buckley in advanoed age
was eorely afflicted by a cancerous
sore on the back of her right hand;
^Jeastatjd agood To use her own language it pained
cnbrier. . like a hot iron all the time. ' Jn
Uugku-r Jfestcr, her agony sho wopld walk the
Doit commonly floor day and night atid would use! But l\e km?
5anJo tbo wife of overy kind o? poultloo she oovildj Green Seal Lt
Hi War Mftrljn. hoar of, make teas of every root ( sale by O, J, R
> f t>d progenitor <>r plant tlmt might ho ruoomtnon-
ibip In the Mar- dib for purifying the blood. In
^ r - ini *KJ «»d th« niountimo a doctor from Bock-
Wet bridge lovattki at Hunter* villa,
framj- *«d atnoD|j the tint cu»e« ho was
-.T*-
J, A, Arbuclv
5p<
EYE, EAR,
Will b* In
.„,r «/»»»•— r>>6r, hood- l «jof>»Uleriog oneiKi,
,«/cr. rcrT *"* o/ TI.oi.gK l.o lins b«*rt ^ono frdml,,^ * Q co „| r0 nt •n«\mv
!*•"'* /tor ll'o »'->•* > • | D , #or tioarly fort, ,ct tU«r*l Bnd dgttM of fmWn
growth. j, DOl w .r>, living (MltMl 0 . g >« to bo roltod ...
r(«»r 0 n>*id n * m ®, *re «• frequently reveled ,U .IWugbUv*.
^2"22?-/EE - ■•*» ■«*>*•*” hi. .... TU .,.„„„.h^
, r ^h OI .J niant- »» ‘ «>o* -• TUe two ruUo boniV
l4td o4; of •>« »r P, j „ M En^betb Uib.on, B Utor of A|l W|gMl , M g
“T wo d.ughfer. D.rld Gibaoo the progenitor of „„ aua ; ntoro6t lo „
:VU pioneer pa- the Elk relationship of that naiue. , trotoh w0uV d lmv%
£ .W J. J*h" »«*!./. - Sh ° W " * - DOt , , h ®« aek * e P« r thin summer «*«.«
LfjLd, whose *on the and w*s ever ready fo, her boom Thnnkg
g Buckley wm in hie duties out of doora ad woll as »u M c Comb, wft y you
j y knows and much doors. long live to own an
tizen aud minister of Theso persons had* no children) happen along
ft Protestajjf church. j of their own, but adopted and 1 p| e bo
r were flie marrJftgc^ reared opphttns. 1 \ was.
[•that it looked as if Mr8 - Blictl ey in advanqed age’
I that ft looked as if J^ 8 - “ BCfc W 10 “Ranged «g«
p«t a patent right was sorely afflicted by a cunoeroual i*.,« V
■eetlng business for sore on the back of her right"hand; j * Shakespe
f at least and a good To uso her own language it pained 1 „ T * nd reiW
?re'cnbrier. . I like a hot iron all the tjmo. 'In • {-^
'i daughter Hester, j heragony oho wopld walk the Is wastotiiVuntl f:
i moat commonly floor Jay and night ayd would use ^llut l\e jkjiQ
became the wife of overy kind of poultloo she oould Green Boa\ Li
Jfep, noar Mflpljnt hear of, make teas of every root sale by 0. j. It
loored progenitor or plant that might bo recommen- ~1 ~~ ~~~"T
mehip In the Mar- den for purifying tbo blood, lu ^ ' AfbucK
Her; energy and the meantimo a doctor from Rock- /
me keeper were bridge located at Huntersville,' CARi NC
J. IJor gyand- ft nd among the first cases ho was Will be in Marlli
foa on the homo oaliod in to treai was Aunt Hetty’s I urtia y an< * BuQI
id the most 0 f gore hand. As a in at tor of courser ' Dft,Q ^
- Da. QW
j home duties, there was m> Uiaoaau bi^t whut i 1 o[ Eour8 » ***
tend.I
. i boon I
those'
— s ===== sg=s! ^^ 'U trav-
iee;ruj*l To •topTJjjJyJ an d acquaintances? would V.ol
d is but little generously received «%i>d kindly 1
sgoiD her gen- entertained. ~ 1 . •
It aroused my Byippftthics:, tgi
e socoud son find pjy friend frOra. his boyhood1
i was distiii- - n 6nc h i r fi rin health" ph! ho roT
ess for play- ce ^ efl an d endures it all with be*l
and telling c0m j n g resignation, being fulm
jhoaia and 1>er6ua ded that such is th© wi&iotal
i ready wit and g 0o< ] n ess of tho Supi’ph.Q B«vl (
d me muoh ingin .whom all live, tapyo ftndl,
Koanoke. j iav , e ^eir being, that al} at lust i
that due , nu0 t and shall b&Ji?©ll. : * x
le nearer About'higlifTall tho t$\%} that
•n form, Wfta | 00 ]- 0t i f or early in •' t\)Q do) 1 1'.
tftrfiiui j r<Jfn in y C0Z y /juartora on Joa Mo- j;
* em , NoiiU’a porch begun to [till find l
at fn*<juent intervals tiioro wore *
itomcat # \ l0 , Atla u \\ night’ long. * TiuV’jmU-
I at had ior ritituljo|Mi w4,i tho
j im*st rnothing of mouihU io/biog
cel a (id hopl’ful ulmubo*. *
G=r
mu any ouu I ever
hy forfuno tO'mecit
>f people that had
Randolph and it
idolph.
4
| ( ll } K ,«t a™ pcr«u*UeU that such ia thO wUtiotnh
l it fHiMotiBCd ready wlt and goodness of the Supn>utQ Bo'l;
.rtiMia romiml mo mu oh {hg in whom all livo, «r*3YG ftndj;
ndoh'h °t Roanoke. |, nve their being, that all ** luati
impression that Joe mliBt a nd shall bejyell.
| iiavo coiuo -nearoi AbodruigHTfall tho that'
at person in form, ^g ]ooke<l for early in • th®- dayl*
i of vaieo, sarcasm ^,. om m y C ozy quarters on JgqMc-1 .
Neills’* porch began to foil And
at frequent intervals thcro were
showers all night long. Tue’"pat>
toring erf tbq raindrops was the
j p^osk eoothing of sounds inviting
ejuark with them > gwee j an d hopeful slumbor.
ver seen anyone I p r etty early next morning l|
took up my carriages fot\the homo
it I have heard oil'this tramping rounds
lph, I feel prettyj
had ever seen Joe
The road I found to bo quite
miry and the mud was of the
lli *• J (4 U vi liiuu n»g vx mo
jIU have quit say - j 8 ^ c hy 80r t that would bo hard to
taw anvhrulv like 1 , .1 • 1_ j ■/»
•parteea that 1
■1 frotn anyone,
y’fe remarks hV > f, K"
1 tones and not a
£
ilwin «>f humor
IX a r M d;u», lhu.1
iow anybody like g^ 0 f oveu when dry.
. / About t!i« time I had iqado
most withering, rca( jy to dare ont ] <} 0 whatever a
muddy tramp might mean, Xdebrge
Me Co mb of Dan,; came along witl). ^
his team driven by'a half'grownjj
1 young McComb, a chip of tha^^H—-
Ji! * '°_ UK J Wnml block. :
OuurKu •ooiiied to bo feolingj.V
— — - iKotul on iho rniu »i|<| tisllod mo Oi/j
uu vvotiAuoot iunJl uu ohorry **•>■ to- vr»ir for t ho# J
•SJUJC 1 '' 1 \ v ll... 1 . 00 •ml *•» < * r “ l i ,c/ [J%
t«l ^*.TrT*tr^T«'TWXrl|ntOt« liijjotlierJ ..
tA. varsftftlcl t»vko 1 • Imiiiw i»/ •
'J arsTmirfOrwi pngoW-’m. o-num *llr'
I (hat thiu resident of tho. ,)>uu ilajr
W wO «s
t ho k
Him
Hiat
*\im\ nmvlu
now it H Ji about
tho 90 oner von could
f! nirnldy’triTmp might mean, tlcorgc
sr heard from anyone, M c Comb of Dan, came along with
Hockloy'aromarki Bp«h-1 bia team drtvon by a half grown
M§ fulgotto tonoB aud not a yourp MoOomb, • chip of-tl' ~ v '
mi j whore vl«\Wo on his long i ter0 M block
ice, uor a gleam of humor 1 Qeorge seemed to bo
l Mb vising gray"eyo8,
that
feeling
v VW v.- 6 o-. -# ■ ,i good on the rain and bailoJ me in
sd beneath his prominent audl c beiTj way to wait for ibe
r yn-M ow e. with ^penotra-l wagon, climb on anti *« WOnld/^
iiXaro. There was » * nme lt^ "ar hi e^'n' Marlin ton together,^
* -* w trt *‘ Uwould take a volumn of -w | r
u f u>» 1 »i»u ;
of tWJ _
a some
uft "about the way that loe,
4ch\oy \oohod at you, that made) «p«lTW<^ : -' - T r WT*
I ^>fov> • i‘“t *"*-» i( “ ll ibat Uj>«*
a atiit t hat (fio wwnor/on j station vicinity. oculil toll
it
put of il >o *»/ ttie bolter
Jii bt> tor your /holing* if you
■sot want to hour it fold on
wd i>o the subject of bilari*
(Jicplo all over rbo nelgnbor
igii he lias been 'go no frdtn
iearly forty years, yet there
jsny living persona whoso
re as frequently repeated)
JJuekiey'fi .*' His wife
sabetb Ciibaon, eletor of
bson the progenitor of
dationsLip of that name,
i a noted housekeeper
•or ready fop her honip
yf doors as well as iu
“ioni had' no childroti
b but adopted und
l*l«-
io tdyanoe>l ugo
by | cu «
^ ‘ • right hand,
ii J
•u pa and do who, round and rounds 1 ! \
of ids ov«uiful Ufo and -tnnch of I *
it would bo interesting reading, \ i
written out just a« ha tolls it, hn«\o
a man lias to liuatlo to ko*p alivQ.
considering tho onemios he lm«|
had to confront and moot tho cares 1 I,
and dutios of raising as thoyi $
ought to .ho raised. si* soua aud 1 t
six,daughters. 1 ^
The two mUo homo ^ stretch A* i
that wagon was a thing of pious*
ure and interest to what tho- houfe
etrotch would have been io iny
thin suminor galtevi, had it boon
tramped, Thanks to . you
McComb, may yon and yon^boyr
long live to own and drivo wagonel
and happen along whonuvor peo-l
(<|o may bo as glad to ipeot you as
1 vm.
W. T. 1\
Shakespeare Say*
4.
1
tfT+t
°* riJtawv «■■ ■ considering the en»iniu« >•* has'
£J,’ |, ho hn* Uoen «uno frdui )ia d to confront nn<l moat tho cafo.\^
for xiwirJr forty yoH,». yol thi>r« snd dutiD8 of raising m thoyi
ot ui*"/H* in g porsons whoso oug |, t to bn rniecid «i* aoiia &U(il S
a re ss froquMiitly repeated i Bjx ^ugtiters.
•Joo Jlurkley's.’* M** w *f® Tl»e two mil* home f stretch iflt
Wianbotii t*ib«ou, sister ot that wftg0 n was a thing of ploas. I ^
j Gihrton tho piogonitor of ljr0 atl j iotyieat to wlmt the- homely
'k n'ltttiouahip of that name. a f ro t c l, would have been in inyl
whs a notod housekeeper t {,j n 8U n\mer gutters, had U boon]
lS ever ready top bor honip iwunpod, Thanka to you Mj.M
jut of doors as \yoil as i Q McComb, may you and your boyli
long life to own and drive wagons!
persons had' no childrou an( j happen along whenever peo-1
pie rpaj be as glad to meet you a*I
I W«3.
w*.T~»; 4
own, but adopted and
>phtfna. ,
fuck Icy in advanced age
f afflicted by a canooroua
6 back of her rrght'hand; t Shakespeare Says
own language it pained <cpo gjj,j re f5 n e ( \ gold, to paint tno
roo all the time. Jn •• . \\\y t
fbo iroi4ld walk the fs wastoful aud ri^iouloua exceea.”
id oighf apd would uee But he knew nothing abou‘
\ * *“ ■* i
of poultloo the could Green Beal Liquid paint., For
of every root sale by C. J. Richai'daou. • < «
1 «ilbt be reoommon- 1 T 7 7 ' ~Z „ .
jfa§ the blood. In Arbuckle, A. B, H. D.,|
t • doctor from Jiookj . Specialty,
4 «| lioatmvIlU, j GYB, BAR, NOBB ami THROAT,]
W Ifd OIM 1 m v|| Will lie In Marllnton 1st Friday, Sat*
Ml VM 4ubl Uotty’f ttrUay and Sunday Of each mouth.]
4 4 MM|M of eotm *>». uvr-roan’* erne*,
viMt |i«j u ' ,i,TI » u 1 «• ui. t H«K) P* JO'I
JIuokKr'*-” Jii *
, KlUxboth of
•IJ ihOtoo iho prvgonitor
E/ir iwlmiowshlj* of that name.
,« w «i » noloJ JioUfokeepor
ovor *»•<!/ fop /|op Jjoiuq
, out of <Jourt ae W^l »« i n
ao portom iiud* no children
r own, but adopted and
cpphip/s.
Buckley in advanced age
iiv afflicted by a cuDoorona
(bo back of her right'fiand.-j
or own laugungo it pained
iron all the time, 'Ju|
y «b« WOgld walk
ami night ayd would use
f of poultJoo she oould
ale teas of
Tl>e two niilo h«>ir»o stretch ifc. .
thftf wagon wss a thing of picas. 1 \
uro and iiilcnml to what ilio homo' '•
alrotch would have booi\ In my
tU|o summer gaiter*, had It boon
tpampod, Thanks to you Mj.
McComb, may yon and your \>oyU
long live toown and drive wagons! '
and happen along whenever peo-|
pie may be as glad to rpcet you &»|
1 Av$9.
WJT
_ - i t; l -
you as
[VH;
Shakespeare Says
“To gild rotfned gold, to paint the |
lily, , .. ..
tho fs wasteful anti tiJicuious excess.”
; But ho ; Hpow nothing abou^l *
Green Seal Liquid paint. JpSjf
every root sale by C, J. Richardson.
■I ui/ght bo recommen , „ . . , . . 4 .. ^
ifyiDg tbo blood, iu J* A. Arbucklc,A, B, n. D,,
ae * doctor from Rock- .. Specialty,
$«d at Uanteraville, EYE, EAR, NOSE and THROAT,
the drat cases bo was Will he in Marlinton 1st Friday, Sat-
treai m Aunt Betty’s
Aa a matter of coarse
byt whut bo
urday and Sunday Cf each month
-DR. Gt7IIJX>RD’B OFFICE,
Hours, o-l a. m. t <md p, m.
a '
THB BUCKLE I LAKD GRAKT
s>y A ' ff4 7
Th« trant for the Buckley properly wo5 uuln before the
Revolutionary war and ws signed by King George III of
*n*l«nd. It was profited to Joshua Duckloy about 1762 and
««* Whet Is Known aa a "Tomahawk Grant" - so named because
the white aettlara Bad a treaty with the Indiana that the
■bites would not settle in the Ohio River watershed. The
plonoer* persuaded the Governor of Virginia that the Green¬
brier Rlvor emptied Into the Atlantic Ocean.
The original plot ol* land was bounded as follows i
Starting at a point one block north of the present Court
House in Merlinton, a straight line to the top of tho mount¬
ain at the Lone Tree Knot, then along the top of tho mount¬
ain to encompass the watershed of Swagn Creek! thonce to a
point et the Island at the mouth of Improvement Lick. Hun?
thence north to the mouth of "Black Stump" Hollows thence
a straight line to the mouth of llundy Lick Runs thence to
the starting point in Karllnton.
the part at Harlintcn was taken fro© the original tract
by a court order end given to the McLaughlin family.
A* Joshua's family became nature each was given a tract
of land. The division wss as rollowsi Hottie married George
Kee and was given that part cf the f&ria north of the Big
Rocks in the Greenbrier River and west to the top of the
mountain at Lone Tree Knob. Joe Hockley married Betty Gibson
and was given that part of the land west of the river, south
of the Kee tract and south to Swago Creek, with the exception
of tha flat land just north of the mouth of Swago Creek.
John Buckley married Patsy Cesebolt and was given the tract
south of Swago Creek and the flat land raontloned above. When
hii parents became old John moved to the east sido of the
river, built a house just north of hla parents' home. At
their death he inherited the land east of the river. When
the KcXelll family came in 1?77 they were given the limes tone
flat lend on the southwest.
The Kee farm was later divided. Polly was given the
pert east of Route 219 and to the river. Joehua Kee got the
pert seat of the river. George got the oert north and west
cf the point where the highway tope the ►rice Hill. Aaron
got the rtm Inder of the Kee land.
The John Buckley treet west or the river was sold to
iraral fewlllea. The Aalss family got the part north of
•■go Creek. Thla later was sold to tho Auldrldges and
Charley Young.
- 1 -
Ttw> Joe Buckley lend want to the Ochletree fully, tNsa
to John Oay ami Joe WcKolll and t* nor ewnod by Lewis Oay.
The homestead eost of the river ews given to Joshua
Buckley* This was divided &s follows I Mergaret and Charles
Young, Jane and Columbus Silva, kndy Rose, and Clinton
Courtney.
During this generation all the tracts once owned by
Joshua Buckley 11 were bought back with the exception of a
few acres owned by the heirs of W. M. Young. Several acres
have been added to the homestead; namely, the kcCoy farm at
the heed of Williams Hlver and 575 acta* of out-over timber-
land east of the farm.
Joshua Buckley ll was a minister at heart rather than a
farmer. With his large family and smell income it became
necessary to sell parts of the farm. He told the lower part
of the river bottom to Goorge Overholt and some of the hill
land to Charles Young and Clinton Courtney. The upper part
of the bottom wbs given to daughter Jana and Columbus Silva.
This left only a small section with tho home. Later this
was mortgaged for debt, and at the time his son John took
over the management of the farm, all waa gone or mortgaged
for all It was worth.
John began to gather the land together again and to
pay off the debts. This was during the depression of the
1880’s. 3* worked as a carpenter, helping to build the
store for Daniel KcWeill. His wages were seventy-five cents
a day. Later the lumber interests began to cut the timber
on the Greenbrier River and float the logs to Konceverte to
the sawmill. John soon learned to guide the arks down the
river and became the pilot of the arks. This was a Job of
considerable responsibility and paid a little batter wages
than the other men got. However, it could not be done dur¬
ing the winter months.
Several companies were buying tract* of lAnd and timber
In Pocahontas County. Many of those companies knew little
or nothing of the country. John learned to estimate timber
end would make estimates for a fee. This gave him a good
Income, and it could be dona during the winter. In this way
he could work almost all tha year.
During this time ouch of tha work on the farm was done
by tha wife and children. Since John was able to be at
home at some time during each week, he could manage the
farm quite nil. He soon paid the mortgage on the home.
About 1097 when the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad began
to build tha Greenbrier Division there was yet a debt of
few tasdred dollars, which was owed to Colimbus Silva. In
erdar to give a deed for the right-of-way for the railroad,
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Joshua, then the owner, deeded eight acres of land lying
between the homestead and the Overholt tract to Silva.
This was known as the "Little Orchard".
In 1906 Aumlller Brothers were looking for a tract of
timber to cut. They contacted John Buckley, knowing that
he could estimate timber and that he had cruised the timber
on his own lands as well as that on the Silva and Young
(then Thomas) farms.
The Aumillers made an offer based on the extimate
which had been made. That part belonging to Silva was the
best grade of timber, and they offered one thousand dollars
for it.
John then began to try to buy the Silva farm. They
offered to sell all except the "Little Orchard" for twelve
hundred dollars. The deal was made and the timber was sold,
leaving a balance of two hundred dollars outstanding. By
this time Jsy Buckley was old enough to work on public
works, and he and his father went to work and paid off the
outstanding debt.
In the meantime, the Overholt farm had been bought by
Charles Young and sold to James Cook. After Walter Graham
married Addle Buckley, he and Jay Buckley bought the lower
end of the river bottom from Cook. The "Little Orchard"
remained In the hands of the Silva girls (Annd and Myrtle)
until 1925 when this tract was sold to Jay Buckley for eight
hundred dollars.
The tract owned by Courtneys and Youngs was acquired
by William Buckley about 1933« The Andy Rose farm was
bought by William and Ralph Buckley. This brought the origi¬
nal farm together again.
The land on the head of Williams River was bought by
Jay and William Buckley as a place to graze cattle. The
first place bought was the John W, Sheets farm known as the
"Butch Bottom". This was later traded for the McCoy Place".
After the timber was cut from the "Big Survey" to the
east of the original farm, Jay bought five hundred seventy-
five acres of this cut-over timber land. He paid about
three dollars per acre for this. This completed the farm
as it stands today. It consists of about fourteen hundred
tun
TEE SOCEL8T8 AT 9»AOO
The first account we have of the Buckley f»«lly was
In Irelaad at tho tine of the "Bulldog Rings". This family
was of Protestant faith. At that tine the homen Catholics
were in power there, and the Buckleys, taint persecuted far
their faith, moved along with nany others to Belgium and
Holland.
When word cane to them that the colony of Virginia had
been established, these families became interested In com¬
ing to America. They returned to England and made arrange¬
ments to sail for the Mew World.
They arrived at the mouth of the James Elver In 1621.
The aarly settlers at Jama 5 town had become discouraged and
had sat sail for England, The two boata met at the month
of the river, and the newcomers persuaded the early settlers
to return, la this way the Buckley family lays claim to be¬
ing among the first permanent settlers of Virginia.
Very little Is known of the family fro* than until
about the time of the Revolution. It is pros used that they
with others worked their way westward to new lauds aud bet¬
ter hunting grounds.
About 1760 there were three brothers Of the family at
Winchester, Virginia. Two of them moved northwestward to
what is now Ohio. The other one came across the mountain
into the Southl-ranch of the Potomac, then south to its head
sod over Into the Greenbrier Valley. This was Joshua.
He came down the river to what is now Ho e tertian and
there found a family by the name of Collins, Joshua made
his homo with the Collins family until 1774. In 1773 he
married the daughter Hannah. To them was born a son, Joe,
on February 22, 1774,
Joshua had scouted the Greenbrier Rlvor Valley for a
horn* about 1762 and took a grant for land. After his marriage
to Hannah. she wrote a deed, and It was recorded In the Court
House in 6tauntcn, Virginia, In 177*.
(to March 6, 1774, Joshua, with his family, arrived at
mouth of Swago Creek. Hare he had found a spot where
In diems had cleared about two acres of land and had been
•lag corn. He built a lean-to shed against a large white-
tree Jus t above the hlchvater mark on the east side of
river about two hundred yards south of the mouth of Swago
Cr»»k. He had brought with him hla wife and son, a horse,
and provisions enough tD last until a crop could be raised.
Joshua made a trip to Cambridge, Massachusetts, and v&e
there with Cererel Washington- He was sent hack to the valley
as a scout for the army, and et the time of the Battle or
Point Pleasant he was stationed at Gaul ay Bridge. If the
Indian* won the battle, a runner was to come to him, and ha
was to notify the settlers In the Greanbrler Valley to get
Into the fort at Lewisburg.
The white colony in Virginia had made a treaty with the
Indians that they would not make settlements In the Ohio
River Valley. The settlers in this section had persuaded
the Governor of Virginia that the Greenbrier Fiver flowed
Into the Atlantic Ocean. I n this way they received their
grants for land. These grants were known as "Tomehawk
Grants". The grant for the Buckley lands was one of these
and wss signed by the King of England,
After moving to the mouth of Swage, three other children
were born to Hannah and Joshua Buckleyi John, Hattie, and
Bllzabe th.
The family cleared more of the bottom land and relead
crops and livestock. Their chief source of Income was from
furs, for which they had a market. The family built s cabin
directly opposite the mouth of the creek. When the children
were grown, they married and settled nearby.
Hettie married George Kee and wes given that part of the
farm north of the Big Racks in the river. Elizabeth married
a Mr. McClure and moved to a farm at tha end of Droop Mountain
near where the railroad tunnel is now. Joe married Betty
Gibson and was given the land around where Lewis Gay now lives.
John married Patsy Casebolt end lived on the west side
of the river Just opposite his father's home. When his
father and mother became old. he moved to the east side of
tha river and built a house in the "Old Orchard" just north
of where bis fBthar had built his cabin. John's family was
born on the west side of the river, but later lived on the
east tide.
Joshua had given a plot of ground on the west side of
the river for a church lot and a cemetery, At his death he
end his wlfs Mery wore burled there. This la the present
site or Bethel Church, Tholr graves are Just behind that
struoture.
Joshus Buckley II wae born on Che west side of the river
OB Merck 6. 1019. Me Ter»ed for e livelihood and also was
tha local Methodist Minister. Be disagreed with the leaders
of the eterob as to Its fom of government and was one or
the fowler* of the Methodist Protestant Church.
THE BUCKLEY MEET DIG HOUSE
When John Buck]ay married Patay Casebolt about 1&00,
ha bullt a house on tha wait side or thu Greenbrier River.
It was located Just north of tha mouth of Swsgo Creek and
about two hundred feet hack from thw river's edge. It
that time fl few people had settled In the comututy, and
they were Invited to come to ttila house for worship.
As the ccraiDuni ty grew the house became too small to
accoaaodfito the crowds, and It was dealdad to build a
church.
This building was located Just south of the present
Lower Church (Bethel). It was a log building and was
large enough to accommodate a small congregation. This
probably was built about 1825, This church was located on
land donated by the Buckley family. The lot was about one-
half a era In size. The lot was used as a cemetery for a
long time and is still used for that purpose.
The church was known as “The Buckley Booting House".
The congregation was a member of the Methodist conference,
and some of the ministers came from Hillsboro to hold
services.
Joshua Buckley II, son of John, became a Methodist
minister and preached at this church. He did not Ilia the
government of the Methodist church end Joined the separa¬
tion movement, which was to become the Methodist Protestant
Church.
About 1075 the congregation became aware that tha log
church was too small to accommodate tha congragatlon and
that extensive repairs would hsvo to be n»de before long,
they decided to build a now church on the grounds of the
log church, Mort of the work on this church was done by
local man without wages. Tha McNeill find Euckley families
contributed most of the materials and labor. Jefferson
UllJngsworth was the chief foreman.
i _ Millie* McNeill end his brothers were good ax men. They
choppmd the trees for the frame, and John Buckley, who was
timbers lh **** bro#d •*» finished the smoothing of tha fr&ne
farm
pooler
all*.
outer frame materials were cut on the Buckley
•* h ** a ° r ttl# Thornes Hollow. This was fine
r **■*•*• fUm !««■ were hauled by oxen to the church
'***• This meg d<*ys tg April, and et one time the snow
“* ** Mmmp it worked through the ox bows.
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These timbers were long enough to exeend from one side
of tho church to the other. Tills 1* about twenty-four feet.
One of these timbers when It dried split at one end. It
then was necessary to bore a hole through It and insert a
wooden pin.
The boards ware cut on a "up and down" mill. This saw
was like a crosscut saw and we9 worked up and down by water
power. Tha finishings inside were done by hand planes.
This church is now known as Bethel and Is being used
by the Presbyterian congregation with the permission of the
Buckley family. The lot when not used as a church ground
revorts to tha Buckley estate.
OENMOLOOT OP THE BUCKLEY FAMILY 17— to 1967
( 1 ) Joshua Buckley
Hannah Collins
(?) John Buck lay
Patsy Casebolt
(3) Job Buckley
Batty 01b?on
(4) Hattla Buckley
George Kee
(5) Elizabeth Buckley
Arthur McClure
Will lan Buckley
Elisabeth Colllson
Isaac Bucklay
(6) Joshua Bucklay
Lucinda Adklson
John Buckley ( 2 )
Joe Buckley ( 3 )
kettle Buckley tee (4)
Elizabeth Bucklay McClure (5)
TlUlan Buckley
laaac Buckley
Joshua Buckley ( 6 )
Kate Bucklay Priei (7)
Re ch.e 1 Bucklay McCollum
Bo Children
Joshua Buckley Xee (B)
Andrew Xee (9)
John Kee (10)
Will 'ua Kee (11)
Mary Ellen Buckley Adklson (12)
Ruth Elisa Buckley (13)
Kli 2 abeth Susan Frances Buckley
MeNelll (14)
Ureca Jane Buckley Silva (15)
Sabina Laishley Buckley
McKeever, Boggs (16)
Margaret Catherine Bucklay
lounr, Those s (17)
Kancy Alclnda Blake Buckley
Me He 111 (16)
John Be met Buckley (19)
Addle tide Lorn Buckley NcHslLl (20)
Martha Laura Irens Buckley
McNeill (21)
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flENEAOMJGJf OP THE BUCKLEY
(l) Joshua Buckley
Hannah Collins
(2) John Buckley
Patsy Casebolt
(3) Joe Buckley
Batty Gibson
(43 Hattie Buckley
George tee
(5) Elizabeth Buckley
Arthur McClure
William Buckley
Elizabeth Colllson
FkMTL'J 17— to 1?67
John Buckley ( 2 )
Jos Buckley (3)
Hattie Buckley Kse (4)
Elizabeth Bucklay McClure (5)
William Buckley
Isaac Buckley
Joshua Buckley (6)
Kata Buckley Frlel (7)
Rachel Bucklay McCollum
No Children
Joshua Buckley Kee (8)
Andre* K ee (9)
John Kee (10)
William Kee (11)
Isaac Buckley
Mary Ellen Buckley Adkison (12)
Ruth. Eliza Buckley (13)
Elisabeth Susan Frances Buckley
McNeill (14)
Ureca Jane Buckley Silva (15)
Sabina Laishley Bucklay
(6) Joshua Buckley McK sever, Boggs (16)
Lucinda Adkison Margaret Catherine Buckley
Young, Thomas (17)
Nancy Aleinda Blake Bucklay
McNeill (18)
John Barnet Buckley (19)
Addle Lida Lorn Buckley McNeill (20)
Martha Laura Irene Bucklay
McNeill (21)
(7) JCata Buckley
Friel
Jarry Frlel
Jasper Frial
(12) Mary Elian Buckley
Joe kdklion
E» tails Jar us ha 4 Ison Bucklay
MeKeaver (122)
Harpar kdklson ( 123 )
leas Adkison Lightaar (12a)
(14) Elisabeth Susen
Frances Buckley
William C. McNeill
Nevada McWelll kee (125)
Lucy McNeill Overholt (126)
Oraea McNeill McNeill (127)
Kins McNeill Kelllson ( 12 B)
Ruban S. McNeill (129)
(15) Ureoa Jana Buckley
Columbus Silva
Rosea nna Salome Silva Hannah,
Callahan (130)
Genevi v# Silva (131)
Myrtle Silva (132)
Joseph Silva (133)
(l6) Sabina Lalshley Buckley
Ruben McKeever
No Children
(16) Sabina Lalshley Buckley
Dexter S. Boggs
Lucy Boggs Tuckwiller (13*)
Charles Boggs (135)
Hattie Ray Boggs Keightley (136)
Chesley Back Boggs (137)
(17) Margaret Catherine
Buckley
Charles Young
Ruth Young McNeill (138)
Charles A. Young (139)
William Usletus Young (1*0)
(17) Margaret Catherine
Buckley
Alvin Reece Thomes
Ella Thomas Kirby (1*1)
Notley Thomas (1*2)
Ulysses Buy Thomas (1*3)
Alta Thomas Rose (1*4)
Harry Clawson Thomas (1*5)
Rex Thomas (146)
(18) Itency Ale5nda Blake
Buckley
Aaa Shinn McNeill
Dennis Buckley McNeill (1*9)
Pearl McNeill Scott (150)
Forrest McNeill (151) .
Clyde Buckley McNeill (15?)
Paul McNeill (153)
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J#y Buck lay 05*)
Viola Winifred Buckley ku=lll»r (1J5)
(19) John Barnet Buckley Joshua Enoch Buckley (156)
Elisabeth Jane McNeill William McNeill Buckley (157)
Addle Hay Buckley Cretan (156)
N&lph Barnette Buckley (159)
(20) Addle Lida Lorn
Buckley
Joshua McNeill
Clabourne Park McNeill (l60)
Frankie McNeill White,
Dennison (161)
(21) Martha Laura Irene
Buckley
Dlyssea McNeill
Boss McNeill (162)
ciendalyn McNolll Qoode (163)
William McNeill (16A)
Dorothy McNeill Budd (165)
Fred McNeill (166)
(122) Estelle Jerusha llson
Buckley
Oliver Mcheevep
Lynette McKeever Curtis (1*7)
Olendolyn lick sever Morris (146)
(123) Harper Adkison
Lena Duncan
Dale Adkicon (201)
Isaac Adkison (202)
George Price Adkison (203)
(124) Inez Adkison
Andrew Llghtnar
No Children
(125) Nevada McNolll
0. Hunter Kee
No Children
(126) Lucy McNeill
Albert S. Overholt
Paul Overholt (20+)
Gertrude Ovarholt Trent (205)
William Overholt (206)
Helen Overholt Isaacs (207)
Earl Overholt (2C6)
(127) Grace McNeill
George Douglas McNeill
lard McNeill (209) .
ilizabeth McNeill Dorsey (2U)
Louise McNeill Ulson, P tZ3 - 2 '
U/<Mo(t1 (213)
(128) Edna McNeill
Morton Kelllson
No Children
(129) Kuban Snow McNeill
Olivine ftuneeoan
1111 la* McNeill (21+)
I
( 129 ) Ruben & 1 C« Me Wei U
Wellia W«de
(130) Rosoannn Saloae Silva
Ira Hannah
(130) Roseanna Salome Silva
Leersnca E, Callahan
(131) Oenevlve Silva
(132) Myrtle Silva
(133) Joeoph Silva
(134) Lucy Eoggs
Bay Tuckitlllar
(135) Charles Boggs
Addle
(136) Hattie Rey Boggs
Ralph D. Ralghtley
(237) Chesley Ray Bogga
Margaret
(136) Ruth Young
H. Clawson McNeill
(139) Charles A. Young
Nora Overholt
(1*0) Illllan Maietus Young
Hazel Wolford
(141) Ella Thomas
Janes H. Kirby
Wo Children
Wo Children
u
1
\
Wo Chlldr«i
Ray Tuakwiller 1215)
Eugene Tuckvlllar (2l6)
Lloneld Tuclnplller (217)
Charles Boggs, Jr.
Joseph Boggs
Ralph Weigh tiny (219)
Wllllaa Kelghtley (220)
Janes Boggs
Betty Boggs
No Children
Fred M. Young (221)
Iverett Paul Young (222),
No Children
(Hi > Fotley TIuks
■•Ills dyors
Mary Thows liniit (224)
Clarense Thomas (22f>
1«m Thome. Qlllllen (226)
*»n<u tbnti (2?7)
Willlem Tb«e»j (226)
[
()42) Motley Thornes
Dolly deClung
(143) Ulysses Cuy Thomas
Opal *’alford
Dorothy Thomas erewer (229)
Dollle Thor*i Rhodes ( 230 )
C ler.do ) yri Them*. Fie sheen (231)
Marg.-ret Thomas Crockshenk (232)
Prances Thuchs Workman (233)
James Thomas (2)4)
Hobart Themec <23S)
Ruben Thomas (236)
Harold Thomei (237)
Jackie Thomr.e (238)
David Thomas (239)
Fred Thame• (240)
Sisdye Thornes doors (241)
Jeass Harold Thomas (242)
Harry Lee Thors* (243)
desire Thomas Harper ( 244 )
Alfred '."hoars ( 245 )
(144) Alta Thomas
Robert Rose
Margaret Rosa luta
dlldred Rose Inns, Short (247)
Robert Rosa 124 ( 3 )
Shannon Rosa (249)
Louisa Rosa deluge (290)
dary Ruth Rosa Moore (251)
(14J) Harry Clawson Thomas
One Cibson
Catherine Thomas Buclcland (252)
Rebecca Thomas Allen (253)
lllda Thoms s Keen (254)
Harry Thomet, Jr. (255)
(146) Rex Thomas
(147) Lynette MeKeever
Curtis
Ho Children
(146) Claodolyn deleaver
Morris
(149) Dannie HcHalll
Leona leader
Dowell McRelll
Hugh deKelll
(1VC) Pearl McSalll
Haul Soott
Anna Paulina Soott Wilson
(l£L) Ferre*t McNeill
(192) Clyde Budkley MoNaill
Irene McNutt
(153) Paul McNeill
Elisaocth Fisher
<l5*> Jay Buckley
(155) Viola Winifred Buckley
Aaron Aumlller
(156) Joshua Enoch Buckley
Martha Harris
(157) William McNeill Buckley
Eula McCauley
(158) Addle Hay Buckley
Walter Graham
(155) Ralph Barnett* Buckley
Dorothy Monroe
(160) Clabourne Park McNeill
Kelli a Llghtner
(161) Frank la McNeill
Clyde White
(161) Frankie McNeill
Albert Dennleon
(162) Rosa McNeill
Betty
<163) Olendolyn McNeill
Prank Goode
Steeen McNeill
Pecrlcte McNeill
Forrest Itenford Ausalllar
Glen Qnotfi iumlller
William Buckley Aumlller
Netty Jane Aumlller Kanaaly
Geraldine Nana Buckley Dlllay
Helen Jean Buckley Roberts
No Children
Mary Elisabeth Graham Welford
Jay Buckley Graham
No Children
Stove McNeill
No Children
Eleanor Dennison Lambert
Howard Dennison
Martha Dennison Shober
Albert Mark Dennison
Neyan McNeill
Glendolyn Hose Goode
1
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U6*> IIDlii McNeill
Clareae
(16y) Dorothy McNeill
Harold Budd
(166) Fred McNeill
(201) Oslo idklson
Veda McCoy
(202) Isaac Mdkison
Dorothy Cunningham
(20?) George Price Kdklson
Melds
(204) Paul Overholt
Funny Golden
(205) Gertruda Overholt
To* Trent
(206) Willlam Overholt
Lome Smith
(207) Helen Overholt
Ken Isaacs
(208) Karl Overholt
Hannah Mary Coghlll
Harold Budl, Jr.
John HcHalll dudd
Viol" Catherine Kdhison
David adklson
Janet idkison
Mary Frances Overholt Cochran
Joan Overholt Hall
Torrance nation Trent
Panala Lucille Trent Keyser
Meredith Overholt Trent
Hobart Overholt
Ho Children
Judith Lynn Overholt
John Overholt
Deborah Overholt
(209) Herd McNeill Dou«l»* McNeill
Laura Mellon
(211) Kllx*bath McNeill *° Children
C. P. Dorsey
(212) Loula* McNeill *° Children
> 11*00
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(21?) I/OuJbb McNeill
Roger Fmii
( 21 «> >Mi McNeill
*nnnb*ll Duabrack
(21*) »111lam R. McNeill
Esther Henry
(215) Ray Tuckwlller
(216) Eugene Tuetewiller
(217) Donald Tuckwllier
(219) Ralph Xeightley
(220) Hi 11 lam Xeightley
(221) Fred R. Young
Veda Moore
k>U»lea P«. rs
Bllx McNeill
Cheryl Irene McNeill
8eoU McNeill
Jo Children
(222) Kverette Paul Young
(223) Hoi an Young
Robert Jefferies
(22*) Mary Thomas
Rough
(225) Clarence Thomas
(226) Irene Thomas
GUlllen
(227) Vanda Thoaai
(2a<) imui nwwa
-e-
Robert Jefferies
Barnette Jefferies
Llndo Jefferies
(830) Solly Thomas
Rhodes
(231) Qlandolyti Thomas
FI ashman
(232 ) ku rgf* re 1 mama s
Crockshank
(233) Frances Thomas
Workman
(S3*) James Thomas
(23?) Robert Thomas
(236) Ruber Thomas
(237) Harold Thomas
(238) Jack Thomas
(239) David Thomas
(240) Fred Thomas
(241) Gladys Themes Tlcltl Lynn Moore
John Moore, Jr.
(242) James Harold Thomas Lana Kay Thomas
Winona Rales
(243) Harry lee Thomas Sllen Thomas
Louise Scith
(244) Maxine Thornes Beth Lorraine Herpe*
Sam Harper
(24*) Alfred Thooaa
Wanda Deflbeufh
Timothy Thomas
Kimberly Thomas
William Guy Thomas
(2*6) Margaret floss
Sdverd tuts
(247) HIldrad Ross
Maurloe Lang
(247) Klldred Bose
Randolph 3hort
(246) Robert Rosa
Kola Jonas
(249) Shannon Rosa
(250) Louise Rosa
Robert McXcigs
<251) Mary Ruth Rosa
Jack Moors
Steven McNeill
Agnes McLaughlin
Forrest Stanford Aumlller
Margaret Shucksr
Gian Onega Aumiller
Wilma Hayes
Wmiaa Buckley Auniller
Ethel Klase
Timothy Lang
Ann Short
Sally Rose
Robert Pose
Thomas Rose
Robert McKage
Edvard Mckage
Hettlna McNeill Somerville
Jane McNeill
No Children
k*_ron Auniller
Dennis Auniller
Itaryl Aumiller
John (Jack) Auniller
Melody Auniller
William Auniller
Walter Auniller
Steven Auniller
Gretchen Auniller
Betty Jane Auniller Winifred Kenealy
Wilbur kenealy Jane Kenealy
Geraldine Buckley
Charles kermlt Dllley
Charles Hermit Dill*
Martha Kay Dllley
Elite bath Buck)'
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O* 4
Mary flllzaheth Graham
William Paul Weiford
Donn* Jean Watford thinbraefc
•alter William Watford
Jay Buckley Graham
Hal an Frances Cunningham
William train Graham
Elizabeth Inn Oraham
Jaytiall Susan tr&haa
Stowe McNeill Perry McNeill
Wancy Sipia
Eleanor Dennison
Harper Lambert
Howard Dennison
Martha Dennison
Janas Shober
Albert Mark Dennison
Mary Frances Overholt Howe Preston Cochran, III
Howe Preston Cochran II Paul Rossie Cochran
Joan Overholt Jeffrey Marshall Hall
Joseph t. Hall
John Douglas McNeill
Vivian
laurch Ann McNeill
Rosemarie McNeill
Grace Allison McNeill
Cheryl Irene McNeill
lJ»rry McCalllster
Bettlna McNeill
Kirk M. Somerville
Dennis Aueiller
Belly
Martha Kay Dllley Cherlaa Jacob Mullet
Jacob Mullet
Donna Joan Wolford
George Doubles Dunbrack
Torrance Watson Trent
Irma Anderson Trent
Pamela Lucille Trent
Thomas Keyser
Meredith Overholt Trent
Ithelina Fink
Addle Buckley thinbr&ck
Todd Meredith Trent
Sandra Dare Keyser
John Trent Keyser
Gale Elyse Trent
Bruce Cameron Trent
Meredith Lee Trent
Kevin Huntmr Trent
THE BUCULtY MEET 1H 0 HOUSE
f
wockiay nnrrlod Petty Casnbolt nbout 1800,
*ban J ?5" r^aTtho *« s - Old# or tha Greeabrisr Elver,
be ^fJatsd just north of tho mouth of Swag* Croakand
14 *! tif Wrid feet fr3 “ the rl ! QP 8 odg t; kt *
etou t twc bunar # hfid settled in the community, and
££ lf.rttad to come to this bouse for worship.
i. th* -anmunlty gruw tr,e hctis# became too snail to
accrttt’det* the crowd*, and It was decided to bu_ld a
church,
This building w n » located just south of the present
Lo«*p Chn-ch (Bethel). It was a log building *nl w*us
atough to accommodate £ snail congregation. This
wobi’ily *ss built about leaf, this ofcuroh was located on
land donated t>v the Buckley family. The lot wr.s about oue-
juir acr# In site. The lot was used as a cornstary for a
lone time 71 ns is still used for that purpose.
The church wss known as "The Buckley Meeting House".
The congregation wu* a member of the Methodist conferonew,
and sobs of the ministers ctme from Hillsboro to hold
services.
Joshue Buckley II, son of John, became a Methodist
(minister *nd preached at this church. He did not like the
■ ioeararer.t of the Methodist church and joined the separa¬
tion a-vrersut, which was to become true Methodist Protestant
Church.
About 187? the congregation became snare that the Jog
oh was too small to accommodate the congregation and
_* wstamslve repairs would novo to be made before long,
r *«#y dwelled to build a new church on the grounds of the
log church. llort of the work on this church was done by
ij'j'l men without wages. The McNeill and Buckley ftirlllos
J TT 1 loutad most of the materials and labor. Jefferson
‘.Ungewurth we* tha chief foreman.
!ar.-_._-?’* *** Hr*mill and his brothers wore good e» man. They
— 5** tram* for the .'rune. and John Buckley, who was
it *’*• th * •*, finished th# emootnlcg of tha frana
f4p _ *•••*&•» framm natarlala war# eut on tha Buck lay
Lli? "t tha bal or tha Thoaaa Hollow. This was fine
l\” r «■*•». Tha logs war# hauled by osao to tha church
.» * *»1a waa doc a In April, and at one t1»a tha snaa
.a to «aap It aorlia# through tha as boat.
rv.sa tlat> a f* wore long enough to extend from one side
.J church to the other. This is about twenty-four Teat.
,r thesn timber* when it dried split at on* and. It
“T* i#s naeessary to bora h hole through It and Insert a
Tin-
rh« boards wera cut on a "up end down” Bill. This saw
jjjra a crosscut i’» and was worked up and down by water
po»»r. Ttj* finishings inalae wcr* aooo by hand planes.
This church Is now known 03 Bethel and is being used
by the Prestywrien congregation with tho permission of tho
Badklty fanlly. Tt.s lot whan not used as e church ground
reverts to tho Buckley estate.
pnl 6, 1940
Jtslle Y. McLaughlin
I-ariinton, '!!. Vd .
Puc„hunt;,:j c uUMTY
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Chaptcr 4- Section 2
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My rrlend, Moody Moore, olose ouserver ol things in
W general and out of door things in particular, has been tell¬
ing me for years or an Indian grave on the old road between
the Jake pface and Huntersville, abo„t opposite tne mouth
of Browns Creek. In the days of his youth, he nad hunted,
for the traditional jar of silver buried on the rising
ground near the mouth of a stream, away back in the. 1750's
or 1760's.
his uncle the late William Moore of Browns Creek,
had iound a large heap of piled ston 0 s when he worked ou
the new road around the Jake Hill in 1690. He told the
young nephew about it ana Moody proceeded to investigate
to see if by any chance this might be the place the treas¬
ure was buried.
Moving tons oi stones, Mr. "“oore found no silver,
but he did uncover the oones of not less than a half dozen
men. The bodies .,ad ueen lain in a circle, feet to the
center. One at least had ueen a man or gigantic stature,
with a skull or unusual thickness. Krom the way his teeth
were worn down,, it was presumed he had „een up in years
hS met “ 9ath * Ko silv - round, ,n6r anything
else to show whether Indians or whites had'been buried
there. The bodies had been placed upon the carpet of
-rest leaves and moulded, with no elation, and tons of
stones piled upon that, The ^ ^ ^
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hapa a rod in diameter*
The tragedy much overtooK this party will remflin
one of the mysteries oi these mountains. H they
Indians and the victims of a cattle between tribes, I
read the sign that they belonged to the victorious oide.
They were ltud to rest with care on u ple..san„ bene. In
the full light of the rising sun. But if Indians, surely
some stone weapons, implements and ornaments would have
been round.
^.s ror tne wnites, it is not unlikely that parties
of huuters and trappers met death in the forest vastness oi
these noum^iuo prior to the general settlements which be¬
gan in the late 1760's and early 70's. Cold might wipe them
out in the winter; the regulars of the standing armies of the
Six nations, in accord with.provisions of/the Treaty of Al¬
bany, 1722, would kill any whites trespassing upon Indian
ground* a party of mercenary scalp hunters looking for scalps
to claim bounty at Detroit in french and Indian war times,
would murder whoever they found; or it may have been the work
of a bloody band of outlaws raiding a camp for the winter fur
catch. Indian regulars, mercenaries or white outlaws would
leave the cones of their victims to-bleach where they fell,
to be gatnered together for decent and'perhaps Christian burr
ial by the first party of white hunters.
little or no record need ever be expected now to be
found or such disappearances. There was a strong order by
"no King of dreat Britain to keep out of the Indian Country
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j-OCUHOMTAB BOUNTY
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on tM astern -aters. 3y solemn treaty he »»lA «« Vue
.alien ooulJ kill ait); impunity any or Ma auojBCts «o tr«a-
paselng. Ko record or sued loss, if known, would be upon
cbo oourt books at Staunton. In the Augusta County records
there no* ond then appears the notation of a nan on too del¬
inquent tar list or one wanted lor debt or for trial cx witness
’’Disappeared In the Greenbrier Country,"
Along 1/1 ii:e 1750's in tne Greenbrier Country, "a days
journey from ft. Jlnwlddie" on "acksona Iliver, a party oi In¬
dians, some say as many es fifteen, wore killed by whites.
This uxougat reyorberations even to the Ulna's court at Lon¬
don, and that eighty monarch made due apoloey to ;ne Indian
na.ion lor tt/e breach upon their people. The wen responsible
got Out oi it by saying ne could not tell boat kind, or Indians
they were; they looked like a Bar party oi' Shewnees to nim,
and he was teklnj no chances.
That sounded so Use a .',’arlin’on trick to ma that I
have «l»eya put torlins Bottom as tne place where it was pulled,
t-.owevee, the mound at 'Juntersville is twenty wiles from Tort
Linwlddlo- fair deys walk on mountain trails—and it mey be
this oairn marts the resting P lece of these friendly Indians
<one to death through etcess of caution/"* put tne best face
possible on Che wetter.
w. «»«. or ..;o.,i w of , oul4
lndlcete burial erter robbery. phe .
l„ a *’=‘'=1' <»o 00.10,
«*ay indicates to me burial bv
ing or the bodies on ton of th„ * l^ends. The pi ae _
- • ° P ° f tie 8r ° Und -V «•« burial in the
roajJOHTAS ix>uwty
winter time on frozen ground, or merely luct 01 good digging
inplanents end nurry to get away by the survivors. ..owever,
they did a good Job of rock piling.
The good state of preservation of the uones Is sl S n lo
me that burial could not have Deer, long cofore the arrival
settlers In the Knapps Precis valley, about one hundred sixty-
flvo years ago.
There are Indian mounds scattered oil over this region;
most of dirt but occasionally a stone pile. In soce of t..etn
remains of men are found, with personal stone belongings. In
otters only the sign or fire is seen.
raising about lost men In these nounteins,
that for wholesale disappearance the "Gundy Creek Voyage" holds
the roesrd. This was a demonstration in ioroe against the
Inti an towns on ibe Ohio Hiver. It waa staged la cold weather
to ooten lhe .ndians in winter quarters, before they were ready
for their spring time raids. The army traveled oy way or the
»ig -(Uidy route. On ‘.he Tug fork or sandy on tee way out a
young Dunalo wo. killed. The bade was hung in u tree to oe
taken on the r B .urn trip. The ones who did return that way
.. ... up , !us .^ na lt
Henoe the nano fug .river. ,
... *■* """ ““ ““ “ «». „„
/ Sot »ell into tte nountaina there was
■r •>“ «. ° r *•**
They talk unout two feet of s “ P ® mild winter.
of and twenty degreea below zero
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•od no doubt the Sandy Creek voyagers experienced that much
and more. The ar*y broke up into small parties to work their
*ay back to the settlements east or tbo aountalna. Now nnny
perished 1'rom oold exposure ond starvation la not known. I
have no doubt that some ol' the parties attempted to return by
say or the Greenbrier valley- the moat dlreot route home ror
those who were from the Jackson Biver, Cow Pasture and Shenan¬
doah settlements. There were two cauaeo ror the army breaking
up. One «M that each rugged individual composing the army bau
a better way home than the one proposed by the leaders. .ve hav
people ia tne mountains to this day wno demonstrate such char-
aoter. The other reason was that by breaking up in smaller
parties, and spreading out over different routes, some would
find gene and get through, while if they atuok together all
might perish. It is not an unreasonable guess that the bones
undsr tins rock pile near Huntersville might possibly be the re¬
mains of a party returning from t!:o 111 fated Sandy ureek Voy¬
age. anyway, these Mountains were rull of fres2ing, starving
men, treking back, hone In the deep snow end fearful cold of a
lote winter storm.
Gome years ago a nunber ol* well preserved skeletons
were found bebn.J o wall under e rook cliff on the Greenbrier
below the nuckley ple ce et the mouth or owego. Uy guess was
that these were u>ndy Greet voyagers. They were white men
C3 l/iey had long heads
•.bout the tradition of buried silver treasure in these
i’OC.O.ONT.w COUNT*
aountains, the version* differ. The general run or the story
is that e party of Fronohmen and Indiana were traveling this
*ay from the I'isslaslppi Country loaded down Tilth silver, mak¬
ing for It, Ouqueans and Canada. At the mouth oi a stream
where a run came into 8 &naller stream, tbay found they were
pursued. Here they burled pots of silver and sought safety
In flight and never returned. 1 have heard tjie erect location
Is the mouth or SwfigO, Stony Creek, Lombards Greek, Clover
Creec, Leer Creek, forks of ^eer Creek, mouth and forks or
Sitllngton Creek, Indian Jral't and most everywhere else. How¬
ever, l hold there Is little doubt that this treasure is hurled,
or, the waters of Ctony creek. Up on the family's Jerleo Farms,
tnoie are still holos In the ground which a treasure seeker dug
seventy years ago. l do not argue the nettur but listen with
patience to all who know where this treasure la, even to those
who are so far oflr their base as to suy that French Creek, in
Opehur, or Jackson Kill in Lewis, or reel Tree on Lost Creek
and Clarksburg on the ,:est work, in Harrison have the exact
location.
F, °" Mitten by Calvin s. Prle . ln
pocahontaa Times f 0r
COOPER
-Jums Cooper (1780-1845)
and
Nancy Agnes Wooddell (1785-1861)
of
Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Augusta, Rockbridge, & Bath counties, Virginia
Hosier C. Cooper
145 Pendleton Drive
Athena, Georgia 30601
August 1959
•**i»ed April 1968
August 1959
Hlnor revisions, April 1968
Cooper Rflluti'fM
Dr. Hosier C. Cooper, 1W Pendleton Drive, Athens, Georgia 30601
- „ M . tors , James Cooper (1780-1645) * Haney Agnes Wocddell
m«^186l), married in 1805, of Augusta County, Virginia, and
Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
Btfe paper vill be concerned with Jsnee Cooper ar.d his wife. Jitney AgneB
Wooddell, two of our ancestors of the sixth generation. Ky hope is that dis¬
tributing this sketch w in encourage you to send me additional material concern¬
ing these tvo ancestors, Please make suggestions concerning corrections and ad¬
ditions, for I plan to revise thl9 paper for Inclusion in c. brief history of our
Cocuer, Wcoddell, Whitman, and HcXomy ancestors, which will be distributed among
you when completed.
As was the case with an earlier paper concerning Joseph Wooddeli, a major
source of infontation for this paper has been the 'Joed dell family papers, now in
the possession of Nr. Forrest Wooddell of Greer. Bank, Pocahontas County, West
Virginia. 1 an grateful to Hr. Wocddell for pemiosion to copy and use this ma¬
terial. 1 am ales deeply indebted to Mr, Rockford Ji, Homed, a native of Green
Bari: who now lives in Alexandria, Virginia, for introducing le to Kr. ttooddell
cut for sharing his extensive laiowledge of the history and family relationships
of Pocahontas Comity, Other valuable sources have been letters and conversations
ldth iseahars of the family, Chalklcy's abstracts, Pricers history, and the court-
tame records at Sarlinton, Staunton, and Leidmgton.
Ji-cs Cooper (1730-1 ?45) was bom in Rockbridge County, Virginia on Jan-
osrr 16, 1780, _the youngest or the four children of James Cooper ( -1731} &
Jean KcKemy, .smes' father died when James ws.s less then two years old and ha
i—ssy Creek section of Augusts County, according ta Price,
meugh Cr.Alkiey abstracts adoption papers for his two brothers, I found non* for
!t ia^tfcerefcrc most probable that Jamas wes reared by hi a aether, Jean
, tha • Cit cm 7 homestead near Mossy Creek, However, I have no direct
to support this guess.
(vet* Woodioll (1783-1345) was bom in Augusta County, Virginia on
Tr Ai, 1785, toe jecend child „f Joseph Kocddell (1751-1834) end Slimebeth
msoY*,. *, -1820). l know nothing about her childhood. However, James
ta 1768 arm t- "j 6t Hoeoy Crtok Presbyterian Church, which was founded
la tlao the HcKarny and Wocddell fori lisa were procinunt. There
tat 1 da ^e 5 evidence that James and Haney’s cithers may have been sistHrj,
have cwielueivo evldenc. about tldo possibility.
® f Pries, which will bo footed later, James and
t i*h»T • _ *d whe n both coved to Grcan Rank soon after 13CfJ. I do not
* . J n ’ JJcKc—y, hi n uncle, or the libodrfeil family
' ’ ’ 7 t Jo-. jh ■ ddell were granted land Jointly,
a»"i» 4 *, .. .. /*' “ * ,ln «l» party, with James Cooper in tow. Before his
* r • S' Mlrai ZVT • P* rl ot living at Green Bank by teaching
•f hr. * . ‘ , nw in the Woodileil family papers in the posaecslcn
1L,li °* Green Bank)
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the B, o'c *-!> Eeirtg a Ballance Cue me from iha Unployerj January
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Jla „ Cooper and Kcrcy If?-™ ItoodrtcU were WWrfsd at Green Bank on June 1? >
larn Sin- D Kmi-v wj? ttl.ll k ntn°r, the mraTiage band was maae several days
ifrore ttocaMwny between Jcmes and her father, Joseph WcodddU. Green Esnk
”* '.« u -art of 03.tU County at that time and thus the following bond is on
fiU at the Bath County courthouse, Warm Springs, Virginia:
fnew oil men by thrie presents that we, James: Cooper and Joseph Wooddell
ace held art firmly bound unto John Pago esq. Governor if Virginia in tha
, xi . .jf one hvndr-:i' and fifty dollars for the Use of the Commonwealth to
which payeesd. will end truly to be made to the paid Governor or his succaa-
aers *< bird cure;Ives our hrirs executors & ediainistr.ttors jointly & sev¬
erally firmly by these presents sealed with our Seals and dated this 11th
day of June, 190?,.
The condition of the above obligation i3 3uch that whereas there is
shortly inic..ded to be had and Solfiar:ised a marriage between the above
Sound Jfmes Cooper" amt fancy Woeddei of this County, now if there be no
lavfl cause to obciruifc the said marriage then the above Ctolig-ttion to be
rcid else la remain in full force;
Signed and Acl-sW* CXP131
in presence of ''**
Ch. L -anaiL JCS ^XUSBU. Seal
After their carriage, Jaaaa and Kancy settled naar her father's homestead
tm a stream which is now called Cooner Run, a branch cf Deer Creep, at sn ap-
longitude of TV 48' 30" and north latitude of 33* 2 A 1 45", Over the
J«r», J*Mt acquired ccr.siderable land. Some of the tvundarics cf their land
^’•^apedflad ij» a deed to their eon, Joseph, made shortly bafore Jarsej' death
This ^denture made end entered into this nineteenth day of March in
0h<J thou’jarjd -and eight hundred end fort” five bstttfcsn
°£ V 10 County of Pocahontas and State of Virginia of the one
v#?* Cooper of the County and State aforesaid of the other
t * •tooth that the said J&r.ee Cooper for fijvj in. tL^e oersideration of
Im w-h* doJJ,are to him in hand i the receipt of Which
mA bv tJL-J??****?*** James Cooper hath bar£*in«t and sold
M l? h 1* hJF*** 1 !* * nd s«ll unto’ the said Joseph W. Croper
*f Ur A forever the fonowir-s Certain trrtta ar paresis
** to vlts
«iwB <IcJi bargain and sell unto the said Joseph W. Croper
tjr'.^is forever the foUovd.r-3 certain trr?t3 ar paresis
containing one hundred and fifteen acres deeded
I* ’ >kt J n . , , . . _ . , . .«
to mi r vunuoinirg one hundred and fifteen acres aeesea
*»nb,.'iiTl_ 1 _ ”* ab #rid Baley his wife lying and being in the County of
*7_, Jforoaald on the waters of Door Creak and fcowjded as
.. ? w , [I( , r , _ _ .,_ up w
; w " " fl ® Vn «* to Solomon ConrAd ihence V. 60 W,
' to nd Conrad thence N. 73 W» 40 Fdl®» te *
'■ ' ' pole* to 3 block pines fc Boon Tallnanj
" t' a . Its Oak and hicory thence S, B6 B, $o
'■ ■ ' 1. V *»/._ m _a _ i _■ . j. J >. a«Ia Ain fJi*
polei to a pine tied Khite on the
to 2 Chestnuts theneo 5
ntjr five AcrOe Deeded to Ad Cooper
I4d being In the County And Stole
k a branch of Greenbrier River Ana
«vl rugar lr*« 3. « 0 ° B. J°
. 40 poles to 2 on A rl^e «•
, 6d |tole« to • lArge wblU oak K.
ry an the lop of A hill 5*
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o ^e 9 3
» Batches by a branch S. 11 E. 110 poles to a forked macle In
, W dKf?*JSd fovn tha e^e to M. &? W. 60 poles to 2 ironed, >i, 81* W.
206 coles to Hi* Begining.
Alto another tract containing twenty acres adjoining the foregoing and
Jacob Bible and bounded as follows to Wit. Bgginirtg at 2 lronwoods comor
ta Jacob Bible and the old tract thence S. 15 E- 30 o polca to 2 pines on
a hill Side S. 7T E. 63 polee to 2 white Oeks^J, 25 E. 16 poles to a spruce
pine ». 66” W. 26 poles to a Spruce pine N. lg W. 20 poles to a pine and
white oak thence leaving sd Biblea line N. S3 V.', 70 poles to the Beglning,
Also another tract Containing Eighty acres deeded to sd Cooper & Jacob
H^sart Thcna* Lamb and his wife lying & being in the County and State afore-
•aid on the waters of Deer Creek and bounded as follows to wit; Begining
at a Sugar ITeo and moole corner to *'&t. Lightner thence S, 60 E. 3& poles
to a white oak and ironwood S. 75 0 E. 40 poles to 2 Maples on a ridge K.
62° S. 32 poles to 2 white oaks H. 72° E. 68 poles to a large white oak N.
23° if. 53 polos to a white Oak and hickory on a ridge S. 60° H. 58 poles
to 2 white Oaks S. 72 W. 52 poles to white Oak S. 56 E. 16 poles to the
Begming on the other tract containing fifteen acres and adjoining the afore¬
mentioned tract and Hooded to sd Cooper by sd Cyaart Lamb and wife.
Another trace Containing fifteen acres and Heeded to ad Cooper by James
TaUaan lying and being in the county and State aforesaid an the waters of
Deer Creek ed joining the lands of Solomon Conrad, Patrick Bruify, and Boon
Tollman.
Together with the apperteinanees belonging to sd tracts or parcels of
lend to the sole use and behoof of him the sd Joseph W. Cooper and his heirs
end assigns forever, and the said James Cooper for himself and his heire doth
co-roiont and agree with the said Joseph W. Cooper and his heirs, that the
said Jtwes Cooper end his heirs the said parcels of land with all the apper-
tain&nces thereunto belonging to the said Joseph W. Cooper and bis heirs and
•aalpis forever against the Claim of him the said James Cooper end his heirs
*nn all erd every other person or persons whatsoever will forevar warrant and
defend. In Witness Whereof the Said James Cooper hath hereunto Subscribed
hi* name and affixed his Beal this day and year above written.
Jas, Cooper Seal
Pocahontas County to wit—Vie Edward Ervine & Vim. Arbcgast Justices of
in* peace Li the County aforesaid in the State of Virginia do hereby Cer-
rfi. a loft** Cooper a part to a certain deed bearing date the 19th day
flu i * nd hereunto annexed personally appeared before us in our
* nJ •'■'Pledged the same to be his act and deed and de-
n_, - retract it and desired to certify the sd acknowledgment to th»
ft.- "** Ct^ty Court of Pocahontas in order that ad deed may be recorded
Wtt our hands and Seal, this 19th day of March in th« year 1865.
Edward Ervins Seel
Us. Arbogast Seal
eTSaS’Sudi^r^ 194 ^ 1 K * n, J Agile* Vfooddell (1765-1661) war* the par-
to
Coo par
«552? , i25‘ , ^ n Knl ‘ i *■ v *-
n_ ? 1<4 *5» OreenhlU, highland County, V«.
6j 1866 to Bamuel Woods
•« *\l}*** °* w ‘
^ J^Q4ltorU» County, M. Vi,
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f , ( -17S1), These suits were engendered, apparently, because
■ ° of the HcKeny uncles had purchased or managed the property of James Cooper
f* 4 '*' tedl) after adopting one or two of his children, then died intestate,
'hich led to disputes between their own children and the adopted Cooper cousins.
* r , cjr j ( pertaining to these suits can be found in the Augusta County court-
hsuje urdsr "IleFamy vs. HoKaay—6.$. 147; N. S, Jl—Bill, no dote" (abstracted
in Chsltley, Vol. 2, pages 127-128) end "Coopers Heirs vs. McKaoiy—0,3. 212; M.
S. 75— Bill, Hay, 1809" (abstracted in Chalkley, Vol. Il, page 167).. Judging
bj the abstracts, these papers might contain infonaeticfi about the various Cooper-
HrTwy relationships, but I have not had an opportunity to visit the courthouse
at Staunton. Havrever, I do have a photostatic copy of a latter by James Cooper
( 1780 _l 3 g 5 ) to Kr. it Xrc. James McKemy, which waa submitted as evidence in the
Otopcr—HcKaay case cited above;
Dear Uncle & Aunt—These Cornea to let you know that we are enjoying a
Seasonable Degree of health at present and hops these may find you and your
family in good health when they Come to your hand.
I have nothing material to inform you of at present only that I have
Botify. Andrew Kenarfy to attend at Staunton at Garbers Tavern on the first
day of the September District Court in order to Settle the Bond I have of my
fathers cn him ana his Brother James, 1 wrote him to have the Bond ha said
be had against my Father (that ia if there is any in being) or to have the
Bitiey to pay it or I should enter suit against him as I could give him no
longer lr.iuger.ee.
I have some thoughts of going to Tenesee State this fell If I possibly
Can—and wish you if it lies in your power to get me some many as 1 shall
aland in nsed of some to bear my expences—and also I want you or Scene of
you to be at Garbers on the day above mention, to meet Kenaday to see if he
will have the Bond or money or what he intends to do and you will much oblige
your Affeettate Nephew,
Kr. Janes ?4cKemey James Cooper
*- “■ please to writ* to Bearer July the 31at 1806
Page 6
he tho 3*id Charles Donevcn is afraid John Mclfehon in the Said County far¬
mer and James McMahon the Said John McMahons son will beat him (wound maim
HU or do him some bodily hurt) and hath therefore prayed surety of the
naaea against him the Said John McMahon and James McMahon his son.
” these are therefore on behalf and in the name of the Commonwealth to
Owiand you jointly and severally that immediately upon the receipt here of
you bring the Said John McMahon and James McMahon before me or some other
Justice of tho peace for the said County of Bath to find surety as well for
his personal appearance at the next Court to be holden for the said County
as for their keeping the peace in the mean time towards Citizens of thi3
Coaacmve<h and chiefly towards the said Charles Doneven.
Glvai under my hand and seal in the said County the fifteenth day of
September one thousand Eight Hundred and Eight.
lb Jares Cooper Constable Sampson Mathews Seal
Tb Exjcute and Return
Jace3 apparently continued as constable for many years, since Price (pages
100-101) states concerning the formation of Pocahontas County from Bath County:
Affairs having so far progressed, the formation of a new county was
mooted and due arrangements a de. A resolution to that effect was passed by
the Virginia Legislature, March 1821 . , . One of the most memorable days
in the social and civil history of Foeahontas County was the 5th day of
March, 1822, when the first court was held ... James Cooper was appointed
Constable for the Head of Greenbrier, with William Slaven and Samuel Hogsett
as bandsmen.
At his death in 1845, James was apparently still serving as constable, since
the men who served as his bondsmen had to settle obligations which he had not
settled before his death, according to a receipt in the Wooddell papers:
Red 1 Dec 1846 of James Wooddell the acct of Patrick Bruffey Sheriff
o f Po cahontas County for the sun of $13.76 & also for the sum of $9.08
■*•7 peld by the said James Wooddell as one of the securities of James
~*P*rl*te Constable of Pocahontas County upon executions from the Super-
sale r^ law U els. for Pocahontas County in favour of the Gov. vs.
| _ topper & his securities-—said acct is now placed in my hands for the
’’"“**’** °* collecting the amt. thereof by suit of the estate of sd Cooper.
W. H. Terrill
ImMtU F*j^ere* B *** r Virginia militia, according to a document in the
Kllitla Court of Enquiry held for the 127 Regiment of Virginia
16th dt» of m */** °f John Bradshaws in the County of Pocahontas on the
**£?Z?* , * r ltei -
Bon*;/"** ***** C«op*r Provost Martial to this Regiment be allowed
•f atqrni ry ^* r Attending one Regimental and two Battalion Courts
"* *"• Present yoar amounting in tho whole to $ 9 .
Joseph Moore C.C.S.
- " rUf> f °r on w,r » P 4 ^ rrom Tine money coUsotsd by the
• tide of tho *bov« document lo tho following notation:
JI” Jams* _ hontee County will pay the within eum of Nino D
® ul of any money In hie hinds Arleing from Militia
of Nino Dol-
John Baxter Col. Coexit.
Jiaw *1*0 *erv«! «a th* locel aaacaecr end one of tho receipts he^gavo
lo hl» brother-in-law in in tha Wooddell papers!
18 : 39 —Junes Wooddoll to the Com! or the Revenue for Pocahontas County,
fin to Entering by Diviae two tracts of land on the land list 98 4 1,0 Acres
of land Devised by Joseph Vlooddell .
Jfls. Cooper Coni! Rev,
The year before his death. Jamas prepared a will which was probated in De¬
eper 1645 and can be found in Pocahontas County will book 2, pege 245*
In the name of Cod Amen. I, James Cooper of the County of Pocahontas
and State of Virginia being week, in body, but of sound mind and memory, and
Considering the mortality of the Human Body, and knowing that it ia appointed
for all men once to die, do make this my last Vill 4 Testament, Revokeing all
others—First I Recommend my soul to God who gave it, my body to be Decently
Burysd in a Christian like manner, and after my Burial expenses are paid, and
all my other Just debts ore punctually paid, I Will and Bequeath the Bellanee
«f my property both real and personal in the form following r
First, I will and bequeath to my beloved Wife Kancy Cooper all my House
hold er.d Kitchen Furniture except stitch as her Daughters has made and claims,
also the controle of ay House and House hold during her life time or Widow¬
hood, her cholse of two docks, and ay Family Bible during her life time,
Kxi then to be left to ny Daughter iWliry-a, provided she out lives her mother
the re main der of the Books to be equally divided between the b alias ce of the
Reirs, I also will to my Wife Haney Cooper, one Horse two cows and ter. head
ef Sleep, end the Bees for the use of the Family, To my Daughter Betsy M.
Cooper or her Heirs, I will end bequeath, one Sorrel Hare Saddle and Bridle,
her oqiel proportion of Sheep, and one cow (exclusive of two cows that she
dales as her own at this time}, 1 also will and bequeath to my Daughter Ki-
li-vie cue Korse Saddle and Bridle one cow and her equal proportion of Sheep,
•lao the sane to ny Daughter Nancy 3., the snna to ay Daughter Margaret I,,
tb« UBg to ey Daughter Lucinda, the seme to my Daughter Eliza Virginia and t
^ ewi Joseph K. Cooper, I will snd bequeath one bey cc-lt one cow and his e-
<pal proportion of Sheep with his sisters, also ny Rifle Cun 4 Shot Pouch,
•J '•itch, end veering apperl, si bo my Plantation with all its apertainancos,
“toding ill th e Farcing utsntials and hind Kill, during the Lifetime c-r
p“~*[~ od » of Mb mother or during the single sate of any of his Sister,
r ' <0 T“* d '•h» above named J, if. Cooper mentsdns his Mother during her Life tic
U Widowhood ind hi, Sieiera or sister while they remain Single and Kish^to
TjJI '“• ’’lane With him, by them give ins him what assistance they can -c~
tam support, and after the Death or Widowhood of ay Beloved Wife,
la t«hl r marrlt se or death of all my single Daughters, the Plantation,
—/Lr,! 0 . ’ Provid *d it brings what any three disinterested Free holders
Pi_.** “vrth, the sppralsorn to ba chosen by tho Heirs liveing on the
■oimiM w> V tia0 » provided they eon agree, if not, thoy aro to be *?-
Btnu. u° . *od If my Bon J. H. Cooper complies with tho above. He
Bon it— hundred dollars out of the prioo of ad. land and an oquM
r«iaiu alatoro, lien all my interest in tho Fountain Lands an “
«f the Sot*, '_** vhleh 1» on er belonging to tho Farm at that time
n» J, w > ^eep, Oun, Watch and Clonlhs, bvforo mentioned, but Jr
doee not choose to oentoin hie fflothor and sisters *s
**in« h*i lTT "* Wife ip t 0 hove tlie Farm end Fanning utcntia.a
Wl of J h ®r, ,,ll iovtiood for the baneflt of her and her slnfilo
the *»— ~\ 4,, *th ®f har eon J. H. Cooper while he i» single, she 1«
„ ahl«e» e> V If ho thou Id refueo to nipport hor and , '® r s f^f, th
f’f't Oolleet —To ay eon Jearo II, Cooper, I will »r.d
*' f . u “ jrloe or eald land when Bold, by doduotlrtg the FT1P-
** - -i aUa Bf * Ml- «htoh 1 hold on him out of
*”< **Ou«»U. to tty ton John 1. Cooper Fifty DoU«ra out
Jeaot ]
’’ £ f" 1° t«*h
“d to Cash
0
6
0
1
J
1
10
o
o
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of th ) price of sd. land when sold, and if sd. J. T. Cooper chooses he may
have -he surveyors Instruments at Thirty Dollars out of sd. Fifty Dollars
and to hsv j the same any time after my death.
Lastly I constitute and Appoint my Beloved Wife I.'ancy Cooper and my
son Joseph W. Cooper Executrix and Executor of this my last Will and Test¬
ament,
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Thirty
first day of August Eighteen Hundred and forty four and 69 th year of the
Coodonwealth.
WITNESSES PRESENT Jas. Cooper Seal
Boone Tallman
John A. Gillaspie
Jacob Bible
I do not know whether any of the objects mentioned in James' will, includ¬
ing the family Bible, are still in existence. I have had some correspondence with
one of the descendants of Joseph William Cooper, but he does not know of anyone
who has family heirlooms or papers. Since none of James' descendants now live in
Green Bank, most of this material was probably destroyed or widely scattered when
the various moves took place. Since Katinda, who never married, was living with
her sister, Eliza Virginia Cooper Kerr, and family in 1870, according to the 1870
census, it may be that someone among the Andrew W. Kerr descendants has the family
Bible and other objects.
James Cooper died on November 8, 1645. His son, Joseph William Cooper, op¬
erated the family farm and supported his mother until her death on November 29,
1861. During our brief visit to Green Bank in 1956, Hr. Hamed and I were unable
to locate the graves of James and Itancy, but we did not have time to make exten¬
sive inquiries in the neighborhood or to search the old family homestead.
Price (pages 476-479) has written a sketch entitled "James Cooper", which I
soil reproduce in full, even though some of it duplicates my previous remarks,
because Price's book is not easy to obtain, particularly outside West Virginia:
Ikiring most of the 19th century the Cooper name has been familiar in
our region. James Cooper, the progenitor of the Cooper relationship, was
oa .ve of Augusta County, and was reared in the Hooey Creek section of
*._ great County. Having married Nancy Agnes Wo oddell, he came over with
Wooddells
°°unty, and
, very early in the settlement of the upper section of our
Gre • • opCT1Ki U P property now (1900) owned by Robert H. Gum, near
■sl'ai^deu^"' lc ' OKn 83 f’iney Woods. They were the parents of four so
Coopor became Krs. Woods, and settled at Greenhill, Highland
■'■ rs - Enoch Hill Bnd lived in Ritchie County, Her
mother b ' caa >'’ Mrs. Fling, and lived at Flag, Ohio. Nannie became
J*ne (Vw >TJ ,_ rl p' Ar> ^ lived in Ritchie County,
thter «J Mrs. Andrew Kerr and lived near Dunmore. Her dau-
ureenbaalii Ca-Hit"* Era. Washington Hoover; Anne, now Mrs. Raymer Davis, near
tolT In Poeahcmi *' now Era. Gatewood Sutton, at Durbin. Her son William
Euelnd* Ce-**' John Korr livoo in Letrls County.
Her eMldr*, becao* Hra. John Alexander Gillespie, Into of Greenbank,
■■r* Nancy who w Amo*, and Wioo, the three eons. Her daughters
beer Dunhsra: w..* M ** Era. George Beverage; Rachel, now Mrs. Henry s,1<>3 ' 9 '
«•<*«. au*:, ^ ri ‘ John L. Kudaon, no nr Louise, now Kra.
tr.C. Ul , nla „ 0 of J|UMB Coopor’ a other two daughters.
j=*« t ln youit ‘.
per eerrlej in piarlon County. Ho was a popular physic.an.
|P) Page 9
He resided a number of years in Parkersburg and then at Claysville, where he
died in 1673. His daughter, Flora, teaches school in Parkersburg. Hie son
Junes a foreman in machine shops at Parkersburg and other points. Another
eon, Arthur, is a Presbyterian minister in Illinois, and there are three
children deceased. Dr. Cooper read medicine with the late Dr. Strather, of
Kara Springs. He was prominent in church circles, being a ruling elder of a
Parkersburg Presbyterian congregation.
Janes Harvey Cooper married Julia Ann Whitman, of Greenbrier County*
They were the parents of five sons and three daughters. The daughters were
Agnes who died in 1861, Julia Ann, and Rebecca. In reference to the son3
we have this remarkable but sad record. They were all Confederate soldiers.
Robert died in the war, James lost an arm in battle. John and Charles were
each severely wounded, and George was killed in 136/* in battle near Fishers
Hill.
Joseph W. Cooper married Rachel Ttllman Sutton, and lived near Greenbank
They were the parents of four sons and one daughter: Rachel, George Clark,
James Amos, John William, and Charles Calvin, In 1863 in the course of three
weeks the dipthiretic scourge removed the mother, her daughter, and three
sons by death. J. W. Cooper's second marriage was with Harriet Wade cf Bath
Countv". She lived about one year. His third marriage was with Mary Arbogast.
near Glade Hill . Snowden, 'Walter and Vivian were the children of this mar-
riage.
The writer would hereby cheerfully acknowledge the thanks due George C.
Cooper for assistance rendered by him cn the wayside, July 1, 1901, when we
casually met near Marvin Chapel and took notes under an apple tree, the ther
■oceter 96 degrees. Without the data given by this grandson of the venerable
pioneer this sketch could not have been prepared and the name of a most wor¬
thy pioneer would have been overlooked,
James Cooper's name appears in the organization of the county as one of
the constables appointed. He served the public as magistrate, assessor, and
teacher of schools. He was regarded with high esteem for his honest and ele¬
vated character in social and business relations. He was a prominent member
of the Liberty Church in the early history of that historic congregation, anc
hie Influence was ever for good morals, intelligence, and refinement of man¬
ners, himself being a fine specimen of what is termed "a gentleman of the
old school 1 ', and was noted for his polite and gracious manners, correct and
entertaining conversational powers.
* r * Indebted to Price for the above sketch. However, some minor errors
rT; corrected, osaes Cooper was born in Rockbridge County and married Nan-
imiSrj* *** James Harvey Cooper had eight sons, five of whom
, ? soldier#, and three daughters. With regard to these children,
t— ™*~, r f t ' hcr than ‘■'our.rfed, George was killed July 15, 186/,, in
r «ther than at Fishers Hill, and Agnes died in 1856.
** ^ SCOTCH- IRISH SETTLEMENT IN VIRGINIA. 3 Volume
original C““ om «>»Hh Printing Co., 1912-1913- Abstracts from the
Wltot County, 1745-1800.
Wlinton T i,., I T.!? R . IC * L SKE ‘CHE8 OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY, VEST VIRGINIA.
*" i0 » Brothers, 1901.
^ '•wMlln* Bm LllhT*? ** COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. Wheeling, W. V«.i
"UW, Cc.. '„ l9n f pages 278 - 280 .
Wki Uwu H U . " , l > B' 1 - WKST VIRGINIA AND ITS PEOPLE. 3 Volume*. New
risal Publishing Co., 1913 . See Volume 3, page# 983-984-
***tri*C 'JsoJtmSL’SL, 1 h * V * *° Vwl CaMMMMpM person#
Tr*** u, Must. '• h * history 0 f the family can obtain my current
Offle*. ttai,« re • Chsrlln Colisgo, Cborlln, Ohio, or from the
Uchljr* n< Ann Arbor, Klchlgtn.
*“*• a> to
Augunl 1959
Minor revisions, April I960
Ul * Coop' 1 ' M*i*«
C cooper, 145 Pendleton Drive, Athene, Ooorgla 30601
from hr. Booor c. P" »
Je»c 5 Cooper (1780-1045) * honey Agnes Wroddell
n^t-1861) inrrled in 1805, of August# County, Virginia, and
Pociiiiont&i County, Vcut Virginia.
Re:
This toper will be concerned with Jnmea Coopor ar.d his wife, Iffitir.y Agr.cs
Woodicll, two uf our ancestors of the sixth generation. I'j hope is that dic,-
trihutirj this sketch will encourage you to send mo additional material concern¬
ing iteZ two ancestors, F3.ee.so wake suGgeations concerning correction? end ad¬
ditions, for I plan to revise this paper for inclusion in a brief history of our
Cooper, Wooidoll, VhJ.tisan, tod HcKcoy ancestors, which will be distributed eciong
you when completed,
As was the case with an earlier paper concerning Joseph Wooddell, a major
source of information for this paper has been the 'rfjcddcll family papers, now in
the possession of hr. Fermat V.'ocddell of Cre-:r. Bank, Pocahontas County, ’Jest
Sicjinia. 1 tn grateful to t!r. VJooddcll for peraiMidi) to copy end uso this na-
terisl. T or. also deeply indebted to Hr. Rockford N. Htrjad, a native of Green
Kstk who ntw lives in Alexandria, Virginia, for introducing as to Mr. Wsoddell
end^for stArinj his extensive knowledge of the history and fa-sily relsticoships
of Foeahontas County. Other valuable source 3 have been letters and conrcrcations
■® b * r » of the fatily, Chalklcy's abstracts, Price'* history, and the court-
* e * 13 ® records at Karllnton, Staunton, and lexington.
/ ,S ?nJn^ oopc,r ^760-1245) wao born in Rockbridge Cou.ity, Virpjinifi on Jsn-
o, 17SO, the y~.-ngc.ot of the four children of J.-aico Cooper ( -1781) &
_ Jf 1 '-™’ father died when Janes WAa lusa than two’years old and ha
linovt. n-Iiot r*v.® 3? section of Augusta County, according to it-ice.
JMcseni u abstracts adoption papers for his two brothers, I found none far
lUttM- si *vi a .. t l; crcf ? re El0Sfc probable that Jir.iie v/cs reared by Ilia aether, Jean
eeidsnea u» «,,l C _! != ?.. hoBe3l ' tl3!i ncar Ho56 y Creek, However, I have no direct
Vo support this guess.
"'ll 7 l-oc* (1705-1045) was bom In Augusta County, Virginia on
* i >l child of Joseph Wooddell (1751-1034) End Elisabeth
J nothing about hur childhood. however, Je=ee
is 176e mtt i- — ^aay Creek PresbyterUn Church, which was founded
la sl>o tom, s1i*sl tne . RcXrc ‘J r cn d Kooddoll families were prominent. There
** 1 4o not K» r , ‘Jcneo that Jamce tnd Money's rather- o»y have been eistora,
* 0MM:1 “* lv <' Wldcr.ee sbout thia possibility.
^■•T Mr, *^*' e f* rL of Price, which will bo <yiotod later, Joaea end
*■* «4m*W ***** t>oth moved to Creen Bank soon after 1803. Z do not
* “‘i* •“••I iTrTT/P d J fcJV 0 HcKorny, hto undo, or the KocxMMi fsally
J** 7 **f bsv, rnn^ a * Jo *«ph Wooddoll wero granted laid! Jointly,
Jw,. Cownwr L^f 1 * >**' l k- **Hh Jwon Coopor In t«w. Before W
• av ‘‘4l, * . , ' ” A tihrl rtf 1,1. lui.. .* a.... «...b kw *Ai\,'h(na
~•— “/a vn ^oinofi Loop«r ir ***~
17*® * of hln living at Croon Bank by torching
iiow I,, the Wwtiloll f*mlly psprrt 1 in the pococeeion
Rink,
'•wUi
•. fc* to Csoh
^“vpev for toaoMtig school i
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ftiorAm riB-ird, tH to Cash 0 12 0
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t»k«i froa the B%o:<— it Bolus a Ballsnce Du-.- no treei the Employers January
the lRh, IK*,. J«« s C^ 1-
Jer«» Cooper red Hcrcy Agnes V.'oo-Mrll ware carried at Croon Btak on June 17,
' a airior, U.o r.nrriage bund mu aftde •rroral dm
beforo the jircrwvr between Jacaa and bar fnthar, Joseph Vxxldoll. Craen Bank
«*<i still part of bath County et that tiais and thur tho following band is on
file ot the Bath County ooul'thouse, Warm Springs, Vlr^i-da:
Know all mm by these presents shat we, Jaacu Cooper and Joseph Wosddoii
we held M'.t fil-rly bound unto John Page esq. Cov*m«- <f Virginia in tho
aux •>! e:i« buiidm: end fifty dollars for the use of tee Cwjjoi'.wsitth to
which wyoent -will and truly to be made to the arid Oevorror or his suecas-
*ov» ve hind euruulves our heirs executors 0 adrr.ir.lstr.ttors jointly & 507 -
orally llruly by these presents sealed with our Coals and dated this 11 th
day of June, 1805.
The cevditfor. of the above obligation is such that whereas there is
shortly i.-iU..dsd to be 1%'d end Soles., ised a marriage between the above
buwvl Iracp Ccoper and Haney Wr.eddel of thin Couv.iy, r.nw if there be no
laifi cauot to obstruct the 5 tl;l sarriag*} then the aixve Cbligntloc to be
void else to renbic. in full force:
Signed and Aclrtou.
in presence of
Cbs L Francisco
jas e xtra
JOS WOOMCU. Seal
After their carriage, Jasos and Haney settled ns&r her father 'a homestead
® a stress which is no.- called Connor Run, a branch rf Doer Creel, »t an ap-
proKiaite longitude of 7? 40 ’ jO” r«d north latitude of 38° 24 T 45". Oror the
yea: *, J&tss aeruired ocr.aiderablo land. Some of the boundaries cf their land
•** opacified in a duel to their eon, Joseph, snuio eliortly tutors James* death
in IBftf:
Iht* Indenture aado end entered Into this nineteenth day of March in
tbs y»ar of our Lori one thousand and eight hundred and forty five between
Jam Cooper of the County of Pocahontas and Stats of Virginia of th ? enfi
P* 1 ^ 1 and Joseph W. Cooper of the County and State ofore-uid of the other
B«rt, VUnaasoth that the said Jair.es Cooper for end In the aorsidernticn of
tbs m of ena thcr.nand dollars to hir.i In hand pu.d the racair.t of Which
la hereby aetoiowls-lgrd by bin the said Jaraws Cooper hath bargained and soi«
«d by these presents doth bargain and toll unto the said Joocyh w, Cxpor
•■•to hi a heirs add assigns forever the followir; corta’n trrot* err-orcei s
af Ur.i to wUx Or.o t.-aot containing or.e hundred and fifteen acren
W»i /ajar by r> :*ub » n d Betsy his wife lying and boii.g in the
^Jhontas and Otnte aforesaid on the waters of Door Cro.h and
•** 1 " ,n * rt 7 white oak- corner to Colcwon Conrad thence b. W *
to the p--,.. «
iUs *a
W la,. tbrrl
afoeuMU w
y?= VSi
“ I.
Intn. rrvrr.ty flra iarda
u. ii 1 ,. rjtd bnliyi 111 the Coin / k! vrr and
1 , l» In I'k I* briwh of Oraajjbjt ^ pcion to
t 2 isapUe and rugae li-ae 3. oU - rl<fc* N '
«- K K. AO poles u 2 ^ ^ X.
1 tr xvb .<nc» n. 757 k. nu jwitn - 7 • ■
•2* 5l ^ Saks W. 72° ». « pal®° A 0 * r 1 7h*U f.
>•!*' tv a vi,nu oak « IX 1 hlekory on the top of *
o, Mle* to 3 Douches by a branch fl. Xi l. 110 pslaa to a forked tr,agl* i n
adrift and do** the ram® to K. 33 60 polaa to 2 iroiwoods N. W,
•w. polcfi to t)*c Defining.
Alto aoothor tract containing twenty tore* adjoining the foregoing and
Jaeob Bible and bouoded oc follows to ’Jit. Fgginlng at 2 lrcnwooda corner
in Jacob Oiblo and the old tract thence S. Ip S. 30 pole* to 2 pines on
a hill Side 8. 77° E. 63 poles to 2 white 0«ltt o >*. 25 E. 16 poles to a spruce
pine N. 66 0. 26 polos to a Spruce pine N. 1£ »■'. 20 poles to a pine and
utiite oak thence leering sd Bibles lino K. S3 W. 70 poles to tie Begining.
Also another tract Containing Eighty ocroo deeded to sd Cooper £ Jacob
Dyeart Thomas Lonb and hi8 wife lying & being in tha County and State afore¬
said on the water* of Peer Creek and bounded as follows to wit; Perining
at a Sugar Tree and mapla comer £o '‘fa. Lightncr tlicnco S. S6° B. 36 poles
to s white oak md ironwood S. 75 E. 40 polea to 2 Kaple 3 cn a ridge fcl.
62° E. 32 poloo to 2 white oaks N. 72 E. 68 poloo to a large white oak N.
28° W. 53 polos tu * white Oak and hickory on a ridge H. 60° W. 58 poles
to 2 white Oaks S. 72 W. 52 poles to whlta Oak S. 58 E. 14 pole* to the
Hegining on tho other tract containing fifteen acres and adjoining the afore¬
mentioned tract and weeded to sd Cooper by sd Dystrt Lamb and wife.
Another tract Containing fifteen acres and Deeded to cd Cooper by Janos
Tall inn lying end being in the county and State aforesaid On the waters of
Deer Creek adjoining tho lands of Solomon Conrad, falrick Bruffy, and Boon
Tallow.
Together with the appcrtoinancco belonging bo sd tracts or parcels of
land to the sole us* and behoof of hia the sd Joseph W. Cooper and his heirs
end assigns forever, and the said James Cooper for hlnself and hia heirs doth
covenant and agree with the said Joseph W, Coopor and hia heirs, that the
aaid Joect Cooper end his heirs the said parcels of land with all the apper-
talnar.cc* thereunto belonging to the said Joseph W. Coopci and hia heirs and
assigns forever against the Clain of him tho said James Cooper and his heirn
and all and every other person or persons whatsoever will forever warrant end
defend, in Witness Vlhercof the Said James Cooper hath hereunto Subscribed
his name and affixed his seal this day and year abovs written.
Jao. Cooper Seal
Pocahontas County to wit—We Edward Ervine 6 Win. ArbogSet Justices of
o peacn in the County aforesaid in tho State of Virginia do hereby Cer¬
tify that J«nct Cooper a part to a certain deed bearing date the l?tii day
a: eh 1*45 end hereunto annexed personally appeared before u$ in our
jJ aferscsld and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed and dc-
’ . retract It and desired to certify the sd acknowledgment to the
mil! ° r . Couot y Court of Pocahontas in order that ad deed msy be recorded
■ a «r our hands and Seals this loth day of Hereh in tho year 18t5.
Edward Ervino Seal
Wb. Arbogast Seal
A Money Agnes Vfooddcll (1785-1861) war* the P^r-
901
JOB
ni r^» ( »ftay) Ha«y Cooper
DU4 K.C 0 l, l*f? 6, e Or,On w * V °*
"*r B, 10 A 5, Grccnhui, High lend County, Va.
• f 1 U, !'»« 1 not
4, lSU to 0*iaii<il Woodo
Hallnds Cooper
ta.-d-r Croon Bank, W. Va.
01aee~ o ^ Lja Wi;Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Ihwnl^ «unw.
Page 4
*cm James Harvey Cooper
w Pen, July 30, 1810, Green Bank, W. Va.
lti 5,1 December G, 1881, near Tanner, Gilmer County, W. Va,
ft Birled on his farm on Jessie Run, near Tanner, VI. Va.
m K rried March 0, 1836, Pocahontas County, to Julia Ann Whitman
(barn September 28, 1817, Anthonys Creek, Greenbrier County,
W. Va,—died September 20, 1903, near Tanner W. V.—buried
beside her husband), daughter of George Whitman, Senior.
501, Nancy B. Cooper
Born July 29, 1812, Green Bank, W. Va.
Died March 3, 1885, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Place of burial not known.
Unmarried
505 John Thomas Cooper
Bom November 28, 1814, Green Bank, VI. Va.
Died April 9, 1873, Parkersburg, W. Va,
Place of burial not known.
Married October 31, 1850, near Fairmont, W. Va., to Louisa Lirpin
Linn (born February 15, 1825, Linn's Mills near Fairmont, W. Va.
died February 11, 1916), daughter of Robert Linn III (1781-1834)
4 Catherine Lyon (1788-1856)
506 Margaret I. Cooper
Bom February 11, 1819, Green Bank, W. Va.
Died January 25, 1895, Burnt House, Ritchie County, W. Va.
Place of burial not known.
Married March 12, 1844 to Enoch R. Hill (born January 13? 1821—
died August 6, 1896, Burnt House, VI. Va,), son John Hill (1790*
1885) 4c Keturah Cunningham ( - ).
507 Lucinda Cooper
Eom March 1, 1821, Green Bank, W. Va.
Wed Kay 27, 1886, Green Bank, W. Va.
Birled Arbovale, Pocahontas County, W. Va,
Married December 21, 1843, Green Bank, W. Va,, to John Alexander
Gillespie (bom December 22, 1315—died March 11, 1897, Green
Bank, W. Va.—buried Arbovale, W. Va.).
508 Joseph Williejn Cooper
Born April 1C, 1823, Grcon Bank, W. Va.
Ap T U 29 « l698 ‘ Green ^k, W. Va.
"•lad Warwick Cemetery, Green Bank, W. Va.
"•Tried firot 1847 to Rachel Tollman Button (born October 21, 1822-
6i«d July 12, 1863, Green B«nlc, V/. Va,—buried Arbovale* W. Va,J
"•Tried second January 16, 1868, Bath County, Va,, to Harriett A.
(born 1835—died about I669), daughter of Henry S. Wade &
r. Arbogsst.
"•Triad third to Mary E. Arbognot (born 1845), daughter of Solomon
*™h®ast 4 Nancy Nottingham.
£2 &L, lr ' * " W- Va.
jWa af WU l „rt kno^.
rlod Nov«b*r 30, «4V, to Andrew W. Kerr (bom 1023).
k ^ 1®10, Baver«l liwmilto nrooo
'*• family and Utwaan km of the KoKemya and the ei.w
, Cooper ( fl«K suits wore engendered, apparently, h^* U s 0
of th* MfKcny uncl«» had purchased or managed tho property of J« raee Cooper
/ J7<U) after adopting cue or two of hit children, then died intestate,
i, cll lc< i to dismtoa between their ovu children end the adopted Cooper cousins.
The record" pertain Inc to these suits can be found In the Augusta County court-'
house undor "llcKawy vs. McKnoy 0,5. 1&7; N. S. no date* (abstracted
in ChJlkUy. Vol. 2, pace* 127-128) and "Coopers Jfcirs vs. HcXmjr—e.S. 212;
e 75—Bill, lt»y, 1809* (abstracted in Chalkier, Vol. 11, page 16?)„ Judging
pi the abstracts, these papers might contain inroruation about the various Cooper-
KtKi-ny reiationrhips, but I have not had an opportunity to visit the courthouse
ct Stanton. However, 1 do have a photosMtic copy of a letter by James Cooper
(1780-161*5) to Mr. & Htb. Janes McKeciy, which was eubnittod as evidence in the
Croper—Kc/bscy case cited above:
Dear Uncle Sr Aunt—These Comes to 1st you know that vxo are enjoying a
Reasonable Degree of health at present and hope these may find you anti your
family in good health when they Came to your hand,
I .have nothing material to inform you of at present only that X have
Notify. Andrew Kenady to attend at Staunton at Garbers Tavern on the first
day of the September District Court in order to Settle the Bond I have of my
fathers on hii and his Brother Jaccs, X wrots him to have the Bond ho oaid
Ss had against my Father (that is if there Is rny in being) or to bavo the
eon «7 to psy it or I should enter suit against him *3 I could give hia no
longer Irdugance.
1 hsve some thoughts of going to Tcnesco State this fall if I possibly
C»n—and wish you if it lies ir> your power to get ae scan many as I ahMl
stand in need of some to bear my oxpenccc-—and also I 'rant you or Ssae of
you to be at Garbers on the day above mention? to meet Kentday to soc If he
will have the Bond or money or what he intends to do and you will much oblige
lour Affeetlate Kophcw.
Hr. James JtoKemey James Cooper
N. B. please to write to Dearer July the 31st 1SG6
. Bath County
I hsve compared the handwriting of this letter, which Is in the Cooper-McKemy
cess records In the courthouse at Staunton, with samples of Ja ides Cooper's hand-
writing in tho Wooddell family papers end there is no ijueation but that the James
Cooper (1780-161*5} of Green Bank was the son of the James Cooper ( -1781) and
J**n KcKcty of Rockbridge County. Other evidence supports this relationship: the
•**•11 papers contain a letter from James ifcKsmey in which he mentions going
to Lexington, county cent of Rockbridge, on business for James Cocper; the oldest
Id of jtoes Cooper (1700-181.5) was Elisabeth UoXooy Coopcrj opproxSnats year*
” t * rU> r «" Jssias 1 older siblings, calculated from adoption and apprenticeship
U >“ Ovalklsy (1, 273 . j, »»), are consistent with Janet’ tawn date of birth.
Toe above latter ie aleo intcrer.tlng bccaurc Jams mentions the possibility
, 7««n«asM. Though Jmaoa v»s probably rt>ar<M in the Most? Crvea area,
*P«t part of hir early years io Tannc.soe; Chalfclay's abstract or
,ult POpere states: "Janos Cooper and others of the Cooler _
. ,Jr "”** bf Tcvtsasse. ■ A thorough rxtadnntlon of tho papers in the ft"U
* would probably rsvwol the basis for this statement. Soma of tho a ™v
•" in tha two suits woro from Itnox County, Tsnrcasco.
• farolivg, Janos Cooper (1V80-1M5) »l*c »a‘ - ved as a B’th to^ty
I*'l years, Aa early as 11WI, l>n carried out court ordiu .
In t»i* Wooddell family paper*■
hath
■"* to a ioomml
Uu, County to wit—Whereas Charlss Dwi.sven In -aid County
*?* ****** *• 8 ^jw>n K*»Ui*w m «.p of the th ,
to kc«yp ih« t»*o* in »mld County *iul l>nth * Corpoi*’)!
h . tho 3si<J Charles Son even is afraid John Page 6
^ and Jw°» KoMahon the Said John *• J»W Ctwnty r*r-
rr,! or do him eosi* bodily hurt) and hath thereforT b * V M * ( k ™W Min
„„cc V« Sn!,t hiJn th<! Kid «ohn Mcifehon and^^S ^gy * ?"<** “f the
Three are therefore on behalf and In the n-L acn -
iMid you Jointly and severally that inediatai* . .Ccmsowfealt. to
•cu bring tho Sold John McMahon and Js*** IfcMafcoi/luSw ^ rocclpt hcre ot
£stlco of the peace for the said County of BatTto fiHd V # f *° = * ° thfr
STptrMMl appearance at the next Court to bThold^ * wU for
as for their keeping the peace in the aean tim toward* f?" tr
O^Bonvsalth end chiefly towards the said Charles ponr-m U * tM ®
und " “y »*»£** t ebl 111 the ““ County the fifteenth day of
September one thaus^-nd Eight hundred end Eight. aay “
TO Javcs Cooper Oorwtahle SAmpam Mathew, y^i
To Bxieutc end Return
Janca apparently continued as constable for many years, since Price (ps-cs
1 C 0 - 1 D 1 ) states concarnlng the formation of Pocahontas County from Path foisityr
Affairs having so far progressed, the formation of a new county w»a
nooted and due arrangement?cade. A roaolutioo to that effect was passed by
th» Virginia Legislature, March 1821 ... One of the most memorable dnyo
in the social and civil history of Pocahontas County vas the 5th day of
Birch, 1822, when the first court was held ... Jtaca Cooper wee appointed
Constable Tor the Head of Greenbrier, with Villlaa Sleven and Samuel Kogsett
tt bonduxm.
*t hit death in 1845, Janes was apparently etlll serving as constable, since
tt* cm vho served as his bondaren had to settle obligations which ho had rot
••tUod before hie death, according to a receipt In the Mooddcll papers;
Red 1 Doc 1846 of James Wooddcll the acet of Patrick firuffey Sheriff
of Pocahontas County for the sua of $1') .ft slso for the sun of v9.
«w«y paid by the said James tfooddell As we of tho ®« l, riticA of J«
Cooper late Conotable of Pocahontas County upon executions froiai the &p«r-
*• Court of law ft els. for Pocahontas County to f»«w < 0 *°}[ n ej \* ho
Cooper ft his Decuritics—said •0*1. now placed ^
WToee of collecting thn amt. thereof by suU Terrill
lecordinR to a document In tho
“»* a member of the Virginia militia, tecoraibB
1 raporas
. . th _ 127 Regioent of Virginia
u.., « Regimental Court of Enquiry of Focahertis oa the
«UtU at the House of John Dredsbowa in the Ccaar-y
^ tf, y Of liovreber 1825. . lo this Reeinent be Slewed
tie- C t ?' r " 1 that Jaw» Cooper Prc,TOBt /p J ijointM end two Battalion Court.
«»llore per day fer Attending one ^ wJwla to $9-
T»eU Nlr> durl °B the Present year amounting * oreph Mocre C.C.E.
^.r^r^tly minus allowance* ZTJT"^ t$E£
" ,n the revorsa .Ida of the above ^ ef
U„ *•* Bheriff of I'opahontda County Art*»"B rr ”" Klllt
*“*« ~ l * “° ,10y . Dhl , *** Col.
jetl Sfrvca ns wo local SoaeSBor and
■ brotlirr-ln-ln* ia In the Hood dell papers;
ISJ^-Jarwa Wood dell to the Comf of the r otc1im r „n n„ .u
Jh to Ditnriiv? by Divise two tract* of land on the lJ£^ut^f n **?n C ? U " t ' y •
of land Devised by Joseph WooddeU-. 11,1 ^ 4 ^ Acre*
Ja*. Cooper CcmT Her.
th» year before his death, Janos prepared a will which vas probated in Do-
ifcer 1C45 »nd can be found in Pocahontas County will book 2, page Jdi.-
In the nemo ofGod Asian. I, Jwe« Cooper of the County of Pocahontas
and State of Virginia being week in body, but of Bound Bind end ternary, end
considering the mcrtr.Uty of the Hunan Body, end knowing that It is appointed
for all asm once to die, do make this try last Will fc Tcatanmt, Revokcing all
others—First I hecosr.end my eoul to God who gave it, my body to be Decently
Euryed in a Christian like manner, and after my Buriel eapensoo are paid, snd
all my other Just dobta are punctually paid, 1 Will and Bequeath the Ballanoe
of cy property both real and pcraonal in the form following!
First, 1 will and bequeath to ary beloved '.fife fancy Cooper all my Boueo
bold and Kitchen Furnlturo except a'-itch a? her Daughters has medc and cUiic,
also the controls of ay House and House hold during her life time or Widow¬
hood, her choisc of two clocks, end my Fanily Bible during h«r life time,
and then to be left to my Daughter >‘olinda, provided aha out lives her mother
the remainder of the Books to be equally divided between the bol lance of the
Heirs, I also will to vj Wife Vancy Cooper, one Horae two cotvs and ten head
of Sheep, and the Beac for the use of the Fasdly, To ny Daughter Betsy M,
Coe per or her Heirs, I will and bequeath, ono Sorrel Here Saddle end Bridle,
her equal proportion of Sheep, and one coif (axolus’ve of two cows that aha
claims as her ov.-n at this time), I also will arid bequeath to my Daughter ba¬
llad* ent Korse Saddle and Bridle one cow and her equal proportion ofJioep,
»1*> the sad- to my Daughter fancy B„ the same to °f^ter Mtagarat
U* a»a to my Daughter Lueinds, the ce*e to my Daughter Elisa “rginla «^t
*, **! Jorcph b Soper, 1 will sod beneath one ^f ^otlouch.
9*1 proportion of Sheep with his sisters, also my ii,» npartninancoa,
-T Hatch, snd wearing appeal, also *y nM to* ior
Including all the Farming Utentiola ond ® of his sifter,
^dowhood, of hia mother or during the single ® [ h ^ y durLn; . her Ufc tin
the above noed J. W. Cooper -eentsine Ws Mr ^ ^ ^
» Hldowhood snd bis Sisters aseisUnee they earn to-
Uve on the Placo with hU, by J bcm 4 £^J5*?F h ... widowhood of ay Doloved Mitt,
***** their own support, and after the Death or ters> tl( . KLwitfticn,
Jhd arter the marriage or death of «lj “7 thne disinterested Free holder*
1* to be sold. Provided It brin K « -hat any^thrao dl ^ ^ Jivelas „ the
** eay it lo worth, the appraiuor* to ****%, if not, they are to he «?-
rs f<tatlan at that tlw, provided l Jj #}r c ®^!% 0- pliea with tho above, Ha
►vir.t*d by Court, ind If o)f son J. ot gd. land cod <vi
h Arm two hundred dollars! out of tho P ' ^ountnln
with his •latorflj *loc nil f>' t0 |ho farm *t thAt
Utantial* Which 1* on or boforo mcwtldnfd.
th* Hnrgm
l •
•nliAlft UTtXen on riorithoj boforo
, i for th* k. 1 1 c he ia T
- . . , J. Vs Cot i 1 1 . bar ft**! h rf * ..
^ —* 1 . rcfWAr to l inn ATC» bo*»** th
..
M.ra out or tho prlea ot , n , , u .l.l »u h " 'IvUlavo out
i, tar eat ot John T. ^rr ,
S to ^
* •m nrico of * I. l«nd vh«*n ©old, wid If mi. j T r a _* **** e
jf * hr PMi rtryor© In©tru'n«mt8 <it Thirty tolUrr/out of ST FifT'JLJ?
2Vu*' «>o earn. any time after my 5«th. ' D ° U * r »
tae«A» i Ml Appoint my beloved Hire fancy Cc«-rr and
*, Joeoj* *• C ^ or a»eutrix and Execute,• of IkU *y 1 Jl mi «J?tSu
Xn mtr.ees Kfcercor J beye hereunto act my hand cni seal t*t,
nr ,l «T of Sixteen Hatred and for£ four % 6^ ^ ^2
MflMlki
I0TWSSK5 KESBfT Jm, Cooper seal
*o^t Taltaw
lolui J. Gillespie
Jacob Piblo
1 do not know whether any of the objects mentioned in Jones' will, include
j,ig tbs -aaily Plble, are sell*, in tpd,stcnce. I have had some correspondence w
a* of the descendants of Joseph Wiliam Cooper, but he does not know of anyone
has faaily heirlocaia or papers. Since none of Ja.-«*n> descendants now live
Coo?*!-, KuSaay, Ferrell/ p » r *' ell -> '" ) oodd*ll,
OoUwnl, Wilson, 4 Patton Families
August* 4 itockbridge counties, Virginia
York 4 Adams counties, Pennsylvania
Blount, Knox, 4 Koane counties, Tennessee
Pocahontas, Gilmer, & kitehie counties, West Virginia
b«yne County, Kentucky
Vigo a Sullivan counties, Indiana
Fork County, South Carolina
V
Mot '* r C. Cooper
UJ Pendleton irive
AU.e«e, Georgia y&O.
Cooper,
HcKenvy, Ferrell/Farrell, Wooddell, Oothard, Wileon, 4 Patton
- _ is preparing a Cooper 4 McKemy family record and would appreciate
information concerning the Cooper, McKemy, Ferrell/Farrell, Wooddell, Gothard
4 Patton families discussed below.
Wilson,
James Cooper (died 1781) 4 wife Jean McKemy
We are especially interested in information about James Cooper (died 1781) and
Jean McKemy, his wife, who lived in Augusta County 4 Rockbridge County, Virginia,
where James died in 1781. The will and estate records of James Cooper mention
four children:
1. John Cooper
Bom about 1771-1772. Apprenticed as a tailor, 1785-1789, and followed
the tailoring trade for several years afterward. We have documentary
evidence that he was living in Blount County, Tennessee, in 1801 and
1807, but no information as to whether he settled there permanently or
married and had children.
2. Haney Agnes Cooper
Born about 1775. Married after 1795 to William Gothard; settled in
Georgia (where?); and had at least one son, John Cooper Gothard.
Nancy Agnes died before 1809 and her brothers lost contact with her
husband and son.
3. Thomas Cooper
3orn about 1777. Adopted in 1793 by his uncle, James McKemy. Married
March 7, 1798, Augusta County, Virginia, to Elizabeth Wilson, daughter
of Robert Wilson. No further record of Thomas 4 Elizabeth.
A. James Cooper (1780-1845)
Bom in Rockbridge County, Virginia, in 1780; settled at Green Bank,
formerly B ath County, Virginia, now Pocaho ntas County, We st Virginia,
about 1802; and died at Green Bank in 1845. Married in 1805 to Nancy
Agnes Wooddell (1785-1861), daughter of Lt. Joseph Wooddell (1752-
1834) of Green Bank. James 4 Nancy were my great-great-grandparents.
1 have considerable information about them and their children which I
would be happy to share.
have no further information about James Cooper (died 1781) and would particu¬
larly like to know the names of his parents. We also would like to know more
John, Nancy Agnes, and Thomas: their dates and places of birth, marriage,
•no Oaathj thair spouses and children; and where they settled.
McKemy 4 Fcrrell/Farrell
th * dau eht«r of John McKemy (died 1789) of Augusta County,
irglnu. K*r brother, James McKemy (born 1753), settled in Blount, bounty,
about 1787-1792 and applied Tor his Revolutionary War pension there
torrid'. V l,r lh a d * #th ° r her first husband, James Coopsr (died . 17S1 ,' know
£r‘« M*ln. during 1781-1787, to a Mr. Ferrell or Farrell. We do not know
° f Farrell (Ferrell}, but suspect that ho was !-h.- John >*r
* * WchM * d several items vhsn the .stale of James Cooper was sold in 1783-
tfci ** j9mn ***• not been found in all th© record© w©. h*v© ©©arched,
potilbllltlee, neither confirmed, hav© been:
1 rlitC!| C0Vr " -/ ' °*°r*la, Used Book MM, page 110, records that “
lTmo • ft ? L .*' ir a Jaan aold 200 acre, on Fishing Crsek to w ‘ l ““ Uf
hev# no evidence that ihie John * Jean are ou
Coop", HcKemy, Ferrell/Farrell, Wooddell, Gothard, Wilson, * Patton 2
and would welcome any information you may have which would prove that
they are or are not our people.
2 The third wife of'James Ferrell (1732-1803) of Brunswick, Mecklenburg
' Lunenburg, and Halifax counties, Virginia, was named either Jean or
Jane. We have no evidence that his Jean or Jane was our Jean and
would appreciate any information you may have about them.
We would certainly be grateful for any data you may have about Jean and Mr.
Ferrell/F ftrre l^ • Except for the two possibilities mentioned above, they
aeea to have "disappeared" from the records!
William Cooper (died about 1796) of Pennsylvania
William Cooper of York & Adams counties, Pennsylvania, died about 1796. His
daughter Eleanor married a McKeray and ve suspect—but cannot prove—that
William Cooper (died about 1796) was related in some way to James Cooper (died
1731) of Augusta & Rockbridge counties, Virginia. We think that William Cooper
lived in what is now the Mount Pleasant Township of Adams County, but have not
located his grave. From Virginia courthouse and personal records—we have not
searched Pennsylvania records—we know that William Cooper was married at least
twice (but not the names of his wives) and had at least five children (but not
the order of their births):
1. James Cooper
Lived in York County, Pennsylvania. Died during 1796-1807. Had busi¬
ness relations with a man named Archer of Guilford County, North Caro¬
lina.
2. William Cooper
Living in 1808, but we do not know where.
3. John Cooper
Xo data on him, unless he was the John Cooper in Roane County, Tennessee,
in 1854.
4. Eleanor Cooper
Harried John McKemy (died about 1793), brother of my great-great-great¬
grandmother, Jean McKemy, wife of James Cooper (died 1781) and Mr.
rerrall/Parrell. Eleanor it John settled in Augusta County, Virginia.
5. Mary (Polly) Cooper
Harried Jacob Patton. Settled in Knox County, Tennessee.
U yom wav, information about William Cooper (died about 1796) of York 4 Adams
*"“‘•71Vania, particularly whether he was related to James Cooper
l«Ud 1711) of Augusta * Rockbridge counties, Virginia, we would certainly HKe
U> Iw from rou
Final Note
*erjr much l:r „„y you may be able to give ua. We want to share
“***• Parral l/Farrel 1, Woodd.U, Gothard, wil * on > th *
"it* you. If i •v«r aovn, my current obtained fixity of
4,Ih < <Wlln Collage, Ubertln, Ohio, or Alumni Racorda, Uiiv r. 7
a, Arbor, Michigan,
1. IW
Komar C. Coopar
ILJ Pandlaton Drive
Athena, Oeorgi* 30601
January 1, 1969
3
Cooper 4 McKemy Notes
Additional Cooper and McKemy information, relevant for our search but
Ke hove “ ccd within the context of our presentation above, which is
presented below, followed by comments and questions:
In 1775. Jones Cooper (died about 1781) sold a mare for thirty pounds to
Thomas Cooper.
"June ye 4th 1777- Then Heed, of James Cooper the Sum of Six pounds part of
the money which William Cooper sent by Isaac Taylor from fort Randolph per
me.
his
Richard X Magee "
mark
WHERE WAS FORT RANDOLPH LOCATED?
No cate, but presumably during 1772-1779: James Cooper (died 1781) paid the
debts of a John Cooper to Andrew McCampbell, George Heeve, James Young, Mary
kinkum, and Joseph Shanks.
In 1779, James Davies and wife Mary of Rockbridge County sold to Thomas Cooper
of Rockbridge County, for 200 pounds, 102 acres on the forks of James River in
Rockbridge County, Virginia.
In 1779, William Mchemy and wife Ann of Rockbridge County sold to John Cooper
of Rockbridge County, for 22 pounds, 90 acres on Kerrs Creek. Witnesses: James
Cooper, William McCampbell, Sc William McMath.
In 1782, the inventory and appraisement of the estate of James Cooper (died
1781J included two Bibles. When the estate was sold in 1783, these Bibles
were not included in the sale. WHEHE ARE THESE BIBLES TODAY? They may have
important birth, marriage, and death data.
In the hand of John McKemy, undated but presumably about 1783: a piece of
paper headed "Tne Estate of James Cooper Deed. To Thos. Cooper." The first
item under the heading reads: "To Cash paid to John Gilmore for Wm Cooper to
order of Jas. Cooper."
1785, a piece of paper, the face side of which reads:
CcntleMn—if any of you can Spare Some Cattle to Mr. Robert Rush
Let him have them upon my Acct. and take his Ret. for the Value
he Received them at and 1 will Cive you Credit on your Bonds for
the Same for I Owe him and cannot Get the money for him, and he
to take Some Cattle in part for what I Owe him. yr. Compliance
Oblldge Contln. yr. Hum. Servt.
heptr. 12th 1785 John McKemy
i!.**"?' Johr> Cooper, Thomas Cooper,
?h<»pson 4 Alexander McKemy
<* the
7* OIKH side of thle same piece of paper «ro two additional statements,
• irelerwhieh in * ^
/ / .
ijill'j,** tSe ewaee or :.alii County and made oath that the five
l”*** Fifieett Shilling* Recalled for here ie part of an arbitration
* Jamee Mekaaur Kura. for the Setate of James Cooper
Thle day Isabella Cooper Come before us
John Tedford and William Gault two of the
Hokamy lucre.
Themaa Cooper
John Tedford
MUUu G*ult
4 McKoiry Notes
January 1, 1969
4
second of the two statements on the reverse side reads:
September tho 14 1785—lieceived of Thomas Cooper five pounds
fifteen shillings. Heed, by me
Robert Rusk
During 1787-1795. a John Ferrell of Knox County & Hawkins County, Tennessee,
mss grantee for several parcels of land recorded in Knox County deed book3,
including a grant by the State of North Carolina ("Copied from Book B,
Page 89, Grant 275"). WAS THIS JOHN FERRELL THE SECOND HUSBAND OF JEAN KcKEMY,
WIDOW OF JAMES COOPER (died 1781)?
On September 20, 1785, in Augusta County, Virginia, John Cooper, "Son to James
Cooper Deed. . . . and By the Consent of his Guardian John McKemy," was appren¬
ticed to Thomas Hinds, a tailor. The indenture was witnessed by Benjamin Norton
John Middleton, and Eleanor Cooper.
In 1792, Thomas Cooper and wife Isabella of Rockbridge County sold to John
Wilson, for 100 pounds, 100 acres in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
In 1796, John Cooper and wife Agnes of liockbridge County sold to Robert Piper,
for 100 pounds, 90 acres in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
Undated, in the hand of John McKemy: a paper headed "Thomas Cooper dr. To Jas.
Cooper Estate" includes "To Cash paid When Going to Pitts Burgh, five pounds"
and "To 1 Journey to Pennsylvania, three'pounds ten shillings." WHAT RELATIVES
DID THOMAS COOPER (bom about 1777) HAVE IN PITTSBURGH AND PENNSYLVANIA?
In 1801, John Cooper ("heir to William Cooper, deceased") of Rockbridge County,
Andrew Graham and wife Elizabeth ("mother to said heir") of Rockbridge County,
and William Youel of Augusta County sold to George Wilson, for 300 pounds, 240
acres in Rockbridge County, Virginia, on Little Calf Pasture River.
In 1811, in Blount County, Tennessee, Isabella Cooper and Agness Townsley
answered questions, under oath, concerning when and how long John Cooper (bom
about 1771) had lived in the household of his uncle, John McKemy, after the
death of his father, James Cooper (died l?8l). Apparently John Cooper lived
In the MeKoay household until June 1784.
In 1814, a William Gothard was a grantee in Knox County, Tennessee, deeds and
in 1815 a William Goddard At Jane S. Campbell were married in Knox County. WAS
THE WILLIAM GOTHARD WHO WAS THE HUSBAND OF NANCY AGNES COOPER (bom about
775l died before 1809), daughter of James Cooper (died 1781)?
Comments and Questions
JWe inf ormation above raises many ioouos which are relevant-for our search for
toopw and McKemy relationships.
Vn|orVinaialy, we have not had an opportunity to search for the William Cooper
1796 ) estate records in Adams & York counties in Pennsylvania,
many or tho relationships among persons presented above.
lTli ‘ *777, 1772-1779, and 1779 data above, we conclude that Janes
Idieo 1781J nod not only sons named John, Thomas, and James (who wore
. J tom or too young to have been Involved In those early tr»n»».
-- ^ “**•>• relatives, probably tha William Cooper family or Adams A To
*2 * host given naaee.
1*)1 WutrU|, Coway data auggsal that a William Cooper (dead by 1801)
& McKemy Notes
January x, xyoy
5
j rt hn and apparently a widow Elizabeth whose second husband was
* *£Lh!> WAS THIS WILLIAM COOPER OUR WILLIAM COOPER (died about 1796)
AnTyOHK COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA? If yes, DID WILLIAM DIE IN HOCK-
SiS OR AUGUSTA COUNTY RATHEU THAN ADAMS OR YORK COUNTY?
tiy Thomas Cooper (bom about 1777) wa3 living in Blount County,
t^Msee in 1785, at which time he was about eight years old and the ward
f Isabella Cooper. HOW WAS ISABELLA RELATED TO THOMAS AND TO HIS FATiiER,
UMiS COOPER (died 1781)? WAS ISABELLA COOPER OK BLOUNT COUNTY IN 1785 and
1811 TOE SAME ISABELLA COOPER WHO WAS THE WIFE OF A THOMAS COOPER IN ROCK-
BRlDGE COUNTY IN 1792? If yes, HOW WAS HER HUSBAND THOMAS RELATED TO HER
h*«D, TOOMAS COOPER (bom about 1777)?
MOW— if at all—WAS AGNES T0KN5LY—in Blount County in 1811—RELATED TO THE
COOPER AND McKEMY FAMILIES?
In 1785, an tleanor Cooper witnessed the indenture of John Cooper (bom about
1771 ), son of James Cooper (died 1781) and ward of John McKemy. WAS SHE THE
ELEANOR COOPER WHO MAiUdED JOHN McKEMY AND SURVIVED HIM? If yes, WAS THIS
MARRIAGE A SECOND MARRIAGE FOR JOHN McKEHY?
Thank you very much for your help. We are grateful for your assistance.
Homer C. Cooper
145 Pendleton Drive
Athens, Georgia 30601
Any change in ay address can be obtained from the Alumni Office, Oberlin
College, Oberlin, Ohio, or Alumni Records, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
Mic hi ga n . 1 would be happy to hear from Cooper & McKemy families at any time!
Hjr eouaina and 1 are descended from James Cooper (1780-1845)) youngest child
Je*e» A Jean, and wife Nancy Agnes Wooddell (1785-1861) of G reen Bank,
Pacahwi tae County. West Vir ginia. James & Nancy had nine children : (l)
Ol i ab e th McKemy Cooper (1806-i845)> married 1844 to Samuel Woods; settled
at Craenhill, Highland County, Virginia. (2) Melinda Cooper (1808-1894),
^ * rr * r aarrlod; Lived in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. (3) James Harvey
taeper 11810-1881), married I 836 to Julia Ann Whitman (1817-1903); settled
•ear Tanner, Gilmer County, West Virginia; their son, Charles Slavens Cooper
, hi mj grandfather. (4) Nancy B. Cooper (1812-1885), never
in Pocahontas County. ( 5 ) John Thomas Cooper (1814-1878),
• to Louisa Lirpin Linn (1825-1916); settled at Parkersburg, West
^ MfcrjArot 1, Coopor (1819-1895), married 1844 to Enoch R. Hill
settled at Burnt House, Bitchie County, West Virginia. (7)
t^oper 11821-1886), married 1843 to John Alexander Cillaspie 11815-
at ArbovaU in PocahonUs County. (8) Joseph William Cooper
aarried Ut 1847 to Rachel Tallaan Button (1822-1863); married
teMarrlett a. Wade (1835-1869?); married 3rd 1869 to H*pr K. Arbo-
**| **AJ)i settled at Orson Bank in Pocahontas County. (9) Elisa
(1*25-1900), married l!14y to Andrew W. Kerr (bom 1828);
*** at wain In Pocahontas County.
ijj 1 8*8 Coopor, MeKaay, or Wooddoll rocorde, ouch •» lottoro.
If H*!‘ “asonane any of those families, 1 would certainly be grateful
no* weals on to to ■—
Cooper & HcKcisy 6
Homer C. Cooper
145 Pendleton Drive
Athens, Georgia 30601
Since preparing the above statement, I have learned from two other Cooper
searchers, to whom I am much indebted, that Wayne County, Kentucky, and
Vigo & Sullivan counties, Indiana, are relevant:
1. Frederick Cooper was born in 1759 in York Ccunty, Pennsylvania,
from which county he first served in the Revolution; in 1780, he moved
to Rowan County, North Carolina, where he served again; and in 1799 moved
to Wayne County, Kentucky. Frederick Cooper (1759- ) married in 1783
to Dorothy Brown, by whom he had the following children (with years of
birth): Katy, 1784; Anne, 1786; Henry, 1790; John, 1793; William, 1795;
Abraham, 1798; Isaac, 1805; and Jacob, 1808. WHO WERE THE PARENTS OF
FREDERICK COOPER?
Z. James Cooper and wife Mary Werr were living in Blount County,
Tennessee, when their 3on, Alexander Cooper, was born in 1317. In 1823,
the family moved to Sullivan County, Indiana; in 1824, they moved to
Vigo County, Indiana, where both James St Mary died in 1855. Alexander
Cooper married Elizabeth KcGriff in 1842, was a member of the Christian
Church, and served two terms as county surveyor in Vigo County. WHO WERE
THE PARENTS CF JAKES COOPER (died 1855)? WHEN AND WHERE WAS JAKES BORN?
DID JAKES AND MARY HAVE OTHER CHILDREN?
Several other aiiscellaneous notes seem worthy of inclusion in our summary
of Cooper Sc KcKemy families:
3. In 1795, James Cooper and wife Hannah of York County, Pennsylvania,
conveyed to John KcKeay of Augusta County, Virginia, for HO pounds, 110
acres on both sides of the North River of "Shenando" in Augusta County.
Witnesses: William KcKemy, Eleanor KcKemy, William Walker, Jr. WAS THIS
JAKES COOPER THE JAKES COOPER (died during 1796-1807) WHO WAS A SON OF
WILLIAM COOPER (died about 1796) OF PENNSYLVANIA?
Also, the Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, contains
the graves of a Hannah Cooper (1756-1822), Thomas J. Cooper (1797-1875) and
«4»#a Margaret & Elizabeth, and Martha Toot Cooper (1818-1871). WAS HANNAH
COOPER THE WIFE OF JAKES COOPER?
4. Acbordlng to a history of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, John
tfc’adahav (1758-1834) "married Hisa Nancy HcKamie, in the vicinity of
ra maa aua," before moving from Augusta County to Pocahontas County. WAS
•AMCI'B FULL HAKE NANCY AGNES HoKEFTY ? WAS SHE THE; DAUGHTER AGNES MENTIONED
“ *■* WILL of JOHN He NEXT (died l?8y) OF AUGUSTA COUNTY, WHO ALSO MENTIONED
A (BAimeCM, JOHN BRADSHAW, IN HIS WILL?
J. The will of Janos HcXrmy, Sr., written in 1817 and probated In 1818
wAmtmata Cowl,, Virginia, loft to wire Agnes and the following children:
*■“* I**"* 7 twho inherited hla father's plantation), Jane KcXeny ("one hair
*' % Oraanbrier plantation, • lag of more than Throo Hundred acres"),
mm0 f M f han d , John KcKemy, , ly Hlrdmon. One clause states:
Again as la the law eult respecting the Negrowa now dopendlns
In Uie elate of Coral Ins, aha-ild the result prove favorable
•7 will In that ay James, should aatlefy himself for hla
T» divide the Ballanoe equally anong all
**» ,
■•AT Km C I Mtl n COUfTY US Tttt 31 TV CF THE SUIT?
Cooper & McKemy
7
6. The Old Providence Church cemetery in Rockbridge County, Virginia
contains these four graves, lying consecutively in the same row: Robert *
Cooper (1738-1816); Susanna Cooper (1742-1817); John Cooper, died March 1 ,
1828, 5?ib year; and Margaret Cooper (1774-1847). I assume that John was’
the son of Robert & Susanna but, on the other hand, COULD HE HAVE BEEN THE
JOHN COOPER (born about 1771) WHO WAS THE SON OF JAMES COOPER (died 1781)?
Two other Cooper graves, some distance away, are in the cemetery: Susan A.
H. Cooper (1778-1838), wife of Joseph Cooper; and Robert Cooper (1805-1840).
7 . 1 have an incomplete note about a John Cooper who was born in 1777,
Rockbridge County, Virginia; died 1861, Blendon, Ohio; served in the War of
1812; and married Polly Craig. WHOSE SON WAS HE?
A generous and keen-eyed friend found a connection between Cooper families
in York County, Pennsylvania, and York County, South Carolina:
8 . The will of a John Cooper, written in 1812, probated 1824 (place
not determined), mentions the estate of his deceased father (not named in
the will) in York County, Pennsylvania. John also names wife Elizabeth and
children: Margaret, Robert, Elizabeth Davidson, William, John, and Mary
Wallace. WHO WAS THE FATHER OF THIS JOHN COOPER?
This family is found again in the will of Robert Cooper, probated in 1842
in York County, South Carolina. Since his wife Mary predeceased, Robert
left his estate to: John Cooper, a brother in Kentucky; James Cooper, a
brother in Georgia; 'William Cooper, a brother in Tennessee; Mary Wallace,
a sister in Virginia; Elizabeth Davidson, a sister in Yorkville, South
Carolina, to have the plantation where Peter Harris lives; niece Jane Fergu¬
son of Kentucky, daughter of brother John; niece Elizabeth Powell of Virginia,
daughter of sister Mary Wallace; niece Mary Eliza Alston and her two children
of South Carolina; nephews Robert Cooper and John Cooper of Tennessee, sons
of brother William. Mentions his plantation in York County, South Carolina,
“where Stephen Bclk lives."
POCATfONT^ii COUH‘f* BIOriKTfcNNIAf,
"Tfflj VtX.AHOtfl'AS tIMStt «
ry 1. 1976 to /iccftra-
ber Vith scwo
extra p{!j^«a 1'roa the .teak
ftnd filea of the writer*
Vol.l
of
Four*
lot. Book for ■writer.
2nd. book for Edit 01 - Ti.rtu-p. (. '
3rd. book for P.C.H.8.
Uli. Hook for WsJl-.ch’s
Fard-ly collodion.
Note: It. is ciqroctftri that
I rai^ht collect /Oiir botrkr. this
Sioeiitcmii^l yettx* .find dl-;'tribute
£ 1 ^ 0 v« t
<Hen L. Vro^hQn
Lfc. ii.tf.fi, (rtet) .
4 00 MftlvJLMl AVvJUUD
A rjiil 7) Oftiti t Mrj •
anui
POCAHONTAS IN APPALACHIA
All of us Hillbillies that rare born
and &rew up on the ridtfeg, In the valleys,
hills tf.no hollowsjthe Greenbrier Vslley tfrid
river - especially in the cfcnfirtes of Pocahontas
County can never forget the states Magazine,
"Wonderful Vest Virginia, Almost Heaven 11 *
All the scones and views of their early
teenage years and on through manhood. There
Ik sotTifjthfn^ wonderful there that forever brings
our ihsmorJ.es back to the times of our early
years*
Ono r«Ki«Pibsvfi all the wonderful men and
women who hclncd uc over the rough spots, our
Sunday School touchers, Graded and Eligh School
teacher;: and ^taff*
Especially us young teenagers who needed
advise and help from our elders on survival in
the voads on hunting and camping trips, Many of
these won will ho. mentioned in detail later in
thi;4 set of books.
Men like Mr. Calvin Prices, H.D. ;>icNoil.l,fid,
Richardson, Mr. C.J.Richardson, (My Sunday school
Teacher), Mr. Ire. Prill, Ed, Moore* G.K.Hench*
Cluv:sO;i McGill, Hr. O.El. Kee, J.W.Yeager, Dr*
Norman Price, Mr. David Lang. J - . Buckley and hi a
Brother Ralph. Those and many more that will come
to mind during the coming months. There will be
women too - as there were many who were always
ready to help young people.
dome presont day writers vritft that u6
mountain people elvrays have to be reedy to prove
to oiir neighbors and those on the outside that vre
are capable in our chosen fiends - my way of
thinking is that all we have to prove is to our¬
selves that we can Stand on our own fe«t. Re Hove
in yourself is all tiiats needed.
.POCAHONTAS TXWIis'*^" "
■ $ (Page 2j *#• ...» yj
^Fobliahcd • very Thursday; except
the lut week of the year.
Entered at the Poet Office at Mar-
linton, Weet Virginia 24964, aa
•econd elate matter.
scascaimoN charges
U Poemhonuj County J4.C0 > „»i./
Eleewbjre J6.C0 ayear. In advanceJ
jIANSPRICE SHARP, EDITOR I
THURSDAY. FEB. 12,197ti‘
jr^t^USN. (Ret.) Glen L.-1
'^Vaughan Tlas sent to us.aj,
i'thick notebook filled with ‘
A .copies of his large historical'
■ ■•collection of papers con-
^ceming the Waugh family,,!,
/ things relating to Pocahon-
...tas County, and items con¬
nected with his long. and
honorable service in the
:V. S-. Navy., These will go
>in the Pocahontas County
fHistorical Museum.
'I'/'/'He is preparing to make
•; att additional donation of
\ books to the Pocahontas
^County High School library'.
% We have a 1922 Oddfel¬
lows picture Mr. Vaughan
sent that needs some peo¬
ple identified. If someone is
• familiar with those people,,
please come in and help us.
\ As we were glancing
x.^hrough the book our eyes
—fnurid- lib's- item which- is,
appropnatt® for B °y Scout
cweek. *'" 1 '^-‘V ;
'S' “Whett.‘)I-was thirteen
?Mr. Calvin Price (we never
• called him . Cal like every
-one else) and Mr. Douglas
y , McNeill organized Poca¬
hontas County’s first Boy
Scout troop. I belonged, to
the ( Beaver Patrol along
with’ Denny Lynch, Guy
Yeager, Clark Carter, Wal-'.
ter.»Mason,, Winfield : Ho-.
bart, Charlie Camper, Law- .
rence Kennison. We met in •
the basement of the Pres¬
byterian Church weekly
and one_of. our first tasks.. 1
was to earn ‘the money for
our outfits, uniforms, hand- '
book, knife; etc.," all this *1
came to the grand total of
$12.7,5. All of our field trips i
and camping -expeditions
up and down the river were ,
on footiV (Ed. T his must
have been-1915.)...
.^Sfocahontas TIMES '
i ..-■wny.
MVUflK wrerf T3ai»d*f n5*»'
*•&§*■•»*'* ?<** oa^-MM
W«w Vlzsiaift. liSM» «
Sww«d ^ matter. _
MarMnto* Graded hc&ool
.. . /slM7~-lfU
1 start ad In the Marlinton- 1
Graced Schuot in the tall
;ent oi liJ(/7.. - The lirsl ffrw I
ire nf rlir . fif'.'lt
>. JCUSCRI^l JOfi CHAfiGSI
I* pwM*oiI»« lWij kM * ]
j-,U4*a**« ti.j) «7«u. la
J THURSDAY, NOV, 2D, W5>
vMici 12—of the ■ fiwt.
giada ware hul<t la :he (
dining room of the old
Lilley lIot*il on iho Kbeppa-
Creak bunk ’.ucrOtb tha ,
VCK'JIKIIRDSI 8BAKF, SDlTOi stree-i-froo thu- Methodise
Church.* 'fhea W€ trans¬
ferred to the now boJWfofc
without ftj outdoor plumb,
ing. ; Tba ' That Grade
toucher wna Mu’ Anne
Wallace: m»ny. rum> \#6-
pie of Murtmcon ow* <hair-
rtart to tob *J*»t teacher
Thi* w*» the ee^or.d room i
on the left goto* »n, *i th«
bottom of the stairway load- i
by to the second floor.
190ft arm active* tha hall
tn to a Second Grad* to a |
Mir* Rarkatt, a amall. alout
lady hut a good Laachar.
I90D tha Third Gradu—
flm room to tha right un
entering, iaachtr was MU*
Sal'y Cromwall, who»\*
father wsa also u teacher.
She was married aromtft
ttfll or 1912.. Thu Crom-
wBlla Uvad in thu Andy
Thomas heuav on Lower
Camden Avenuu, wcrtM*
the straet from whore Clyde
Moor* Uvad.
1910 ard across th».* hall
to tha Fourth Grade which
»aj caught by Mita Anna
Lae Ervina. a wstor*kvlaw
of Dr. Xroiaar, toe* denti*.
Miss lxvina was a ftw
lea char butat/iCt
• lEJIl^upstairs to the 1
•■fcifttv Gride, fixs-t room i»t
the left - cf the stuir* and |
Miaa Catherine Ervmc, on*
' of my boot Leathern, su Jfo r.
^Mha .ErvrinO a;ul c'03$*e '
onu night a week in her
> homo. lor the yupils that
neuded help. Mbs Ervin*
autrled me off oo history
research and geography
1912-1919-1 DU, the ac- ,
ditorbm hod bean divided
into two O r three- wen* by
then end three years m
these taws room j with teach¬
er*: Mr Klimt Smith Iscn
Of Grajrt Smith. 1 ; Mr*.
Fakh Baxter, who 1 bwew
waa a widow in her early
btuTOaa, and Ubth room*
were eupeivised by the
great “Georgo Douglas Me
K©U." Mr. hilioc handed *
out tha punishments and
m.'tny were Iho Student*
that had to KltCUcl school in
the Methodist Church,
taught by Rev, Been ami
later by Rev. Keen, father
' of Clark. Wiiuoia etsjd R’Jth
Much lacer when - tha
High School waa built, tha
Eighth Grade wan - bald
the f - with MLu Sudie
Clumbers, frr.ra Kencucity,
33 ceacher.
Just a note cn Mrs.
Word'd erode—Mi?* Min- •
ti»<* Jane Merrell was also
heed football coach aa wall ,
a* pruvipei. She woe a lew
game*, too.-
- liaat. Glun L.
Vaughan, li S.Muvy
(Rat.) - ;. t (
f POCAHONTAS TIMES
■% ,?» .ptEWZ)' ,
Published aver? Ttmraiay nc*gt
• Ch« last w«*k oc tha year.
Knt<T»sd it the Poat Office »* Mar-
■ llntoa, W«« Vinpni* 24961, aa
•liicond claee matter,
SUBSCRIPTION CHARGES
' la Pocahontaa Coqnty J4.00 a year.
•*. &ls«w hare 46,00 i ;ior. In advanae.
? J~AN » PBICB SHA RP, gDITOH
^.THURSDAY; JAN. 22, 1976
Pioneer Days—July 9-11, '7§
Madam Editor of the >_ , 1
Pocahontas Times! .
I have been so happy to
see the historical sketches
in the Times,. especially
•regarding the ■. Marlin ton
Graded School; and the
reference I found to my ;
mother in Ret. Navy Lt.
Glen • Vaughan’s letter:.
“1908 and across'the hall to
the Second Grade to a Miss
Beckett, a small, stout lady T
but a good teacher."
My mother died \yhen I
was very young, but her
pictures always showed her
to be small, and slender,
with curly black hair...
which I deeply regretted I
didn't inherit. I've wonder¬
ed who in Pocahontas
County still living might
have gone to school to her,
or remembers her. . '
I've met one of her
students: Pleas Richardson
(Mrs. Roy Campbell of
Huntington) had my moth¬
er as her third grade teach¬
er, and went home with her
to Pickaway in Monroe
County for a visit during
summer vacation. What a
thrill it was to hear a
firsthand account of her
these many years later,
from Mrs. Campbell who
also told me of meeting my
mother’s beau that sum¬
mer. He later became my
father. I was pleased Mrs.
Campbell had thought my
mother was so pretty.
I walked into C. J. Rich¬
ardson’s Hardware Store
about four years ago and
asked Mr. Charles if he
remembered my father—
Mr. Bob Steele from Alder-
son who sold V-C fertilizer
through southern W. Va..~
and into Pocahontas Co. He
replied, “Your mother...
she stayed with us the two
years she taught in Malin-
ton...in the house that’s
now the Pocahontas Co.
M useum .Vs .*
, Several people-, even in
the Historical Society, told
me that was a mistake—the
Richardson's house was;
next. dpor...they didn't
know that the Richardsons
lived in the Museum house
while their present home
was being built.
. My mother’s only sister,
now 87, living in Dayton,
told me mother rode the
train from Ronceverte to,
Marlin ton... and taught in
the new school building
there. • \ b ■:
Some of you know how I
wished that old building
could have been preserved
as a historic landmark,
useful as a community cen¬
ter or for shops, farmers’
market or business offices,
continuing Marlin ton’s
beautiful old red brick dis¬
tinctiveness. It’s gone now.
We'll have to rely on word
pictures for the past, and
thanks to Lt. Vaughan for
his contribution.
Sincerely r
Virginia Steele
(Teacher of Homebound.
and Hospitalized Students,.
Kg through 12th grade, t
Berkeley, California, andj
trying to get back to Poca¬
hontas County)
V When^h«~Marlin:on
CTr cried' School was built;
comprising of ‘ nix ^ room*
;«iri one Jargt auditorium
reaching icrosa the front of
the builchyr «n the second
fkvx-steg* facing the hiM.
the and jronai school was
closod a.id Mr* Pricy di«- 1
,continued ber classae. All)
iho-e fpupitf onterdtt the;'
M.irlirtmi-Groriu School. :,
Some of the curly t*ach :
am ^ere-Miss Anna WaT-
Iaca. a Mrs Johnson. wife
of supervisor the Tun-
niiv. Miss SaJJi* Wilson ,-1 j
Mr Chapman, Mis* A*jr*
ginio-Shield i, Mr." Liinty
.Mootu. Mr*. Noca Hams.'
h\M Anna .Su'.ilvm.
PrL^ipals were: Mr. L
VV.Bums,*lfl07-l912; Mr.
‘ a D. Givens, 1312-1913?
Mi C.'B.Comwtll,1913 —
ID15; Mr. T. M. Martin.
ID.5-1916.
Miss Minnie Jane Moc*
re Is wus pfindpal while*
liS^h school c)AS<tea wore
held in the Court Hou-sc
a no probably i*»» principnl
‘ of Graded ^chie^ aUo. If
knows <*( another
anyone---
principal before Grant
Smith, please lot know.
After Grant Smith wns
William Smith. Chen J.. Z..
Johnson, N. E. Whitman.
Alice Waugh, and Rolw-rt
Kaaaee at the present timu.
K D. King was the
builder of tho Mo Hinton
School Building in lMU
The Board of Education
5
' consisted of ‘Andrew- Price,
.' president, A.: E. Smith, J.
E. Barlow, Patterson,-
- ■ secretary.. ^•' r-:v/ ••
-Mr. L. W. Bums and
Miss Blanche Smith taught
■ subjects required for two
years high school. These
classes were held in the
• auditorium. Desks were ar¬
ranged, on the stage for
classes, then removed for
!. any type of entertainment.
Among those students were
Paul Overholt,, Arden Kil-
lingsworth, Charles Rich¬
ardson, Pauline Schumak-
er, Katherine Irvine, Wil¬
bur Sharp, and Grace
Sheets. ;
In 1914, the auditorium
was replaced by three class¬
rooms. Mr. Cornwell con¬
ducted high school classes.
Miss Lucille McClintic
taught languages. ■
At the end of the two
year course, those whose
parents were financially
able sent their sons and
daughters to various col¬
leges. \ d: -i : . •
In the spring of 1916,
four students, Amy Burns,
Joe Bums, Pearl Carter and
Clyde East, were graduated
from a three-year high
school course, the first
graduating class from Mar-
lintoti High School as well
as the last.
In the spring of 1916, a
bond was floated to build -
the Edray District High,
School^::.;, , V ...
'^Only^ one - of the four ]
graduates, Pearl Carter,
was left to enter the fourth
year offered by the new
school/ (Amy began teach¬
ing, Joe entered the semin-
' ary to study for the minis-
• try, and Clyde had finished
school.) v' • ... .>
i, In the , fall of 1916, Miss
' Minnie. > Jane Merrills - as*
sumed the principalship of
the high school. School was
conducted in the County
Court House. During terms
of court classes were held
in the basement of the
Marlinton Presbyterian
Church.
ilk Classes were conducted,
in 1916-1917 by Miss Mer¬
rills, Miss Dorothy Guy,
and a Mr, Harvey.
Two graduates emerged
in May 1917, Pearl Carter
and William D. Keene, the
son of the Methodist minis--
ter. These were the first
two graduates from Edray
District High School.
. Prior 'to the one-room
school a- private school for
the family of Mr. Andrew
McLaughlin was conducted
in the McLaughlin home
• which is now the apartment
property of the late Arden
Killingsworth. Miss Anna
Wallace was the private
teacher. There were one or
two other students besides
the McLaughlin family—
the late Mrs. Lena Moore
Baxter and Mrs. Levia Gib¬
son Carter.
Next we will print Mrs.
Currence's recollections.
(o
pSoIhot'Jtas' times ||
irun*. „i_. ;.;<sg
\ r*rt>l>Tk*l •*«v TSur«J*r n«»lt' 1
Ik* U*t,jr*** wl th« 7~*‘ v\
K.Urad ' *t th* ‘P>W< Oflle* '•! Mar- I
Mad^r »W**t Vir»i»l« 24*M,’ —
■«rMld «]»••
»• • •naiuaiVriox chaugm .»..%•
, la PMihMiM Co«<T K-DO a )W.
H.OJ *7—«•
v’l,H«,./RICS aHAXP,;.BOITCHt. .1
"tSUBSDAT. NOV. «/iyif
life!
** from Mr*. Cumene*:'
f^tiTlBSO CoL John ._t:.;|
*St<Gnw. of Crrafton. pur-^|
CcK*-m*< 1 iarmii -, known 35
^Merlina BoUom fcx "the-tj
^tr.wn nt*. -Ilejfwas.-n *
“'’promoter and k uriDlvrcst^'A
• mg to r«ad oi the fight Co
» rouvv the County seat from
' Hu/ttvrsviHo to-MariincoJV.-
„Tboy didn't hr.t>w whether
the B&O or the C&O would
» go through Marlinion.. •
1891, .Town laid nff in
/lots.* 1 ?>*:*
' 1900, TovVQ incorporated
mad Andrew, Price first .
f mayor. ’ * V •• 7 • :i ■
1900, C<StO train, ••
tl'' I89&, - * First" hank— Bank (
v of Merlinton. VT ??'«• ;*»*. " |
IfiftO, Firs; school esteh-
ll.shed in Price Holloa, on
{and given by Andrew Me- I
Unghih. - McLaughlins,.
Moores, Keea, Prices and
Jr>or.«on* attended the |
-cNool dome of zte teach¬
er* in chat eeferoi were:.-.
J.KJge O^rge W. McOro-
»»C. Or. William T- Price.
Montgomery Matthew*. |
Mia* Emms Warwick, J. :
W. Price, John McLaughlin
John S. Moore, Uriah Rirrl,
attri Charles Cook 1 Charles -/
Cook was a graduate of
Brawn University and came
eoulh rtciing Civil War aa
rma of Mn*bv*n Men and
niArrled. in Foray. 1 Teach-
ora received S18 m per *
month for a three or tour
montfo schopl.' School was |
often held in fsuromer
months. Jb&uL v .1
all (he%
"r.i
»ra in J
**" Early' 1900'v the "nwed
* Vrhool't waa b*i;h r.nd'waa
the buiictig *acrr ** C'triMii -1
^thB Alai Union Unj*><i Meet ’•$
ydiai Church whfch '"wajs"|
' rccuntly tom down
: ,L897,J2.TM paid all
: teachers in lh* District.’
/.Among the teachers mu
': irds school we:v: • ' Mra
Vuidie B. Mann. Mra ^
F. Yeager, Dorr Browr.laa.. j
Annie V King! .1. 1». 'Upton*. -.
Washington ar.c Lea gne-: j
-uate).-* Il6rnce‘- Lock: id ga.* 4
John Sydenstrtckar.- Ma.-y; *
Frances McKuitjr iMothar-
-of Nancy Cuaeneal. T it.
Moore. Dmvi* Barlow * Sal-*L'
-G« W. Wilson, and Judge
'Sumnrera II.-Sharp .
:h90-M, A. M.. Byrd
PaUbliahld a* school ,U>.
teach mlvitnced studies
He ran V. bku a mUItury .*
xhoul nnd lhcy uied Con- : ■
federate unifurm* nod rr.ua- j
kets in thcMr dnlia.* It wua tn
vthe .^djrHar^Wv.W^uJsrh- I
'building that u4sa -ih bf- \
near the river bridge acnvwi
from tne Hoeplu'.. . .;'• 1
l - • 190R, Rrlck 7 NTarlinton'
Graded School was built .
•; 1 <J 07 , L*W Buma aatab-
'liahed first High School
Two yvuf course, ibis wna
held In the old Mori into n
Graded School auditorium
lhs auditorium et that time _
was the two front room* on ’
the second floor, the atagt
vrtvs un the aklu loeranl thv
hil. Thv two teachers wviv
L. W. Bums md M»»
BJ urchv Srrwth iMrs S R.
Nvd). NL . Burn! wo; paid
¥125 and Miss Smith 560,
zv Mr. Burns piud her $15
e\lx».oul of hie auLiry. The*’
next /our the 'Board paid
her. $7 5. (tiff.* S. B. Noel '
..told this to Nancy Currency
■many years ago.) ' l ,/'.7
; v ?
. ■Pr-jncip^ls'of Ili^h'Schonl |
. werf! T.'. W... Bqrnv-, A..JJ:
;; (iiven.*,.. oF - Icirxoraourg, 1
. one year,.C. H. ,Gortnvvll, of
Jaclion County , Iu 1914 T. 1
V M. Martin, nf Martinol.virg,
■ was principal ami h<! left to
, join the arinyw. Mias Miiuiio
Jare MerrelL^,-pi Huckhan-
> non, V. G.. Emnrv,!.M r heel-
jng,. C.-J. j4amsey,. (j. 0,
,• McNeill. Ilf 'A‘.i -• Yeagnr,
Frvd Smith., who. was abi>
c prirciunl of-the-new Poca- j
honcai County- High School. 1
Teach^r^ in - the High
School included Mia* LU»--i
afwt?' Roads, 1 Miaa The*.
Sey m (X r, Mi sa •Lillian.
imika, Eifeel Skugrvw. who
taught music for $ 20 .-she
was bon Roocevvrte. and
gave-private k-seona, too;
Miaa Gueman, HumeX-cn- •
r.amica, and Miss F .mm n
My era, Cainmeroe,
1916, Citizen* voted 069.
'lb 188 ta build a new high
school,' cost not tn e^cood
tlO.OOO. During this time,
high school • claaaea wem
ltfsUl in the Court House.
,1916,.rirat graduate.- 1
- I92fi,: .ftttwr addision to
High ^>chool built, S40,flOf).
At one a dormitory
fo? femab students and
^teachers wy-sjplanned but.
' 'didn't get puic the] diacue-
svon period, i . •
V_... — .'
thsn T- E ‘Walk*r tot one
year and then Grar.c Smith,
• Mrs. Lena Kennedy lelie
T. E. Walker was principal
rrf Marlirjton Gcadod School
in 1920*21, the year b*for*r|
Grant Smith lw»Carav princJ A
pal, according tn Mr*. S.ll.
Earkm.-’. J--.:i- ;y»
—
*' “.Moic Huuory-, V. *■\ -
I * was • reading in * Che
Times shoot the School
Building being tern down. I
have soma rvculluctioua 01 |
cost myself.
Tlrsfl went the School
in the building over naur I
the Crook to Miss Georgia I
Shearer, then to Miaa.SttQlO
Wilson; 3 remember that .vi ;
vail — she UmmI a mier on'
my hand. Alan Davie Bar-
low and Summer* Sharp
taught there
I also remember whvr.
some of the boys (ruto Ihe
west side set Lsck* in Mr
Bur low’s chair. I
1 went co school to Miss [
Virginia Shields in 1910,1
and finished Free School i
Under Mr. Moore There '
were 23 girls and 3 boy* in |
the class: a hoy. I don'll
remember, Clyde East And'i
• “I have'been'Ihinkinr^f
.Hiding a tittle to the write ,
up about.the organising of’.'
the officers in 19(A). •
* Mother-had a- flock 1 of'|
gaeae - that she* brought.,
dowry- from ihe- Big Spring I
property^ thac :s where Ihw 1
.uppeij fish hair dory now
ivPolice 'Aiiaerspii'^r * first W
act of policing was to takeM
the geese to the lockup, and I
Mom tnUi him lie couid d
keep them; lh« nett morn- I
ing the geese were home.
While I am in »Uc mood I
have been thinking about s
story about some man you
mentioned a while buck i
seeing u panther on Gauley I
Mountain. : : »- c .
In 1995 dr 1900 Mr '
Brown YHager went to my I
Oad tr» get a rig to haul u '
surveying crew i to near »
Slutyfork, to survey (J an ley
Mountain for West Virginia I
Pulp and Paper Company
Dad bad no driven avail¬
able. so he pul the ere* and 1
supplies in s \i seat rig ami
put uve in ns driver Wa
vrvnl to the run that goes |
off 219 to Sharps Knob,
went 10 Che hciiii of the
hollow, pitched camp, and
about 9 p.R), n puncher I
came down and pm on aj
screaming show that Stood
my hair pit.end. and a
colored cook . was whiter
than anew; the horses
Charged- and snorted until
une of the men. had Co gel
out aAdjKdd.lbem....
*** Keii- teorningv-f wan* to
gtad U>-get out ot Cherv
they got me hookod up and
starred; I went duwn to the
over* hud to make a short
turn right to get up in Ui the '
road; there I upset the rig,
tied the horses to a butin,
wulkod back ar.J got Che
men' toi get mu : into chi*
road. • -... ■ j. i
June. I am convinced
chore are no puriher* in
these mountains now. As 1
bare driven all of thorn at
all boors, and iWe are
htiodreds of people camp¬
ing in every hollow in all
the woods in the State
HftVe nov«r heard of u
puncher sureamhig that any. |
oije ever mentioned.
Four of us kids went to I
Ton Creek fishiug ih 1919 or
12 and lay out one night. A
panther cum© off the moun-
tain and gave us s concert,
we yelled, throw fire stick*,
•hot op a box or 22 abort 1
i-heil*. and never slept, but
- moved fase the first tin of
light.
Claude E. McLaughlin .
„ \ _; 211 Churcn Street
i* r ■*-->.•» Lewiaburg
West Virginia 2-1901
“Bernard Harrison'; of Atn
lantic City;: was-here- this!
week to visit his cousin J
Mrs. Paul'Overholt.;> He
stopped by the Times Of¬
fice . and we had a most
interesting talk. His father,
A.". M. Harrison, ■ had 1
general department store
beside the. Royal. Drug;l
Store, and.: old . Bank of.i
Marlinton. , The store was.|
destroyed by fire in 1902
when most of Marlinton
burned, then was rebuilt,'
and they sold out to Kleins
in 1909, and this was later
Schuchats Store. The elder
Mr. Harrison worked for
Paul Golden, who was his
brother-in-law, for six
months before he opened
his own store. Bernard
Harrison has two brothers
and a sister who were born
; in Marlinton. Mr. Harrison
himself was born in Balti¬
more; he attended school in
the home of Mrs. Andrew
Price and then in the school
by the creek. He remem¬
bers a mouse running
around in the school by the
creek with Mr. John Moore
teacher, and also the stage
curtain catching fire at a
Christmas program in the
"new" Graded School.
* J. ■SKi'JJsl - I
Editor., dt KocahdiAit
Youri editorial in June 26
•Times was very interesting:;
P My mother, .Mrs.,}' 1 A da,;
‘Grimes, of Huntersville,
gave the Bradshaw Bible to
William T. -. Price , several
years ago when he * was
writing the history of the
County residents. . Brad-)
shaw’s daughter, Mrs.
Samuel Hogsett, was my
great-great-grandmother,
the mother of Renick Hog¬
sett, of Huntersville, who
still owned two farms on.
Browns Creek; formerly
owned by his- grandfather-
Bradshaw; the land around
Huntersville and on Browns i
Creek-for many years was
owned by Bradshaw's rela¬
tives, Moores and‘< Mc¬
Laughlins. I am 73 years
old now, but when I was a
kid almost everyone I knew
was a cousin. Charlie
Moore, our nearest neigh- 1
bor on Browns Creek-, mar¬
ried a tiny woman who gave
him fourteen children;:
three of his daughters were
the only school teachers I
ever had (Grace, Beulah
and Madge) i In those days'-
we never had- 1 any new¬
comers to the community of
farmers. I am surprised
and distressed at the crime
reported in the Pocahontas
Times, now. - In the old
days nobody locked their
doors. The only stealing I,
ever heard of was shortly
after my folks had made
their cane molasses; some
one took a gallon or so from
the cellar. Mother was very
distressed, not by the-loss
but by the fact the part they
stole was to be improved by
more boiling; if she gave
anyone anything or if they
stole it she wanted it to be
the best.
The old schoolhouse on
Browns Creek (now probab¬
ly gone) was the scene of
many revivals. The old
time Methodists were
strict, but nosiy, when the
shouthing began. Umpsl
were hanging-from nails in
the walls and candle flies or
rvinthc urorn having 1 a field!
one old preacher who yelled
and threw his arms like
crazy,/got choked on one;
he vomited on the pulpit.
My father who was also a
Methodist minister, was
sitting on-the pulpit. 1
asked him after we returned
home why he did not laugh
like everyone else; he said,
“You laughed enough for.
us both.’’ During the
confusion my sister played
the organ (a foot pump
type), asked the choir to
sing and eventually every¬
thing got back to normal.
In those days we children
were not allowed to go any
place, except church; My
grandfather, once a year,
sneaked me to Marlinton to
a circus; he loved the
clowns {and the oranges
which could only be bought
on trains and at the circus).
We were in disgrace on our
return home, and many
prayers , were , offered . for
our sins. I loved the circus
as any nine year old would.
I came home with seashell
necklaces and other trink¬
ets (no dime stores any¬
where then). We went in a
road wagon. took our lunch,
and picked up the neigh¬
bors and their children as
we drove the ten miles to
Marlinton. One of the
highlights of the trip was
the conversations after Joe
Buzzard joined us riding his
mule. He was a great
church man and political
ambitions had acquainted,
r- i
county. My grandfather
was not' a church man;
although his brother, Well¬
ington Hogsett,. who lived
at Mill Point, Svas-a preach¬
er, . grandfather did not
believe in anything he
couldn’t see, and didn t
believe in some things he
could see. He was never
convinced the first airplane
that crossed the mountains
near his home- in- those
early years was carrying
the mail. He saw the dtist
storms after, the. first World
War but he never believed
they were coming thou¬
sands of miles from the
wheat fields of the West.
He never believed there
were caverns- that people
could walk in. He lived to
be almost 90 years old. I
regret now that I , did not
take him to Front Royal
Virginia, and let him see
the wonders of. all the
beautiful caverns in Virgin¬
ia.'
I am. a widow now, I live
with . my daughter who
works for NBC in broad¬
casting here in Washing¬
ton, D, C. ' My . other
daughter,; is a supervisor
with Allegheny Airlines at
Washington National Air¬
port, and., my son has 2
music stores and sells
Hammond-, organs and
pianos. .
; r ,.Vera Ritchie
i-.,v ,-7423 Allan Ave. ..
Church, Va.'
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THURSDAY. DEC 4 , 197 a!
Hpueer Day 1 - July &■ 13,0 j
ifj^Couiity Hiatory !'•;!•!
, S-'-We got started on Mux-.-I
ilinian school history; then-
came-the opera houso. And -
I this' week we have' noma -
< more recollections. ’ ‘' *'
One of the Bicentennial J
CommitU. - ©'* project* U to
1 bring . Pocahmitaa ’County ’
: history Up to daU. W* •** |
: Lhac every coazumuikv gath-
: er together What * hfitocy,!
; has been written and brtl'g '
I it up to date. We will print'
J it in purls as yo» S**k to get
■* it nr. when it is finished^
I l : v ■«’£■' i\'<v
- Thisjs a history of Mur-;
I litiloo'. printed In the. Poca-
l hontas Timas in lWKk t #
First Things In MafHntnb •
. The first wtllwr was Ja-
r opb Marlin, and from him
-the town got 1 La oajtie. Ha
wua here »n 1740, and
nobody knimS how much ^
earlier. The pi mc» was first j 1
(railed Mar lira Bottom. •
Qlianged in l&87 to Marlin* I
ton at Lhe request of a Mrs. ] 1
bkyles who moved here 1
from .Baltimore ami whO;[
objected to the word Dot- I
tom as not being a nice [
word. The old timers war©
horrified when they found I
tint the name had boon ;
changed on them over
night , so to speak, but the
damage wad done, and all |
appeals co Congresa failed 1
t.rt undo the harm. Th* lady v
i;oou afterwards moved
way but ahe^l^ft.uf chris¬
tened with. a: ^nCM/bklUe Sf ■
’ r Afiouttwent^;yeit*i f '-ui}r^the* 1
town -. ahVxoat animlmousiy.,
petitioned • Washington to
change the name' Co
MeUraw. This, change of
name was refused becauaft
there was a mmlnfffc© in
West Virginia by the nurre
ut McGraws. - Anu ao the '•*
nanus coutimie« to be Mar-
l in Cun. and it wouJJ he a
bold bad cituen who would
suggest a change ©f mure
- now that a large ,'lJ impor-
Limt town hus d»v»lovod
j.uhder It. and has euccooJed
in acquiring morO -'goofT - :
; wiir.' than any of the impor¬
tant cantons of W©«t Vir-
■ ginia. ■ ... V
. ■..'I’he first .ajurt- that I
know of being bold here 1
;was under An oak bee on j
.Hhe vest side of thu ri\ar
Zjibove the bridgu by Squire I
Kce. The first lawyer |
* T Over heard plead in Mar-
nton was-F. J.. Snyder, a |
noted faeyer who lived in}
Huntersville. And ha was»
oppnspd that day hy I,. M.
. McClinlic, who is still with
. us, and who was juat await¬
ing on his r f °f B *Aloijal ca¬
rreer.
The first Cura of lhe
■ Circuit Court was held in
June or October, L&M. The
oKjction to me 10 th«* c.-.iiocy
aeat from HcntersviUo to
Moxuntnn was hcKJ in the
fall of 1901, and a building
«t tho comer of Fcurtn
Avenue and Ninth Street
was erected which is at ill
^called the Temporary Court
,J house. The j.udga waa.
Judge ,Aj^. Campbell, of,
!>• Uit
Mcmru© txiufityl -He--\vaar(t-
great - lawy-er:He wui' -‘©f/l
commanding ■; appearance.
CK'er. ( aix. tn«t tall,.with a
heavy .hiacb biard. Ha
weighed three iiUndrod and
fifteen pour.da. >••. *.
. Tbo first * sheriK ■ of Uie“>
-Aunty ' lived . hare. Mi\foc
V/diuni' Poage H»a ho*»^e J
was near Eleventh Sired
on Camden Avenua. In thb
houje tvua burr J.uncs A. .
Vlofffik, -who wu ir. hie
life lime The president cd the
Standani Oil Company of ..
Indiana. The first post™**-,,
tor was Jumua Atuly Priue...
The-first student to go to
college-from, (his place mi da
ihelate Rev. Wm. 'P. Price,
A.B.. AiM., D.D.. vho was
bom here in I3JQ, and who
darted tins hfe her** %l
the age of ninety-uoe yeur 1 .
Tb* 1 first recorded land
Utlo-was 480 acres taking tn
a great part of the lnv«l
land which dates fjom s (
survey .mail© in. 1761, by-.
, Gen. Andrew Lewis. 'lhia‘
Juxul is liicntloncd in Ills will
’a&T.heing at' the mouth of
Ewings Creek, ‘by which
none - Kmipua Crunk waa
first known. , 00 murh can-~
tibi be made of tlus taci <b*u
Geo. iAndrvw LewiM u«rn«d
the hearx oc this towp from
1751 to hu death swnv
tb.iTtyy<?an afterwards He
was a great general of tho ■
Revolutionary M'ar, and
George Washington was*
his fidus Achates. In those
early days of Washington's
life/there can bo no doubt
that thin was one of hi.s.
most familiar haunts. H .
The first bark to bo'
established was the H a ox of ^
Murimton. tolkrwvd in a j
few wee*,.' hy ch$.Kocshon- '
1 3s Baailt. which jicrwurd* .
became the First National.
,/^'The firstfnewspaper was*
The Times. The. first store
was opened by J. R. Apper-
son in a house now occu¬
pied as a dwelling which
stands directly opposite the
entrance of the bridge on
the west side of the river.
The first business-of any
kind established here was a
combined sawmill and
carding mill built by James
A. Price before, the Civil
war and which was located
in the low place called the
slough along the boulevard
leading to Campbelltown,
just opposite the home of
A. C. Pifer.
j It was run by water,
power, and the water came
from Stony Creek. An effort
to augment this power by
water from the Greenbrier -
River from an intake just
below the mouth of Stony .
Creek failed, and the plant
itself was washed away in
the flood of 1877, which is
the highest water of which
there is any authentic rec¬
ord. . -
This mill was in charge of
a man by the name of
James E. A. Gibbs, who
was a man of the tenant
class, and who barely made
a living for himself and a
large family. In fact the
main remembrance that the
older people had of the
family was the struggle that
they had to keep from
starving. It was during this
time that Gibbs was work¬
ing on his model for a
sewing machine. He fash¬
ioned a working model out
of wood from a laurel root,
which developed the idea of
the chain stitch sewing
machine, which entitles
him to the claim of being an
inventor of first order. The
lock stitch idea was adver- j
tised some few years ear A
lier, but it did not entitled
the inventor to the distinc-1
tion of being the inventor of 1
the sewing machine, for the
people of this vicinity know
the Gibbs' idea antedated
the lock stitch, and was on a
different idea. Gibbs car¬
ried his invention to the
north and formed a part¬
nership with a mechanic by
the name of Wilcox, and
the manufacture of the
machines began. Gibbs re¬
turned home,, the Civil war ,
broke out, the Gibbs family j
starved almost and at the ■
end of five years Gibbs got
back to Delaware, and.
found that Wilcox was turn¬
ing out sewing machines at ,
a great rate, and that the
share of Gibbs had been j
put to his credit regularly in
a bank, and from that time :
Gibbs was rich.- In the
nineties Gibbs came back
for several visits. He was a
very tall man—about six
'feet and seven inches, I
think, wore a. silk hat, and
had the biggest nose that I
ever saw on a human being.,
He said at that time he had,
' taken out some one hund¬
red and sixty three patents. ■
The Wilcox & Gibbs sewing
machine is still one of the
standard machines offered
to the public, and I believe
it is considered the very,
best for heavy sewing, such
as leather. I am not sure
about this.
One of the earliest stores
was opened by Paul Golden
who is still with us though
not in the mercantile bus¬
iness. A sign that he had
painted on the store in his
early days caused some'
hilarity among the nations
in the world. It read: “Go
no farther to be Cheated.’’
The language is loose and
capable of two construc¬
tions. Anyway it has the
right to be g rouped under
the tiead , Ji df Commercial \
, Candor.; :: ***»«*!:
The first school’ of which-
there is any authentic rec¬
ord was opened in a log
cabin that stood near River¬
side. It closed after a
session or two. It was a
private enterprise. There
must have been some
school earlier than that for
pne of the fields on Stony
Creek has always been
called the. School House
Meadow. Up to the eight--
ies, the nearest school was -
Huntersville. In the eight-4
ies, the free school system -.
having been established, a -
one room frame building •;
was put up on the Price Run ?
where the house of William j
S tewart now stands. Miss ■
Emma Warwick, Judge
Geo. W. McClintic, County •;
Superintendent, W. M.
Mathews, Rev. Dr. Price,
Squire Charles Cook, from
Rhode Island, were some of ‘
the noted persons- who,
taught in that little school
house. The pext school was
a two room building, still 1
standing, as the Ira Irvine
building on the banks of 1
Knapps Creek. The next; ,
was the present graded .
school building, a substan¬
tial brick, which has be- i
come too small though aug-
mented by a still finer high
school property. We had a
great time building that
eight roomed brick graded
school, and there were I
many that predicted that
there never would be a time
when there was need of one <
half such a building. In fact ~
even , in that comparative >
recent time,. it was very ■ ;
TWO i_|N£S MISSIfJG-.
'^The first teacher's
tute was held in 1886
Presbyterian Church
first church built' was the
Presbyterian church on the
site of the present building.
The first resident judge of
the, court,. Judge S. H;
Sharp. The first mayor of
the town, Andrew Price.
The first state senator, N.
C. McNeil. The first Presi¬
dential Elector, Col. O. H.
Kee.. The first'delegate to
the legislature, L.\ M., Me
Clintic. The first member of
the county court. Dr. N. R.
Price. The first chief of
police, J. A. Sharp. *. .v-v.
The first train to arrive at
Marlinton was in the year
1900, on the completion of
the track laying to this
point. It was made a public
ceremony and some thou¬
sands gathered here and
they barbecued beef and
had a celebration. They told
at Ronceverte that night
that when the train'got here
that the great crowd gath¬
ered : around the • locomo- '
tive, and that the engineer
requested them to give him.
room to turn his train
around and that they clear¬
ed a space of some acres. It
was not true. Not even an
original He. Only a localized
anecdote.
But for excitement over
first events let me refer you
to the first jail delivery,
when Armstrong and Cum¬
berland got out of jail at
dusk one evening in the
nineties. The jail had been,
completed and it was the \
modern idea of a strong 1
jail, and it was confidently
expected that it would hold
anybody. The county had
suffered a series of bold
robberies, and suspicion
had attached to Alex Arm¬
strong^ an intelligent color¬
ed man, a native'of-this
county,. who • had .removed
to. nn Ohio townf Tt’’was>+
thought that he raided this
county regularly, and that
he . would, come to : thei
nearest railroad station,,
and 'make a quick trip into
the county and return with
his- booty.- This belief.was
so sure that the authorities
waited and watched for him
/to-return, and he showed
up! one winter day travel-
1 ling. incognito with a big
burly strange negro. R. K.
. Burns , arrested them-, and
^•they-;:::v/ere ‘ indicted- v an A:
afterwards convicted of .the'
. robbery of Capt. Aj M.
Edgar, held up at the>point'
of a revolver in his . own ':
house after nightfall" ;
They lulled the jailer into
a' sense of security, and
when they got between him
and the door of the cage,
they shut the door and left;
and got away. A large force
of volunteers assembled in
an hour or so and patrolled
the roads all night, and
found nothing. .But the
elements warred against
the fugitives. It was sum¬
mertime, but the night saw-
one of the heaviest rainfallsi
that this country ever ex¬
perienced. The accused
travelled many miles that
night but they lost then-
way and daylight found
them about two miles from
town. They had wandered
all night, confused by the.
great tempest and the
network of streams. They
were exhausted. They took
cover in the old Hamlin
Chapel, on Stony Creek.
They got as far as Laurel I
Creek about ten miles froml
Marlinton and surrendered!
to a volunteer posse andl
were brought in. They were)
pretty well starved. .
' Some-oPus old resident^*
ers have never had a resi¬
dence in any other town or
city. And we feel that the 1
only way that you can really
know a town is to see it.
built. With the exception oft
the toll house and the
McLaughlin house, I have-
seen every , house built in
this town. If I have not 1
overlooked some odd house
or two in a hasty mental
survey, Yes a part of the B.
M. .Yeager house is older
than that. That is a good.
deal to say for a town as:
substantial as Marlinton,,
with its court-house, bank*'
buildings, school buildings,•:
and churches. Especially!
the Methodist church now :
in the course of erection
which will be one of the
, notable buildings of the,
S^often think of one ; of my
boy friends many years ago
saying that he had had a
dream. That he seemed on
top of Elk Mountain looking
. down over Marlins Bottom
and the bottom appeared to
be roofed over. That is one -.
dreJin that has come to j
pass. r -.-' ,.-~i
! instl-j
in the!
. The 1
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Green Bank Land Grants
; : Green Bank,'W. VaV
: , - ; October 23; 1934 y \
- ■ ■ Dear Cal: ■ : V
Some time ago you asked me
' to vmte.you a list or somethirg
concerning the original patents
or land grants of the Green
Bank community; I have for-
: gotten which particular grants
you mentioned, but; however,
I will give you a list of the
original. Land Grants that are
: adjacent, and contiguous, and
'■ run With common lines, and are
‘situated on the waters- of the
North Fork and Deer Creek,
and should figure largely in the
local history of the Green
Bank community. :
We don’t know the exact
date, but sometime long before
the Revolutionary War, a
dauntless band of pioneers pos
seaaed of adventurous spirits
^crossed the Allegheny Moun¬
tains and from,the summit of
one of the loftiest peaks, where
until then the foot of a white
man had never trdd,„they view
ed the vast expanse of the level
land and forest of the Deer
Creek Valley; returning prob¬
ably to quaint old Williams¬
burg. they told' of the wonder¬
ful discovered country which
is now the Green Bank com
munity, and thus opened thp
way for the.venturesome pio¬
neer who was destined to over
come ..difficulties and build
homes in. the Deer Creek Val¬
ley. > But several years had
passed when one day ' abou -
1765',:'lhe figure of a stalwart,
broad-shouldered man could
have been seen standing top of
ihe wild and rugged knoll,
which reach its rocky bluff high
. above‘the North Fork Creek,
a short distance east of the
junction of the North Fork and
Deer Greek He no doubt was
: alone save forth'e companipn-
ship of a long rifle which ; he
leaned upon as he contemplat¬
ed the glorious scenes that
stretched before him, as he
forecast the future of tbe beau-
tifuMandscape. This lone pio¬
neer was John Warwick. He
was one of those daring men
who. as the tide Of emigration
started westward, had left his
friends and family and after
many days of hunting and ex-
ploring^reached the junction
of North Fork and Deer Crepk
The scene so impressed John
Warwick that he concluded to
build a home and found a settle
. ment on the waters of Deer 1
Creek. After taking a toma¬
hawk right or possession, which
consisted of blazing a few trees
and building a rude shack, he
set out for h ; s home in East
Virginia to tell _hiS people' of
the maanificent country he had j
discovered. 1
Immediately with his: three
sons,. Andrew, .John, Jr., and
William,-he persuaded a large
number of settlers to accom¬
pany him to the Deer Creek Val
ley; the country through which
they passed Was one tangled
j almost impenetrable forest; the
I ax of the pioneer was never
j sounded in this region where
I every mile of the way might
; harbor some danger from the
I Indians; these pioneers knew
J not the meaning of fear; the
j war whoop of the Indians and
the twang of the bow and ar¬
row were familiar sounds .to
them. The old pole ax wield¬
ed by strong arms soon cleared
some land and reared 3tout log
cabins within -the radius, of
three or four miles. Then new
settlers moved in and the settle
ment began to grow and flour¬
ish, and the Red men began
to be troublesome; some set¬
tlers were shot, and bands of;
(hostile Indians prowled around i
:and made it very dangerous, v.J
i ' An attack from the Indians-'
was apprehended and the set¬
tlers determined to build a
Fort a3 a defense for the infant-*
settlement which was planned
by Jacob Warwick and named; 1 *
forbinn, but was built by the-
people of the community ; as a ‘
rule tbe old Indian Forts were*
built in the Shape cf a parallel
gram. Peter Warwick told me t
that his grandfather said this ^
fort was in circular form, and
| that the roof was covert d-
wiLh sods and dirt to preventn
fire from the enefny. The whiter
oak walls bristled with poit;
holes and surrounded by. a-,
stockade fence presented an al¬
most impregnable defense.*
This fort was- used as a home,
for some of the settlers who.
often lived for weeks inside its'
| walls. ■ i
For many years it remained,
a famous Fort on the frontier,
having withstood several In¬
dian attacks. The fort was sit¬
uated in the forks, of North
Fork and Deer Creek on an ele¬
vation of ground that com'-
I rounding country r now in west
undofa Odd** F.-H.--War¬
wick; Mr. Warwick, fold .'me
he had hauled M?v*ral *'ai$OD 1
l-ipde Of rock froni th« fnunde-
Unnaa-i* chjtnnuyr-of rtbeold
yurt-- _ . .
The month ' of * June. :730
■must have been a very busy
| time for *h« sarljrte/t.lPCA of
the Greeo Bank "Co ram uni ly.
• due -jo «be tael w«r#
purveying ouL"‘th«ir‘ tanda-to
secure • EraDts^or • putcnca- ft i
jappestn- tnat there:, hsd been
no surveying dode prior to the
ReVoh»tMTA?try - : War,- Juofi 7;
jUdOi i% l b«-date of rhafirst-scr
[ v py Tia ihown -in-lb* Augusta
Orant Book-Nan rl, b! the An¬
ri i tori r < >r^ce : at, C barter nn>
whi«h*wn»m»fJ> for Jacob War
wkk tor 349 acre.*. Jan*#
J7H0. *Jsmt»«v McCar‘ee, 215
Y < r«» . f Jor 0 , 9.' l'TSO. - Wi U«a m
Nottingham, H09 acneB^. June
10,-1720.- Jaui«i ■ ftucktr,-36l
XW Jana Il.t 1760;-Jawnk
Rucker, Jr.; 345 - acres JuJ*
12, 1780, • Ja eob<- Cl il tapi*t 401)
•acrw; Jone 42.4181). TbooJRi
Jarvis, 400-acrea- June 18.
I Tit). Tboaas Certmill, 358
?cr 3. Augusts, 1782, WWI«*av J
Warwick 900 acres; - Abraham-,
Ingram, Novetnbcr:yl5.xl73o,'|
ISJ}' arras. WiH'om-’ -Taylor.J
1783. 2d0 arm. Codjlp Hart*
man 1705,318 acr *t. AH tb«*
grants are recorded in AugusLa
County Grant - Cook No. 3,
oiiJ Ornnts'muad 4o Jarrva
McKimey,’* Jamas Kero<>r
John War wick. J<-*T* Wood-
dv) 1 . Thoma* Cobwlyr- Thom¬
as Wood dell,: WilUm Warwick,,
Dante) Kerr, Jarnw Muna*n,
Henona CrifRn aod Samuel
ratoon are found recorded ml
Kalb County, Boole No. I.!
This bnaga us up to 1795.
-.vhe.i the «peculator* »nd lard
chnrkJ hupan to u*cure grant»
for WtfB tracts of land '□ T ht
Alicrheny Mountains border-
inu pa tha new 'rete)cifteo f «.
«hu*h' wa% -BaUv* Couaby At
icrer, «av issued to Thomas'
Wilson in 179& Th>i‘ tract'd,
U<xJ lies' Utweeo the rown of 1
Vinrlmton. .bolutflnu the cown
of Duflrooce-and.-r.eur the si tv
of tbeojrt.'Gros* Rood Schoo)
lIo«* below-ftmeo Baak and
nioo'/X tbnMjgi-'lV.e loop* of
Deer Croeli:. nbo*e Ca**:
of it Ikjior un the East Sidu of
rh* Greenbrier River. Thta eo*
tire tiacl waa sold fr.r.js direct
tax bei?i 3 *tene«lby , 7 ,ft Federal,
government; - on th* Mch day,
December. 1802, by the United;
S»acca Marshall for the
►rict of .Virginia,' aod boc«bc by
yimrion Matthews for the
surrv of five doihirfc nnd-un*
cent. Oo November-l,- 1817 .
tampion Matthews employed
.funnel D. Poaga to make *
division at Che 44,000 acra
tract. Che fine to b ^in at a *
onint- on Arthur Gnroes land , 1
oassahltjh point'of rock* ufl|
Mirbae). Mminnitt which *t!
about throe hucidre^l yirde-
of ihe-Lookoot Tower «A|
'be Michael Mountain and
03**** near th<f CCC‘:Carap 4
on tha Browns .‘ Creek pond no |
July 1, 1818. Sfiirpsoir* Muf-
rh«ws convHy»*<l by deed 5 l*-ei
cod o* tha aorvey oCWOk
irree to John Moore. Andrew j
Ervin0, Jamts Waugh. Arthur)
>md Chevies Crimea. The vantl
ewJ of the Irar* was d npo*'d
of by the ilattbewi «nd Jacob
Warwick- - ’ - 'i i
Mr. ' and Mrs.**Kenneth
Vfauka. of Fr«derick»bu.-Vi
iVfinsytvae'ia. visited her par-
eivto. Mr. and Mrs.-Ora®
Waii«h. aori her-grand mother;
Mrn. Maude i Waugh,-Jduringl
'be but I days. Tbsv-weve- Ofi*lH
red fmua their, list* of guests io|
lart week’s paprr.
- Fred Smith, L**Fe Mont-
gott'ery and V**rl Ilay'iei were,
another group that attcadvdl
the Fapdli Bowl ga’ma'Ui Ac-j
Janta^
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Thursday , febTh?, 197s i
Pioneer Days— July 9-U, ’7 q ^
• • • ..V-'V*
- H istory of' ‘j
■**: Hillsboro Community ■ V- 5
• ’ {Pocahontas County -,Jj
By Mary Isetta Wallaco "
The town of Hillsboro is
located in a rich and beautj-^
ful-valley. It is two and
one-half. miles from • thet
nearest railroad station
called Seebert and named
in honor of a family by that
name which settled there in
■;he wilderness in the early
lays. Hillsboro was named
:or Richard Hill, the pio¬
neer from North Carolina,
who built his home on a
good farm in the neighbor¬
ing Lobelia. His house was
an unusually good one for
that age. Simon Girty, the:
renegade, told that Indians
were so impressed with the
fine display of the home of
Mr. Hill that they called
him white man’s king.
.. The house was built of
hewed logs, and. the space,
between filled, with" wood,
mortar or mud, and then
white washed. It had three
porches, two tall chimneys,
and eight rooms. Hills
Creek was named for Mr.
Hill and, because of his
sterling worth, “will sing
his requiem as long as its
waters flow.’’ The creek
flows through a narrow
channel which increases its
velocity until it plunges
over a precipice sixty or
more feet high forming a
perfect spray and creating
the beautiful Fails of Hills
Crt.-'k.
Bruifey’s Creek, named!
after the first settler, John
Bruffey, sor; of.. Patrick
Bruffey, the pioneer, a
revolutionary soldier under
General Wayne, unites in
time of flood with Hills
Creek where their waters
sink under Droop Mountain
to appear again in the lower
end of the Little Levels. •
Hills Creek forms Locust'-
Creek and empties into the
Greenbrier River. Brufleys
Creek forms Hughes Creek
and after sinking and partly.
sinking for two miles, erap-'.
ties into the Blue Hole. . V
Many of the numerous
progeny of Richard Hill
founded their homes in the
. Hillsboro Community.
' The majority of the peo- .
pie of Hillsboro Co mmuni ty
are of Scotch-Irish descent,
their chief pursuits being
agriculture and stock rais-
j ing. Many fine herds of I
\ cattle and sheep, from time j
I immemorial, have been
7 prepared for the eastern !
/ rnarkets and at the present i
time under the stimulus of !
our county agent, Mr. H. C. ;
-fC. Willey, the farmers are j
■f becoming thoroughly j
aroused to the importance I
of purebred stock.
As the traveler ascends i
by an easy climb and gentle |
undulations 1 the winding j
road cut on the face of
Droop Mountain he beholds
a panorama of unsurpassed
loveliness when the sun
pours his effulgent warmth
and brightness over the
mountains, plains, valleys
and hills as they unite in j
proclaiming “The Lord I
reigneth.Jet the earth re- I
joice.’’. He also beholds i
historic ground, for! 1 it was -;
at the foot of Droop Moun¬
tain where General AverilT;
with 5000 men pitched their !
tents before the Battle of
Droop Mountain which be¬
gan on November 6, 1863.,
Hillsboro has always
been a religious and eduea- |
tional center. John Jordan
of pioneer faitje gave a
building site to the Meth-
, odist church which was
destroyed by fire and they
have since built four other
churches in the community
and now worship in a very
comfortable, commodious
building in the town of ■
Hillsboro. In extracts from
the journal of Rev. Francis
Asbury we find that in the j
years 1788, 1790 and 1796
he had made three evange¬
listic tours through this
section of the country com¬
ing up through Greenbrier |
County each time and being j
entertained and-' preaching j
at the home of McNeel in i
the Little Levels, going j
from there to the Drinnon i
home where he was receiv¬
ed “gladly” and entertain- i
ed y ‘kindly” in the Edray
neighborhood. His course ■
led from there to Cloverhck .
down through Tygarts Val¬
ley in Randolph County)
enroute to Morgantown. At -'
the McNeel home lively'4
religious discussions were-
indulged in by the whole-
community.
.'j-?foak Grove Presbyterian
Church was organized ;iri.
the year of 1793. The early :
records of the Church were
lost and no one remembers
when it was built. 7 A"
substantia] brick structure
in which this sect wor¬
shipped for many years was
later built southeast 7 of
Hillsboro, where the cerae--
tery is still kept up. In 1830
the Church was reorganiz¬
ed and Josiah Beard, Davis
Poague, and John Jordan
were elected elders. The'-
didst distinguished minis—-
ters who served this Church
from 1820 to. 1872 , : . were •
Rev. Joseph Brown; Rev.-
Wm. G. Campbell,^'Rev.’ 1
JohnS. Blain, Rev. MitcheL
B. Dunlap, and Rev. D. S.
Sydenstricker. ^
A new church,’■’a^ frame;^
building, was built in the
town of Hillsboro, where
’ the present church is locat-7
ed, in the early ministry of
Dr. D. S. Sydenstricker.
He was succeeded by the
present pastor, Rev. J. C_
i Johnson-. The frame church
was tom down in the year .
of 1910, as it was deemed
advisable to repair the old
church with a new one. A'
new brick building occupies- :
,,the site and bears the name
of “Oak Grove Church'- in
memory of the pioneer
church although surround¬
ed by a^maple grove. The
two prevailing denomina¬
tions, Methodists and Pres¬
byterians, have been sig¬
nally blessed in ' securing
ministers of great spiritual -
vision and consecration, for i
which is expressed their
gratitude and appreciation.
In the early part of the
eighteenth century a very
important educational work
flourished in what was then
the village of Hillsboro; -
Under the 'supervision ofcf
Rev. Joseph Brown the'
brick Academy was built
and contained one- large
central room with two
wings. The name of Hills¬
boro was abandoned in
deference to that of ‘ ‘Acad¬
emy, ’ ’ so : Strong was the
impress of, the school’s
influence on the minds and
the hearts of the people. In
recent years the old name
of Hillsboro has been re?
stored to the town.?. V-
M. A. 1 Dunlap of.<Ponca
City, Oklahoma, has con¬
tributed some recollections
of ante bellum days from
his remarkable memory of
conversations heard in the
home of his uncle; Rev; M.
D.Dunlap. He thinks the
first teacher ever in Hills¬
boro community was a man
by the name of Keenan who
taught more than a hun¬
dred years.; ago.;; This
teacher was considered a
very learned man from the
fact that he could write and
read and had figured in the
arithmetic as far as the rule
of three The next teacher -
was Rev. John S. Blain, a
Presbyterian preacher, a
teacher, and a physician.
He is described as a large,
lean, strong, man possess¬
ed of a kindly face and
gentle heart. The descrip¬
tion is somewhat contradic- ,
tory as he is said to have
whipped 13 boys the second 1
day of school, 21 the third :
. day, and 5 and 6 each day, <
for about a week. After
that no further trouble was
experienced. But the
school had an unsavory
reputation that had to be
disciplined, and he used
the means within his pow¬
er. The wife of Dr. Blain
was a Miss MacRoberts,
sister of Archibald Mac¬
Roberts, who made his
home with them and told
that panthers would some-
• times enter their spring
house and drink their milk ..'
Mr. MacRoberts, whose*
father was a Randolph of
Roanoke and descendant of !
Pocahontas, was the next
teacher. He was well
educated and a man of
great talents that he used
only under compulsion. He j
was a Whig, and in a ;
campaign then being con¬
ducted between a Whig and •
a Democrat—in which the j
Whig was defeated in the
argument—Mr.. . MacRob¬
erts became so disgusted
that he followed them to the
next appointment and so
completely routed the Dem¬
ocrat that he made it suit to
steer clear of his antagonist
The nfcrt teacher waa
Rev. Joseph Brown whose
gentle, Christian character
greatly endeared him to the|
people; and it is to be taken |
for granted that as he was j
instrumental in the build- j
ing of the brick Academy he ,
must have been the first j
teacher within its walls. ^
Rev. M. D. Dunlap suc¬
ceeded him and taught
from 1835 to 1845. ..His
school had a wide reputa¬
tion, among his pupils and
enjoyed the'patronage of
the Lewises and Irwins, of
Kanawha County; Tyrees
and others of Fayette Coun-.
ty; the Hayneses and others
of Monroe . Countyf
Johnsons, Bears, and oth-
ers of Greenbrier County;
the Bensons, Lightners,
and Ruckmans-,.of Highland
County, Virginia..' He-
taught throughout the en¬
tire year and sought the
help of the more advanc¬
ed pupils, notably Rev.
Wm. T. Price and Rev.
James Haynes/ It was his
opinion that about eighty
pupils were as many as one
tnan could handle. ' j-. ,
Mr.4Kelso, of: Pennsyl-'
vania,' and Miss' Priscilla
Ramsey; of Augusta Coun--*/
. ty, Virginia, taught one
session, and after the.close
of school were married and ,
went to western Pennsyl¬
vania-to conduct a boarding
school: Rev. Daniel- -A.
Penick filled the position, of
teacher one year, boarded
at Colonel Paul McNeel's,
and the following autumn
married the latter’s eldest
daughter. Rev. Mr. Emer¬
son taught two sessions „
boarded at Colonel Me-?
.Neels, and made a compass
that ran a perfect line from-
the McNeel gate to "the
Academy. Mr. Emerson
was said to be a relative of I
Ralph Waldo Emerson and
a native of New England.
Miss Mary S. Loverage, of
Connecticut, taught in
Hillsboro at the same time,
but in a different building.
Mr. Emerson became one
of her most ardent admir¬
ers, but her choice fell to
Mr. Henry Clark. Mr.
Dunlap is under the im¬
pression that Mr. Emerson j
never married, which is an
erroneous one because he
established a school for
young ladies at Shemariah,
Augusta County, Virginia,
in which he was assisted by
his wife. - Miss May'
Sprinkel taught in the home-
of Colonel McNeel the first
year of the Civil War and
was betrothed to John Bur¬
gess, the first man from
this community to be killed
by the Northern soldiers in
their initial raid through the
country.
From the foregoing inter¬
esting data it is easy to
understand why so many
noble and worthy lives were
moulded in this fine institu¬
tion of learning. The lives
of Mr. Harmanius Stulting
and family deserve special
mention. They were na¬
tives of Holland, and to
escape religious persecu¬
tion, braved the perils of
the deep on the rude craft
of that day and came to
dwell among us when the
country was in its infancy.
They were valuable addi¬
tions to the social life of the
community and through
their devoted piety ac¬
complished much good in
this the land of their adop¬
tion. Mr. Cornelius Stul¬
ting, ; eldest son in- ; the;
family, was a fine.*teacher
for many years and died
recently, moumed^by all
who knew him.-i Mrs. Carrie
Stulting Sydenstricker,
daughter in the family,
gave her life as a mission¬
ary to China, being sent as
a member of the Oak Grove
Church.
Rev. J. S. Kennison, a
minister now in Albemarle
Presbytery, N. C., is anoth¬
er worthy representative in
the Master’s cause from
the same church. The first
permanent settler in the
wilderness of the Hillsboro
Community was John Mc¬
Neel, of Frederick County,
Virginia. ■ - He was of a
pugilistic temperament
and, in the fear that he had
slain an antagonist, fled
from his native land and
became a fugitive who fol¬
lowed the trend of ‘ the
Alleghanies. After spend¬
ing some time in their
gloomy depths he emerged
into this section of the
country and was so favor¬
ably impressed with the
fertile land, fine timber,
and the general outlook of a
goodly place in which to
dwell, that he cast his tent
on the gentle slope between
where, are now the gate at
the road and the Matthew'
Johnl McNeel residence, j
nfl
Teacher* in I'ocuhontas County
Much liars been -written about the school teachers of vari t>us
schools in Pocahontas ii aunty from early timr*s to the yrror^nt. '.flu*
following i» lii my opinion one of the beet of all, ray Father■
In bite raid 19i>0 T s three Vaughan 3rothar , s laft BrUfUiri.uk
County, Yirjginia headed Vest, One made it to Missouri, (the forarvnner
of Gcr.* Marry 'Icebox' Vaughan, under President Truciflim* One stopped
iri Kentucky - vhilo my Grandfather Burrell \ Yaurjhan settled near Levin
burg, in Greenbrier County* From then until after the Civil War ha Hie
so it ha tween Kan a whs :tnd Groenbrier County* Hurro-12. finally married
Maggie Anaerson and rvlsed eight of nine children in Greenbrier and
Pocahontas Counties* Th^y settled and fcuilt b- : e1r log hoi&e on
Caaos.r Koijitaln near Lob 11a* Fathers Birth Corti.fl rate rr, ^ogisbe-red
in the Court House <>r. Levrtfibtrrc states he i*ta born dept.. ?5, 13?3,
listing his naran as Elijah BurraU Vaughan*
k.B.YaugJian was educated fron the Bible, home study and the one
room log school at Loblia, Front there he entered tte "Academy 1 ' for a
full t*rm. Three of his classmates were Summers and George Sharp and
a Mr, L. MacGurthy who In his late years told rae ranch about ray Fath¬
er* Then he wan X&joie and used a cane. Judge Sharp also told about rpy
Father during a talk i-re had after I had visited his brother a grave in
Colon, Panama, where he had died with fever while digging the Panama
Canal*
In 1892 Father finished the "Academy" and started working on the
C* ft 0, Jt»K. in summers and attended Teachers College during the V tut¬
ors from which ha graduated in ?£<?5* Then he started teaching full
time in hunter w ill ft • Pocahontas County record» state that on .*pril
22nd* 1396 he and my 1'iother Fatima Susan Wftu^h were married by .‘ley.
Geo-.H* Echols. My oldest Brother James H. Vaughan was horn in Hunt¬
ersville on Jan* 3. 1$97> George Board Vaughan born Hunt-orgy! 11© on
March 7j 1399* That Spring ruy Father must li&ve resigned after the
school term and returned to the railroad. j vas born in ■? oncer vert,
V),Va* on Feb* 16,1991* Thus Father must have taught school for four
full terms. The Assistant Vice President-Labor Rotations Board of the
G* Sc 0* it * R ♦ Archives i:i Richmond Va* Advised me Father '-as? killed -
cleaning up a wreck early in the morning of May ij 1996 nt Handley,
V/.Va* He was full Foreman of the Huntington Division at the time.
Mrs. Libby King, (Wife of Mr* F*;d* King), an old friend, daughter
of Uriah Bird who had a boarding and. rooming house below Bird run,
often told me about the Teachern meetings v.hen My Father \> r ould ride
horseback from Hunteravi.il e and stop with then for lunch* She sought
his tub Jo because she said he was such a handsome min - pause - then
she $aid in that, shy way or# hors 'four Father v:«s such n hanflmorrn nan
its a shame uotjq of you three boys look like him. 1 - aryhow you have
his bearing and good manners. fTUARKS LIBBY).
glv.
fpHC M voL. X-
a i
Hjistoiy of Hillsboro Com^
'fbunity continued
Hfe came here in the year.
1765.;; After he began to
occupy his tent or camp,
padded, muffled, footsteps
were heard circling the
camp at night. He feigned
sleep, keeping his gun near
at hand, until he heard
something stealthily creep
upon the poles forming the
roof. When he looked in
the-direction of the sound
he beheld, by the Light of
the camp fire, the fiery eyes
; °f-.a panther. He lost no
time' getting rid of the
unwelcome visitor.
One day while out hunt¬
ing for venison and fish he
met Charles and Jacob
Kennison' natives of his
home land, who proved
angels in disguise in bring¬
ing to him the glad tidings
that the man he thought he
had killed had recovered
and was in good health. :
^.Imagination fails to convey
yie great relief and grati--
. tude that filled his heart to
^know he was not a murder¬
er, of which his future life
: gave convincing evidence. ,
He invited the Kennisons to
share his camp and aided
them in selecting a home
site adjoining his tract.
About this time John Mc¬
Neel must have built him¬
self a cabin in the rear of
the Matthew John McNeel
residence, near a wonderful
spring in that locality.
These three men soon re-
tumed to the lower valley of
Virginia. It was on this visit
that he married Martha
Davis who was bom in
Wales in 1740. Soon after
their marriage they came to
the Little Levels to make
their home. They brought
with them a Welch Bible
now m the possession of
Joseph S. McNeel, son of
Captain William Lamb Me
Neel. L-:•?'/ : ....•I
Joseph McNeel Is the
man who offered, free of
charge, marble or granite
to build' our new State
Capitol. This stone exists
in great abundance within
the beautiful hills that en¬
compass our mountains and
that shelter our valley on
the West. It has been a-
source of great disappoint¬
ment to many to have such
a 1 generous offer rejected
and one that, if it had been
accepted would have filled
the heart of every citizen
with a just and civic pride.
• •John McNeel was so
deeply impressed' with a
sense of God’s providential
care that, in gratitude to
Him, he . built the White
Pole Church on the hill set
apart for the McNeel ceme¬
tery, the first Church in the
Community. 1 These three
men joined the expedition
to Point Pleasant in October ■
1774. They were spared toJ
return home, but only for a 1
-'.itiiSy i-
short time, as they enlisted !
in a company . formed in
Frederick County, Virginia,
during the Revolution.
After that experience they
returned to this country and
resumed “the even tenor of
their lives
A pathetic tradition- in¬
forms us that while John
McNeel was at Point Pleas¬
ant. a child was bom and
died before his return, and
that the mother, with her
own hands, made the cof-
frn, dug the grave and ^
buried the child. This was
the first grave in 'the Mc¬
Neel cemetery, near the J
White Pole Church, which,
spot affords such charming
landscape views of, the sur-4!
rounding country.
And now we come to the
northern .- section of the
Hillsboro Community,
which is Mill Point, a
charming little industrial
village including within its
limits proper a - store, a
blacksmith shop, two flour
mills, and three homes.
Many more homes are close
by built on the hills and
nestling coves and glens. >.
Tourists exclaim over the
majestic sw^ep of the hills
and their graceful contour
as they converge toward
the village enclosing a
scene of entrancing beauty.
Surely we can endore the
Psalmist and say, “The
little hills rejoice on every
X
Just above the village a‘ ‘
picturesque spring is found
tucked away in a sheltered
nook among the lovely foot¬
hills that dip their feet into
the laughing waters of |
Stamping Creek. . The
spring gushes forth I, so
abundantly from its source
as to form ■ a miniature .
cataract. The water is so
pure and cold that. it us
called the Blue Spring.
There is a tradition that
herds oi’ buffalo formerly
gathered in the valley fac¬
ing the spring to drink from
its pure, crystal water and
that it was from the stamp¬
ing of the buffalo that
“Stamping Creek’’ derived;
its name.
Two of the tribes of
Indians that frequented this
region were the Ottawas
and the Shawnees. Pontiac
and Cornstalk were among
their leaders. The death of
the Bridger boys is the
most dramatic story of In¬
dian cruelty we know in 1
connection with the Mill
Point ’Fort: 1 Nathan, a ;
colored boy, belonging to
Lawrence Drinnon was sent
to the Levels for help when
Henry Baker .was killed,
one mile above the mouth
of Stony Creek. After
burying the dead and re¬
maining long enough to
learn that the Indians had
decamped, the rescuing
party debated among them- j
selves as to the wisest and
safest way to return. All
except the Bridger boys
and Nathan agreed to come
down by the Waddell place
situated in the Marvin
neighborhood, as the road
was more open. The three
boys took the mountain trail
through “The Notch” on
the Auldridge Mountain.
Both of the Bridger boys
were killed and buried at
the Mill Point fort on the
knoll, now occupied by the -
Isaac McNeel residence..:
The colored boy was saved ■
by stopping to tie his
moccasin. • The whoop of
the Indians wa3 heard sig-;
naling from Gillilian Moun-,
tain, the Auldridge Moun-:
tain, and the head of
Stamping Creek informing
each other that the whites i
were aroused and that they
must flee. The people who>
live in this community' Eire
the McNeels, Beards,-
Clarks, Morrisons, Clen-j
denins, Bruffeys, Hill3;|
Moores, : Clutters, Auld-j
ridges, Harpers, Kenni-|
■ sons, Wades, Lewises,- Me-j
Cartys, ' McCoys, Smiths',}
Cackleys, Ruckmans, ,Mc- i
Laughlins, and others. I
The Pocahontas Times"
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J0£C. 1 . i?75-
^cPearl S.' v BucIc Birthplace .1
s 4 Second Annual St: Nicholas.
v : • Day
' Once a year back in the late
19th and early 20th century,
many residents in this small,
rural. Appalachian community •:
would take leave of their press- -
ing chores to walk the short :
distance to the "Stulting
House,'*''-the':, home of Pearl'
Buck's mother's family and,,
the spot of the famous author’s
birth in 1892. The neighborly ’
visit always took place on De¬
cember 6, St. Nicholas Day;*;
the bi^holiday of the year lor
the Stnltings who had emigrate,
ed to America from Holland in.
1847.". .
According to Dutch legend,
the day was named in honor
of the old, wealthy man in
Holland who gave candy and ,
cookies for the poor during the
Christmas season. In that tra¬
dition, Pearl Buck’s ferbearers
made cookies and candies for :
their numerous visitors to en¬
joy.
For the second year, the fes¬
tive and religious flavor or St.
Nicholas Day will live again
from December 4 through 7 at
the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace
Museum near Hillsboro. The
historic house will be decorat¬
ed for Christmas and free cook¬
ies, traditional almond bars,
jan hagles and St. Nicholas
cookies will be given out at
the end oi the tour. On Sun¬
day, Santa Claus will greet *
the children and the day will
be culminated with a bonfire 1
at 5 p, m. Also, on Sunday,
Lorraine Vandevender, of the
Our Place Shop, Bartow, will
demonstrate makiDg old fash¬
ioned Christmas wreaths. The
general public is cordially in¬
vited to attend. The Museum
is open from 9—5, Monday—
Saturday and on Sunday, 1—
5 p. m. Admission is charged
and group rates are available
upon request. v
Of special interest to Christ- s
mas gift hunters, the Muse- .
urn’s gift shop will feature
many faand-crafted products
made in Pocahontas County, .,
including handmade Christmas -
Tree ornaments and,wreaths^.; |
March U t l°76,
PE/ RI. BUCK MUSEUM
The Buckhannon Pnb.1 ic library
hr>s donated a. copy of Pearl Brick?’
book, "My Mothers House”, Auto¬
graphed by her in both Chinese
end. English, to the Pearl Buck
Birthplace Museum at Hillsboro,
Mrs, J.F.Revno] ds brourbt the
book to Hillsboro end presented
it.
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 16, 1965
Famous Price Family
The death of Dr. Norman
Randolph Price on May 12.
1965, aged sligthly more than
90 years, calls attention to
possibly the most famous fam¬
ily of Pocahontas County, long
-established ..in Marlinton. Dr.
7 Price’s mother, Anna Louise
■! Randolph, of Richmond, Vir-
ginia, was descended from the
Indian princess Pocahontas.
The Welsh name Price means
“son of a man," which fits the
family perfectly.
So in 1895, when William Ti
Price, oldest son of James At-"
lea Price, who had settled in
Marlins Bottom, married Anna
Louise Randolph, lady and
poet with a little Indian blood,
there was a happy and fruitful
.conjunction of ancestral
strains.-.' ; K:-' - X;
The medical strain appeared'
in Thomas Price, ancestor of
the Pocahontas Prices and son
of the original Welsh immi¬
grant, Samuel Price, who had
settled in Augusta County,
Virginia. Thomas acquired
knowledge of medicine and sur¬
gery, and wrote a book on,
medicine, dated 1790.
From the marriage of Wil¬
liam T: and Anna Louise Price
came three well-known physi¬
cians: Doctors James W., Nor¬
man R., and Susie A. Price.
Dr. Susie was clearly a pioneer
woman physician, long em¬
ployed by a Virginia institu¬
tion. Her brothers built envi¬
able reputations at home.
From personal knowledge I
know that Dr. Norman was an
excellent letter writer and in
recent years he- composed a
memorable autobiography, not
yet published.
'^Ahroltf eFson, Andrew Price,:
became a prominent attorney ,]
public- official as postmaster,
letter writer, and creditable]
poet-along- with bis mother,
and every inch a-manly man to
be ‘ trusted and admired. A
younger son, Calvin W., as life
long editor and publisher of the
Pocahontas Times, first Coun¬
ty newspaper, founded at Hunt]
ersville in 1882 and transferred
to Marlinton in 1892, won
national reputation as a coun¬
try editor and a host of friends
by his uniform kindness and
interest in people, which were
distinguishing : traits of his
parents. A daughter, Anna
..Virginia, married a Marlinton
“-i. banker, Hunter, and as a wid
-?ow survives him. Another child
^Willie appears to have died in
f-'his youth. '■ : X
$>7 The father, William T. Price;
.?born in Marlinton in 1830,
1 graduated from Washington
College, now Washington and
Lee University, in 1854, and
from Union Theological Semin¬
ary in 1857. For 40 years or
more, chiefly in Pocahontas
•'County, be was a faithful and
■ beloved Presbyterian pastor.
4 . About 1890 he began
historical and biographical re-|
. searches/and in August, 1892
in; the Southern Historical 1
Magazine, he published his
first Jong account of Jacob War¬
wick and his decsendants. Then
followed many sketches on
Pocahontas pioneers in the
Pocahontas Times, which as
boiy I read and enjoyed. In
1901 these sketches were re-
vised and published in book
form in Marlinton in a 600-
page volume, named Histori¬
cal Sketches of Pocahontas
County, West Virginia, which
is a treasury of Pocahontas
" history and the author's mas¬
terpiece, hardly surpassed,
and classed with Waddell's
Annal's of Augusta County,
Virginia. ■ ' • '
' Sincerely,
Amos L. Harold
1209 W. 8 th St., Austin, Texas
. iis&a
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THURSDAY, JUNE’ 12,"1975
Pioneer Days—-July 11-13, ’75
Two Hundred Years Ago
Pioneer Days starts the Bicentennial
Celebration this year by honoring the
men from this area who served the
cruise of freedom as Indian scouts and
■Revolutionary soldiers.
We print this week the testimony of
dohrr Bradshaw, a,s recorded at the
Court House-and:printed in the Poca¬
hontas-Times in 1904. If you have, other
records' and stories about Pocahontas
people, we will be glad to print them.
Also, we will print the names of those in
Pocahontas today who are descended
from those who served from what is now
Pocahontas County.
Military Services of John Bradshaw
John Bradshaw lived in Pocahontas
County, in 1833. On the 7th day of May,
1833, he appeared before the County
Court of Pocahontas and made oarh to
his military service in order to obtain a
pension under the Act of Congress
passed June 7, 1832.
He died on the 30th day of December,
1834.
He entered the service as an Indian i
spy in the spring of 1776. He was then 1
seventeen years old. Before that he j
belonged to a company of Militia under 1
Captain John Henderson. His home 1
was in Monroe County, then Botetourt •
County. He took the oath of a spy. His
term of service extended from May 1.
1 7 76, to November 1, 1776, when the
seasons for Indians closed, and their
depredations having ceased and they
having retired into winter quarters. |
In 1777 he performed a similar j
service for six and a half months. Also
in 1778 and 1779. j
The nature of his services as an-.
Indian Spy was to leave Cook’s Fort on
Indian Creek, now in the county of
Monroe, and be out from three to four
days each week, and then return, when
others would go. for the same length of
time. The practice was for two to go I
■together, and when they returned
another two would start out. The
^companion who was most with him was
a man by the name of James Ellis. He
sometimes went in the company of the
late Colonel Samuel Estell, of Kentucky
The country he covered as an Indian
3py was in the gaps and low places in
the chain of mountains between the j
William Tafferty plantation on New
River and the headwaters of Laurel
*£reek where they met the spies from
Burnside’s Fort. They traversed the
Big and Little Stony Creek, Indian
Draft, a branch of Indian Creek, and the
headwaters of Wolf Creek.
!' The beat was supposed to be about
thirty miles. In performing the duties of
spies they had to carry their provisions
with them, it being against the nature of
their oaths and instructions, and also
jeopardizing their own safety, to make a
'fire at night no matter how inclement I
( the weather might be. During this
time he was engaged in no civil pursuit. I
He was drafted as a soldier of the j
Revolutionary War in January, 1781, j
from the County of Augusta. His
regiment was commanded by Colonel
Sampson Matthews and his company by
Captain Thomas Hicklen. He marched
across the 8lue Ridge Mountain at
Rockfish Gap, thence to the city of j
Richmond, thence down James River to
Lundy Point. His company crossed the
river and marched to Camp Carson, an
encampment in what was called the
Dismal Swamp near a place called
Portsmouth.
v In the spring he marched with the
arniv to Murdough Mills, still nearer to
Portsmouth, and was discharged April
9. 1781, after three months service.
During this term of service, he was in
one engagement at or in sight of
Portsmouth. Captain Cunningham,
from Rockbridge County, Virginia, was
wounded in the groin, as he was
standing a few paces from in front of
Bradshaw. And a soldier was wounded
near him in the leg and borne off the
field in a carriage. These were the only
injuries received by the American
Army. He was several times engaged in
routing the enemies picket guard during
the aforesaid time. He was sergeant
and acted as such during the three
months.
He was again drafted in the summer
of the same year and was under the
same captain but was attached to a
regiment commanded by Colonel Sam¬
uel Vance. He was marched through
Rockfish Gap, thence on by a place
culled Bowling Green, thence on by
Poge’s warehouse, and then on to Little
York, where Lord Cornwallis with his
army was then stationed.
He was at the siege of York and the
faking of Lord Cornwallis! 'The - British
army was marched out between the
lines of the American army to the place
where they laid down their arms and
then they returned through the same
lines to their encampment in Yorktown
and on the next day were marched out
with their knapsacks on, and then took
up their line of march under a strong
, escort or guard of the American soldiers
to the barracks at Winchester, Virginia.
( Bradshaw was one of the guard that
escorted the British prisoners to Win¬
chester where he received his dis¬
charge.
He refers to John Slaven who served
with him in the same company.
Rev. John S. Blain, a clergyman of
Pocahontas County, and William Mc¬
Cord certify that they are acquainted
with John Bradshaw and that he is
reputed and believed to be a soldier of
the Revolution.
John Slaven testifies to his services as
soldier at Portsmouth and Yorktown. ..
The members of the. court include j
John Bradshaw, together with Joseph I
Moore, Sampson L. Matthews, and I
Jacob Lightner, gentlemen. . i
'John Bradshaw received his pension
and died the following year leaving the
following children and no widow:
James Bradshaw, William Bradshaw.
John Bradshaw. Thomas Bradshaw,
Mrs. Levi Cackley, Mrs. John Guinn.
Mrs. Thomas Gammon, Mrs. Samuel
Hogsett.
From Prices History we record a little
more about John Bradshaw:
Mr. Bradshaw owned the lands now
held (1400) by William Curry. Amos
Barlow, that recently held by the late
William J. McLaughlin, the site of
Huntersville, and from the James Sharp
property on Browns'Creek to Dilleys
Mill. He donated and deeded the site
for the public buildings of Pocahontas
County, without reservation. In a
lottery venture he drew a prize of ten
thousand dollars, which made him one
of the money kings of his time.
In appearance his personality was
striking, large and portly and scrupulous--
ly neat in his dress. He used a crutch
that was profusely ornamented with
silver mountings. His manners were
those of an elegant gentleman of the old
school.
About the time of Tarleton’s raid to
Charlottesville, he was drafted into the
service. Late Saturday evening the
notice was served on him to be ready for
duty Monday morning. His young wife
was equal to the emergency. She
cooked, washed, cried, and prayed all
day Sunday and had him ready for the
war early Monday morning, and by
night he was in StaunU.1 on his march
lo Yorktown, where he said he fought in
blood “shoemouth deep." ■
He died suddenly in 1837 (?). His
grave is marked by the wild cherry tree
in the old Huntersville cemetery, that is
said to be growing directly- over his
grave. _ .. _. ...
C Pi PIT Ft L
•July. ?, t^?3
1 Special Hepart . .j
|-Western Union j
| Rushes Death oil
1 ‘Old’ Telegram |
; . v By LEONARD WIENER |
Chicago Daily News -
The telegram, as it has been known for more 1
than a century, is practically dead. And Western
Union, for one; wouldn’t mind rushing the funeral. I
WO President Russell McFall says he would
like to see a hefty premium charged for hand
delivery of telegram—perhaps $10 to $20 or more;
In today's world hand delivery is an “elite ser¬
vice" that should involve an elite charge, he feels, \
Not that Western Union, despite its increasing j
reliance on commercial-data transmission, wants
to get completely out of the public - message
business. Rather, according to McFall, the com- |
panv. wants to redesign its service to achieve a
compromise between the need for relatively fast
written communications and today’s cost of labor.
■ v THE MOST PROMISING proposal for a
substitute for the telegram is the mail?ram, a
telegram sent by teleprinter to a post office near i
the recipient ar.d then delivered overnight by 1
regular mail. Although mailgrams can now be
sent only from New York City and Los Angeles,
Western Union plans to expand the service. It
recently estimated that mailgram volume might
total 150 million a year by 1975. About 16.000 ,
mailgrams now are sent daily and the total this
year is expected to be about 4.5 million.
The mailgram may be the efficient message- s
mover of the future, but the telegram will be a j
tough act to follow — in terms of its effect on an *
infant nation growing robust, the humor and poig- ’
nancy it carried, the joys and too-often-tragic an- j
nouncements that clicked over its wires and !
reached their destination clenched in the fist of a ,
nervous boy pedaling a bike furiously between the
local Western Union office and home after home.
His appearance at the front, door always meant •
a moment of panic. Too often it was justified.
(“The War Department regrets to inform
you . . . ”)
But sometimes it bred joy. (“I am coming
home.”) Or it meant a dozen roses telegraphed hy
an admirer. Or birthday greetings, sometimes
sung off-key.
THE BIGGEST SINGLE outpouring of
telegrams occurred in 1.952 after Richard Nixon
made his famous “Checkers speech” in response
to charges about his campaign fund. Some 500.000
telegrams in support of Nixon assured his spot
as vice-presidential candidate.
’ One of the most disastrous uses of a telegram
occurred in' 1941. A warning from Washington of
a possible Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was 1
sent to Hawaii military commanders' by com-
^mppcial telegram rather than through direct mili- ‘
'fary communications. The attack was under way ,
.‘when the telegram arrived.
■\ ‘The telegram first became a tool of battle dur-
'ing'the Civil War — and both North and South
began tapping telegraph lines to spy on enemy
jMans. That was only 20 years after portrait
1'paiflter Samuel F. B. Morse sent the first mes¬
sage — “What hath God wrought,” from Wash- •
,'ington to Baltimore.
‘\>*Westem Union, incorporated in 1851, was a
.glamor company of its day. But it blew its hig¬
hest opportunity: in 1877 it turned down an offer
to. acquire for $100,000 the patents for what would
become the telephone.
k - ’ BUT EVEN as the telephone grew so did the
> telegram and it was big news in 1957 when West¬
ern Union informed the nation that it would
henceforth use punctuation in its telegrams. No.
longer would a message include “stop,”’ I
»
■
Po. TVAAfcS -
Say It Now
I would rather have- one little rose
From the garden of a friend i
(; Than to have the choicest flowers
When my stay on earth must end.
I would rather have a pleasant word 1
In kindness said to me,
I’d rather have a loving smile
From friends I know are true,
Than tears shed around my casket
When this world I'll bid adieu.
Bring me all the flowers today
■ s Either pink'or white or red,
, I'd rather have one blossom now
Than a truckload when I'm dead.
Sent in by Obie Alderman
; •’ ‘V ICC? Home Yi .. .
rutAtiumMj i |
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ton,:.W.':Va.. at second elasa ■matter..
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CALVIN W. PRICE. EDITOR
THCESDAY. JAN..10,. 1952 ’
A Sharp Family |
Charles H. Sharp or the Army,'
writes in from Provo, 1 . Utah, ;• for )>
me to give him his family -line.
As-what 1 I may write', for him;
may. be of interest to. his many
kin people. I will publish it. .
To begin with there lire two: j
liar ; of descent in the family ’ ame
of : SharpP 'Wiiiiani of : Hunters-1|
ville, and that of Juhu Sharp, the
pioneer of Frost. John Sharp,
native of North Ireland, 1 w ho
came here about 1790. There
i3 uucooGrmed tradition that John
was a nephew'of William.. .It. is
the William line that the joung ■
soldier is interested in.A, '
William Sharp camel to Huo-i
tersvillel; prior toAtbeA:Reyolu-J
lion, about 1773. ;Ha' probably:
was from:Augusta- County, ..near.
Stauir.on. His wife wav■ Mary;
Meeks Sharp. He was a scou t and : i
a soldier. One of their sons, VVil-|
liam Jr., married FJizabeth Wad-.f
dell of.near Mill Point.: They set :
tied'' in' J Verdant- Valley.' Edray,
District, near Fairview. ' A
Oue of their sons was John who !
married Sally -Johnson, who lived
on Jerico Road, the old Ewing 1
place, present borne of Loy Sharp.
One of their sons- was Ewing;,
who marrjed Ann Malcoiiib,
One of tbeir sons was Warwick
P., who married his cousin Mary
Sharp! -
One of their sons is Charles
Jack, who married Ora-Thomp¬
son. 'pA.'-'
One of their sons is Charles H.
1 the soldier who married Norma
r^'TheYe is 1 1h e romab tic trad!tloh:
that 'William, Jr.- met Elizabeth,
Waddell at- the home - of Thomas
rPrinheny ~who ; lived, at; Ed ray..
J She was therel .spinning . A
: preachercame, along, probably
Bishop Asbury,; jwhAcan . well be
accounted the founder of • the
Methodist 5 Church in . ' America, i
Thomas drummed up a congrega¬
tion, and one of.the.: worshippers;
.was.William! Jr., who came dress¬
ed in a. coonskin, cap.I ■
; ..When the young lady had re¬
turned home she made some furAj
□ y. remarks about the 'homely
young man. she had seen at the
meeting and his furry .cap., . Her
mother remonstrated, ;aDd said
the young .chap ,would .probably
be calling around the Erst thing-
she knew... •
. Sure enough he did come soon,
and on a busy wash- day.. He
found the young lady resting up,,
performing on. thospinuing whee:
in' short petticoat;:- chemise -.and
bare footed.-’ It was love "at first
sight,, and they became engaged
that very,day. ...
William the pioneer had his home-
near the.junction-of' the.’iBfowns
Creek and Huntersville Roads."]
He.went with Augusta troops in |
the .fall of 1771 to Pt. Pleasant,,
the.first battle of the Revolution-:,
ary war. I am .UDd’er theiimpregs-
ion he wps not in the, -battle.! -If
[ am right in this, surmise,* Gen¬
eral Lewis had sent him .from
Charleston to go up Elk River
and cut across country,to' the Ar¬
my,of, Governor • Murray',, Lord.
Dunmore, who was coining down-
the Ohio River. They were to
meet at the mouth of the Ohio.
Mr. Sharp carried the. message
that' General Lewis was on the
way. They still tell tales reflect-:,
iqg on the integrity of Lord Dun-j
more for dragging his feet as he.
came down the; Ohio." Anyway,;;
the Indians startedjthe buttle' be¬
fore too other army, could arrive,
and got themselves terribly-Ida-!
f sated..
P THE combi ued‘forces' diu
f across, the, Ohio to. Pi
Plains, to, receive-the Ind
fender under -the still Is
Logan Elm.;.
j’. Incidentally,! the -first
tibnApflAmerican Indep-
was written-and circulate;.
Gamp on Pickaway Plains
cember, 1774. This beats
at. Charlotte," N. 0.; of ’IV
1775, by se v e ral mon thsA
torn predated the real -7
Philadelphia on that j
Fourth of July 1776.,' .
I will look, up the first
tion, o fvlAmerican,. Indep
and publish it some of tbes
Tbe'gist of:it was.-Virgin:
right and circumstance-wi
should be free, and if. an
wan ted to take, up the. ban
recent successful enconnt,
the Indians: at the Point
them a, dangerous force .
with.fA A.A"'
So far as I have ever be;
to-find out,. ( this; .fine rei
was adopted at a mass me,
the Army, and nobody ev
ed it. -
Along in the early 1830 :
liam Sharp, the scout and
made affidavit-before the
I Court: of j, Pocahontas Coi
- to h is se r vi.ee! i n t he->! Re v,
The next time l^am at .th,
Horn's. I will pay Clerk
McLaughlin for a certifie;
and print i t again. This- is
off hand writing on so im
a matter as ad man’s fami
There is aiway present, th
tation to slide from fact ti
'* iV*ViV> » Vn'» y*Aj.V<
: POCAHONTAS TIMES
* > (P»*e 21 ..:-irv.
- B 'F*ibUehed every Tlnrredey eicept
' the lut w«ek of the year.
' '*fnt«r«d *t the Poet Offle* »t M»r-
< jjntoo,, Wart Virginia 2*954, u
‘^*cond el»*» matter; -
: j s “jaOB3CElP’nON CHARGES -■ -
iPoeahontaa Coonty J4.00 a y«a*.
: * gjMwh.re <5.1?Q «/»«*■ In ad vane*.
^KJANB PRIC E SHARP, EDITO R
" Thursday, nov. 27 ,1975
V & Pioneer Days—July 9-11, '76
.rv^rr— WZ+SSfi*#-.
More About Marlin ton
' John Hayslett was set to
remembering about the old
Opera House and came into
the Times Office - to. share r
some recollections: > -v
He remembers several
plays in the Opera House,
all brought in — “Seven
Nights in a Bar Room,"’
“Face on the Bar Room
Floor,” also a hypnotist; for
^advertisement they -put a
'-hypnotized man in the drug
store window,--claiming no
one could wake him; Dr.
Howard stuck a needle in
: his heel and brought him
: out of it. r *■
When Kelmenaon’s
Store (located where Peo¬
ple's Store is now) burned
about 1916, his. stock was
i. stored in the Opera build¬
ing. Darley Williams was
fire chief.
There was a big door into
the basement on the south
side; there was nothing in it
but the boys played in
there*
It caught fire one time
and the fire went up into
the gable; the firemen put a
ladder on the balcony and
-went up to put it out. Paul
/ Overholt was fire chief.
* Lee Cole, Reed McNeill,
John Guthrie, the Grubbs
'•[boys, Barney Slaven, Wil¬
lard Eskridge, Kyle Me
Carty and John were the
ifiremen as he remembers.
There was a building
i where French’s Diner now
; is that went from street to
1 •’alley. It burned—that was
, a good piece of fire fighting
that saved other buildings.
& 2. fa
“''' Below that close to the
railroad was a mill. Don-
nally first had the mill. He
lived across from the school
where Joe Roy, Jr. lives.
Tate Hiner next had the
mill and lived in the same
house. .
John ' noted that, the
Frank Hill family is the only
family living in the upper
part of town that was there
50 years or so ago.
He thinks T. D. Moore
had a store above-where-
Peoples Store is that burn*
ed. . He then had'a store on
Main Street before building
the store where the= liquor
store is . • -
Where Mrs. Maef Morri¬
son recently built her
home, there was a long
one-story building. Several
people had a laundry bus¬
iness there. John Jackson,
s tall, tall man had a shoe
shop there.
The first picture show he
knows of was in the J&P
Furniture Store building.
The show cost a nickel and
they called it the “Nickelo¬
deon." They were silent
pictures, of course, many of
them serials. He remem¬
bers “Diamond in the Sky"
as a serial. It was owned by
Mr. Morgan, who had a
store at the back and lived
where Mrs. Jennie Sharp
lives in the 600 block on
Second Avenue. There;
were two buildings where j
the Municipal Building is, j
built by John Alexander!
and his son, Dwight. They j
also owned the hotel. John j
Alexander built the home!
where Mr. and Mrs. Emer¬
son Sharp live. Back to the [
two buildings. The upper ‘
building had. a pool room,
three tables, and the lower
building had a bowling
alley, two alleys. There 1
were palm trees in buckets
sitting around—a beautiful'
place. They later put the
bowling alley in with the
pool room and built a
swimming pool in the lower
building. The pool was still
there under the building
when it was tom down a
couple of years ago. There
was a theatre in the same
building, either before or
after the bowling alley. It
has been a grocery store,
used by the Holy Rollers,
and later was Brumagin’s
Furniture Store.
There was a big fountain
in a fenced in court be¬
tween the hotel on the
comer of Main Street and
the store on the other
comer, which was T. D.
Moore's Store, Mrs. E. G.
Herold’s Waffle Shop, and
Wilbur Sharp’s Store, be¬
fore being tom down.
J. A. Hoover had a
tailoring store where Cur¬
ry’s or Shrader’s Store is.
Harlow Waugh had a
store in building next to the
Presbyterian Church. I
Amos Staton had a hotel in
this building.. :,■'
Edith May, Edna Bear, and
Clarence May) built an
office across from the Tan¬
nery gate. He was an agent
for Standard Oil and then
the office was turned into a
store. The Mays lived on
Third Avenue* by E. H.
Williams.
Stanley Wooddell's
house belonged to Allen
Gay's family and was mov¬
ed from Second Avenue to
Third Avenue where they
built a brick house (now
owned by Lee McGee).
Forrest Malcomb lived in
the first house on the 600
block where Gib VanReen-
en lives,
G. W. Clark built the
house above Ben wood Mar¬
ket for a hotel. He also hadl
a stable. Wise Herold lived!
in that house, then it was a
home for hospital nurses,
now is the Sharp apartment
house. -\v *•'• v *• -
The house where Melvin
Anderson lives was built byi
Mir#'Campbell; ’’’of' the
Campbell Lumber Com¬
pany, and sold, to Elmer
Wade when they moved:
John’s teachers, were
first grade—Anna Wallace;
second grade, . Anna Sul¬
livan, third grade, Anna
Lee Ervine. fourth, Anna
Sullivan, fifth, Gladys Po¬
ling, sixth, Catherine Er¬
vine, seventh, Lillie Milli-.
gan, eight, Mr. Martin.
The main thing he wants
remembered is the nine-
hole golf course in town. It
started near the bridge
where Claude Malcomb’s.
Taxi building is. It went;
down the river to the point,
near the Mouth and came;
up to where the brick t
Waugh house is, back‘
down to the point and backi
up to where Ralph Notting-|
ham house is. There were
six holes on the west side of
the railroad, then it went
across the railroad and No.
7 was where the Little
League ball field is. No. 8
was where the McGraw!
home is. No. 9 was right
next to where Alva Moore,
lives—there were no homes
there, just an apple or-1
chard. He remembers
Merle and Lucille McClintic
played golf.
ff There used' to be three
fire companies—the Tan-
■ nery Company, Downtown
.Company,., and Uptown
Company. Each had hand
carts. There was a tall
tower-like building to drain
the hose located near where
the American Legion build¬
ing is. . :v..
. , On the Fourth of July the
fire companies would gath¬
er at the corner of the
Presbyterian Church and
go up Main Street to con¬
nect to the fire plug to see
which company could get
water first. One Fourth a
Syrian and his horse were j
struck and killed by the
train. j.
Members of the Tannery
Company (discontinued
probably about 1930), as
John can remember, were
Ernest Dennison, Sam
Withers, Ike Withers, Pete
Spitzer, Howard Crable and
Albert Moore. •
John and his family
moved here in 1908 from
Millboro, Virginia, and
lived where S. B. Wallace
Company is today. The
house burned about j
they then moved into a
tannery house; they also
lived in the Red House on
Seneca Trail, the house
above Peoples Store (it
burned when Kelmenson’s
Store burned); and also
where Mrs. Clarence Kelli-
son lives by the Coca Cola;
plant. : ■'
Tom Mason first had a
pop shop in the old frame
First National Bank build¬
ing, which was later the
Home Products Market.
South of that was Gay and
Carter Feed Store. Next to
it was a budding that E. C.
Cunningham had a restaur¬
ant or tavern; next was R.
B. Slaven’s Tin Shop. -
Where Williams Supply
Store is now there was a
livery stable run by G. W-
Clark and Rex Kincaid. j
Marlinton’s Old And New Post Offices
Former Confederate Army captain
Was First Marlinton Post Master
By JANE KINCAID .
MABiLENTTON, Dec. 7 (RNS) —
The year 1955 marks the seven¬
tieth anniversary of the establish¬
ing of- a United States post office
and the appointment of a postmas¬
ter in Marlinton. i£' ;
During these - 70‘ years there
have been 13! postmasters who
have served terms after being ap¬
pointed by the different presidents.
The second .' appointment.. was
served by a^woman-and the fourth
appointment was : served by a Ne¬
gro / preacher. *
Marlinton’s first postmaster- was
Capt. J. R. Apperscn, formerly of
the Confederate Army. He was
appointed .-in-* 1885 . by. the; < Demo¬
crat, president--’Glover;,Cleveland.
The first, post 3>firce- was-located
in the Toll House near the end of
the bridge across the Greenbrier
River which connects . Marlinton
with Route 219. This building,
which is still standing, has been
remodeled and is now occupied by
ihe Toll House Restaurant. After
serving one year as postmaster,
Apperscn resigned arid returned to
his home in Richmond, Va.
The second postmaster appoint¬
ment was given to Mrs. Thomas
B. Skyles, the former Miss Jane
Baldwin of. Baltimore, Md. Mrs.
Skyles, who was the only woman
ever to serve as Marlinton post¬
master, was appointed by Presi¬
dent Cleveland. She served in 1886
and f d687.’:.:The -.pqstr$-office? -'was
thep -.located, in - a- hotel- located on,
.he; .'present . site- the-]^ooabon-
tas Memorial Hospital and owned
and operated by Mr, and Mrs.
Charlie Yeager.
Mrs. Skyles served only one year
and resigned to go east with her
husband, but duringAhat year she
changed the * course * of local his¬
tory. This is how:
History books show that in the
year 1749 the first settlement west!
of the Allegheny Mountains was!
made by Jacob Marlin and
Stephen B. Sewell, who had
come into the .Pocahontas County)
section from Virginia. They built'a j
cabin on what is now the present)
site of Marlinton. j
Although Marlin and Sewell were]
the best of friends, they could not!
agree on tine subject of religion i
1 and found it more agreeable to|
live apart. One of the men re-i
mained In the cabin while the)
other took up his abode in a
large hollow sycamore tree which
stood nearby. «. ; -
Col. Andrew* Lewis found the 1
men thus living apart when he
came to what is now Pocahontas
County on a surveying trip for
the Greenbrier Land Co. in 1751. j
Sewell eventually moved further
west and was killed by Indians
on the mountain which now bears
his name. In the meantime^ Mar-i
iin returned to Virginia, but left
his name on. the settlement which
he had helped form; as later set¬
tlers called the. community Mar¬
lin’s Bottom. . • .v
' Mrs. Skyles decided that the
name Marlin’s Bottom did nol
sound right, so she inauguratec
a 'campaign to have the town’s
name changed. It is said that she
met with opposition on all sides.
Even though she -was bitterly op¬
posed by meet of the older mem¬
bers . of the community,* she usee
all of her influence in her cam¬
paign and was successful in get¬
ting the town's name changed
from Marlin’s Bottom, to- Marlin-
ton.
Although the town of Marlintor
has had its name since the lat€
1880's, there is still confusion ir
the spelling. Persons' unfamiliax
with the proper name often pu 1
the tetter “g” in Marlinton; mak¬
ing it “Marlingtcn.” Much of the
mail coming to the local post of
lice is addressed thus. To aid ii
correcting this impression, th«
late Andrew Price, Marlinton his-
Jprian and attorney, • once wrote z
poem entitled “There Ain’t No G
in Marlinton.’* -This noem ha:
been widely quoted and is familial
to most. all Marlinton residents. »
Sheriff Sam Gay was Marlin
Ion’s third postmaster. He was ap
pointed in 1887 by President'Cleve
land and served until 1889. Dr. Cal
vin W. Price, editor of the Pd
cahontas Times., from whom .. the
names of the Marlinton postmas
ters. and the- dates of their terrru
were secured, says there wer<
three local residents by the nam«
of Sam Gay at that time. The waj
they were distinguished was Sheri
iff Sam„ Draift Sam,-;and -Devi
sam. v ?: .-.r.'-: S~VA.-A
It.was during Sheriff Sarrr G'Sy^
term as postmaster that Mariit).-
ton had its first post office build*
in.?. The office was moved intC^m
old isawmiU shanty on PrieayRuit
on the Jerico Road, where tit} re-t
mained until-1889 when. Gay* Ye-
signed to become a candidate^ 105 *
another term as' county sheriff!' ;i
With, the change in presidential
fbdmimstraliens, .Mariinton's fourth
(postmaster was the Rev. Madisoa
Boggs, a Negro oreacher. He\was
I appointed in 1889 by President Ben¬
jamin Harrison. As the Rev.-Bbgg^
was also keeper of the toU’house-
ait the Marlincon bridge, the-' post
office, was, moved to the Toll House
again. V - fi,
Before‘ the coming of the raxT-y
road into Pocahontas Countynthe
mail was brought in at least once
a week by horseback andjprsfage-
coach. It came into th'e.lcojjnty
over the BewLsburg-JW&rlmtcw
Turnpike. A*- few years •lattr^the -
mail was brought in three times
a 'week. It was customary'for the
carrier to bring the -maal-from
Lewisburg one day and' fiiaka.-the
return trip on the following- day.
During the stagecoach-. .era, the
mail coach also served as a con¬
veyance for passengers.
After the scagecoach era the
mail was carried, in a two-wheel
cart in which one or two passengers
were often accommodated. Three
Pocahontas County residents who
had mail contracts during -this
period wer& Valentine Perkins,’
Thomas Hogsett (grandfather of
L'anty- Hogsett. of Marlinton),
Joseph -Pennell (father of /Add;
Pennell, also of Marlinton).'•
. Charles E. Hevener served^d?
Marlinton’s fifth postmaster.>:/Re
was appointed in 1890 by:
dent Benjamin Harrison. The of¬
fice was still .located in- the Toll
House. -rfcV&i
The sixth postmaster was Heftry;
A. Yeager, who was. appointe<KbX
! President Cleveland during jus-
[second term in 1893. During,
j Yeager’s--term as postmaster, the i
office was located in the Staten j
j Hotel building. This structure,
.which is still standing, is being
'purchased by the Marlinton Pres¬
byterian Church and will , soon be
:razed to make roo:A for church
■expansion.-
W. W. Tyree was appointed as
the seventh. Marlinton postmaster.
He received' his appointment from
President William McKinley in
1897. During Tyree’s term, t h e.
office was moved to a location
where the People’s Store now
stands. Later the office, was
moved- to a building which oc¬
cupied the site of the present pos;
office.
The eighth postmaster was N..
Clausen McNeill, who was ap¬
pointed- by President Theodore
Roosevelt in 1901. Again, it was
pick up the mail bags and move.
This ■- time the office was moved
into the First National. Bank Build¬
ing to the room where Buzzard's
Barber Shop is now located.
A. S. Overholt was appointed as
the ninth postmaster by President I
Roosevelt in 1905. He was reap¬
pointed.by President William H.
Taft in 1909 and served until 1913,
The office remained in the bank
building, .
The tenth postmaster was An¬
drew W. Price, who was.apooint-
ed by President Woodrow Wilson
in 1913i.. In 3917 Price was reap¬
pointed r by President Wilson and
served- until. 1921. It was during
Price's tenture of office that free
house?to^hou 6 e mail delivery was
inaugurated in Marlinton. The
town. one of the smallest com¬
munities in the nation having
this , service. The man who car¬
ried* first mail over Marlinton
streets * was - Edward Moore, who
still serves as one of the town's
carrier 1 *. The - office remained in
the bank building. ,/
[JOVi'-IE Buckley; was^-’the.-town's.
eleventh postmaster.*. He was ap¬
pointed by President Warren G.
Harding in 1921 and reappointed
byT-president ' Calvin Coolidge in
1923./Buckley was the first post-
mas ter to receive a third appoint¬
ment, his appointment coming
frbm President Herbert Hoover in
1929.;; ... *•
:;By 1929 the town’s ‘ population
had ’grown so that post office- quar-
iers;;had to be enlarged! A parti-
tipn ;in the bank building was re¬
moved so -.that, the office could
also occupy the room now used by
ibb Style Rite-Beauty Shop. The
post office remained in these’
rboms while. the present modem
poet office building was- being con¬
structed. *!.«■ ' , ,-/.v. •’
’ |pr. E. G. Herold was appointed]
H : ,the town’s twelfth postmaster
in'5934 by President Franklin D.
^fcosevejt. Herold served until his
death in. 1937.
'’yMarlinton’s thirteenth and pres¬
ent postmaster is Kerth Notting¬
ham. He was appointed in 1937 by
President Roosevelt.' It was in
this year that the post office was
moved into the present modern
building and the office's first per¬
manent home. • .
>In -1942 the appointment of .'post¬
masters was brought under Civil
Service and it was in that year
that Nottingham, having taken a
Civil Service examination, was ap¬
pointed as postmaster under the
new law .a ....
There have been many changes
in the American way of life as
well as the U. S. ’Postal Service
since Marlir^’s crude frist post-
office was established 70 years
ago, but the traditional although
unofficiaiKmotto of the mail ser¬
vice is still. in effect: . “Neither
snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor
gloom of night stays these couriers
from the swift completion of their
appointed rounds.” , :
(Since this is the" first .written
history of the Marlinton post of-
ifice, the writer is indebted to the
following persons for facts contain¬
ed in this article: Dr. G. W;
Price, Div G. D. McNeill, J. S.
Buckley, Kerth Nottingham, and
Mrs. Richard Currence.)
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.p?act-Jcallj.-tott-oj- A'metioans/ le a'^pEied uMvvVV^OA'nv aitd 'b'ou^liV
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ea^ bananas, otaiige&^ixiijnut: ji^line.^ •’-• ^-upd Ja^Tinj bw© tpcapTPow foi
CG-i^ee, eorobenn txws, -rBinona. llniB5 ; j Tlils munilracxulsd
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make tml
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bate' *ri fforu thi! Stsua. Mm-. cl
Uiei<v- ur»*-%»o»Tt jay for *.ba Govern n£.;
una :x.v:#i id*. mcncy. Tb« IhHfcu
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'S. money In ai^epU’d oro'ywhiti. .
'Ob, Ifvwgus \iii .bcst thJnt that
h«J hastened lastly;* Fso: Nifs
fr r rc. n).7cl«s at set.mii wrrt oo BUa
' A riciic, ■ and with OndniriB of ns
bnrc'»;• .brought nearly all our claaM
Jufcv;].c r main. ltd waauco had a
\ickV. wU be raoembtn*! oj all
‘of us. They. ax* gene now and w*
a.-e staying, hero lor. ill weeiu imiirts
we are-onlied to Central Ame/lra, '.v,
' There ats a»ojr things, hei** that
ire u»l*.:ly i»‘tei‘is41og bol it*o tnoel
things ar* hard Vo deecrlbe ami bars
to . be seen V> bo >ppreclat*il, 01
oed/se frullw w.tf many other fflil’ivs
;hflt one woa:<l ^puct totnd 1ft Hjc
tic pics, art itoust plentiful ini «*vn
bebougslv *yerjwiie?o : The. ttrwet*'
ortwo.rir ;tbrf«'cewi 1
ao 4 Men 4 : <IlAnk pewou duwO J>tn
I Mil I »nlii»-tua»« t*«o In «b» pt«ea'
'^hNi« b'iw would ^nd or cx^ ; t co
[in<l ov«r iuided persons. . .. . *, •'
^uiiiUy we caaia tbxoairli the vinai
uri elUiough lt ruawimm.i U the
di7. 1 10 «■ ** n, L£-? «• Y vr--
wonderful sights to be »eco wnsje go- ( • axB M m. uii/et cesas bettftr
ini? through.- Thu touHs *rs wanaBr , ri bim aoxs cities tn tui Staks. One
•*ul sr^l to virutck t>li«'“ .wcrlc li more | f«.]iued Jt/toge h» xie w»a
wonderful. - -Tlicy ire opsithw-UJ Uk hind i/»£»c Jew. Irwte^f of
, dccMkitj «od by pxesati* b ba .un | ; j u^pin X in Uu right ••xeryBUr** toes
i : bc nu** gate* will close snd .•eW’ ^ on clie W eldc of the itreet..
! is r<;rv*i iftto the LOika from Unc ''9 T -- ■ - • In,.!>ouuii • City bbe peop'e <m»
j-uiu and It takes from .ebYun t»»v tea I oioatij-', 'SjujilVcdi',' Ne’cioea. A»td
mtaolflS-to rilas the ship UiUVtm Splskai wiiUMi voVtuInrt 'J every-
i , t'en erstnre* etUol loHr —‘Om 5iWd.*y elasa ue a1WA>a
l.rcfljon tb« A.fc;sntlCa fedro Mkvei 1 ’dressed i.i while—uulsvi they i ma
10(1 MlrahorBS cr Piwilio 1 /ic^on 0R ^urnioif—mil are surpiJs'.nK’y
r.Ue PwltsValdn. •' Twerte yu ra^deeu | " c ] ?4 a • Till piwtlf clesa and tf .c
La tbs average oumbsr of 4h»j*e to | gpujutAar# »«t>rt »tku Mesicana, M
tiiroefb edey. %/ --•!■ * _ eb tin «"o Tbelx cUU*
Two of ua wwe Vrebaforrtil V> drfta mJis ® *.wiv-a jfoiu^&J untu tlisy
Denrtr tbLa ‘nionjlotf, || ire shout sight ye»rs <••<!-
Jiexa until wu :n«ei< nuutJisr IT. 6. S. || TheflLof owna/a and ImjkIijom men
ship and.l don’t Xn$w wr.iQ that somewhat like Am»rte»i«. They
wi»U. The Mary Tiinaoort u. S all dresa well and bate Thera.
3. Anf.e^ vrrtT^l beie xliy befoie cgn mv}& j a tiit U. S. In the
y«V 4 «d*y.:. X tblttlc she brought th*' bns i Da3& h B/9 , %Zt d. are ubcoper j
mail do*n. ,3t taUaa ben ueyi for mail I i JjlD ia 5 ^ 9 . J
Id mm* down on traasporUi, other- . this Ifl rw» au?pu«e-J fer
It would take lender. ' . li w tbe r»lu> wewoc Lara, is h*i rain
The Argon* had sboerd ^ b * a J’ 1 w i cref> oh/ ior arora tr.m a wcer. I
Toorfftn hundred soldiers. eaJJOfd auu I sCQ &ai j gacting. al^ag iae
iTjikClmja,. with abtub hil-y w ^ ou - and If 1 em uaeipectedlj tram lured 1
I joimil fur Cliioa. They iIcpfmI g^oj cable or radram tci.lugl
.1 rfltr them a two day fl • n»k br ^c; WE| ofabif I am ou.
Thh waa tlwlr ant -L ... _G,eoX.,V-^^»n lf wl
vvn had a great time with Ibein loi* p U. flk S. K<xjho*tBr.
Volume 67» Number 24 MAKLINTQN, POCd)
Along The Way
: 'W*-**- - ^FT V • -l
’K't* ? '■ - .... .. a f\
. "By Susan A.: Price, M. D.‘
'9*.
Joha Weaver,, from . up ' along
;tbej> Flats of .the Chicabouiiny,
recently- brougbt a tu rko.y . to a
neighbor. They, were,not at. home
eo he left the turkey with me,
until they did get Tome about
dark^We put it-on-a table' and
it spread well over, both in length
and in. width. . A. lady from 1 Kich-
mopd-. wbo was yisiting me- that
day said it .was a wild- turkey'
and .-so -it i'was—shot that very
morning—one of • the, few wild
turkeys I had ever seen.-• ' ' , '
- Years aod years ago. I went to- .\!y littlest. neighbor, aged
spend a : few', days with ..cousin oout three, came in to tell me
Emma Warwick at ‘'Tbe-Cabkr’’! her Christmas.gifts. She sad
ou Stony Creek. ft was Christ- got a snow . shoot, some Ted
mas and. the 'country was snow. | sippers, a doll, a coes'.lioe
bound in the ok: time:, printer, ever pins; also very slowly - v
The two.boys,..John and- George,- deep, emphasis, .'‘I had. tbe.eh
were borne from.’-military'- - school.' chicken, pops.”'• -
They bad killed.a wild turkey up " ...
along, the cliffs., Sy the time, I The great . wave of Chrlstr
.came the.turkey, hid reached the high'tide is.,subsiding — back
breakfast hash stage. From-my the deep and unknown sea of.
pleasant memory (.jf the. taste of future one might.say. It wit
cousin Carrie’s i.Tcit. turkey .hash, busy ' out, -pouring of, peace .
on-sthose^mbld^iifter:'morning^ 'earth, good 'will-toman. \Viti
her recipe would indeed be a pop- a jj ^-as the most marve.ous wea
alar'one cbuld it hi recalled. or forth;, Christmas season ha
The great wave of Chrlstr
all. was, the most marve.ous wea
erf or,, the Ob ristmas seasou ha
ly ever .remembered hereaboi
[Spring like it waa-indeed, earn!
muchKcommehti-i',: H'owever;:' th
!>' al way 3 Tom e th i n g, each.; - Gh ri
mas.sea3on";to cause'mankind'
rise-above, and beyond eartf
J things and .everyday -.conditipi
,| althougb many, hold to the„ bal
it is still tod:much' of an earti
affair, If there - be such akcop,
tioo to us earth .borne creatur
We. are reminded of these Ik
from Preston’s 'First, Christmas
Peter, was a fisher boy, . f
Helping with the haul; ' '■
Pilate was a shave tail,
Leading troops, in Gaul;
Judas was as innocent. 7
As little child could be;
The ■ wood tha t ma.de-1he Cru'cif
Was still a,growing, tree; ' ‘iyk
Unmintedlwas the silver,.- ; ,7.,..:
That made the traitor’s pay',
And .nond hacPy'e.t'comaiercirrliz'
The spirit of the day. L- 'di’-
I I Vi,. A Happy, New Year, to .all, 1
' Susau A. Price,",Ml D. /
Williamsburg, Va.
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES - NOVEMBER 2S, rJ74-Page 5
'"<* ;■-* --- -. - ■ _*
v sJ^V'CW .
The-Old and the'Newv^l
Tourists come for miles : by.
the car load and by the bus
load, to ride the train to the
top of. the mountain, to see the
beauty of nature and to see
the old .Cass Mill and the Com-
e any store.. In my mind • I go
ack several years and see a
different Cass from what it ;js
today. Casa was a town of
hard working men, women and
children, striving to keep the
old mill running. I can hear
the mill whiscie blowing loud
and clear every working day
at 5:30 A. M., telling the mtn
it was time to arise and
face a new day. Cass seemed
to come alive in one split sec¬
ond when that old whistle
started blowing. Lights came
on in every house for the
women had to prepare a hot
breakfast and pack lunch¬
es. Men bad to put on their
work clothes, eat a hearty
breakfast and be on their way
to the mill, shop, trains, or any
,ob they happen to have. If
you were one of the early ris¬
ers you could see men come
out their back doors and wali
out the alley or out their front
doors and walk up the board
walks, some would fall in step
with their neighbors and talk,
as they walked, and some
would walk alone, just think¬
ing about the day ahead or
days gone by. At 7:00 o'clock
the whistle blew again, telling
them it was time to start up
♦be wheels of progress. Later
he school belt would ring just
about as loud and long as the
mill whistle. Children came
from all directions, out the
streets, across the old swinging
bridge, up from Slab Town
and Deer Creek, all would be
carrying school books and some
would be carrying a lunch pajl
or paper bag. A small group
.would be on their way to
school because their parents
•made them go, but most of
them went because they liked;
school and were interested in
getting an.education. Soon an-j
other bell rang telling the chil¬
dren it was time to take their
seat3 and get classes started.
Most, of the classes started
their day with the Lord's Pray¬
er or a Bible story. The small¬
er classes would then have a
“classmate health inspection/'
Usually they found me with
dirty eibows for that lye soap
didn’t seem.to get my elbows
clean. Some would, have dirty
bands. Once in awhile some¬
one bad forgotten tb comb his
hair. About twice a year there
.,juld be a few sent borne with
lick It was no disgrace to get
lice, but it was awful uncom¬
fortable to keep them. After
inspection everyone • settled
down to studying reading,
Writing, arithmetic, and other
Subjects necessary for a good
education. At noon the school
♦WMmtim MHM i
bell rings, the mill bell whistle
blows, telling the mothers to
get the dinner on the table for
those close enough to go home,
the others to get out their lunch .
boxes and eat and relax. Some,!
■children used, the^ noon hour to
go to the post office or to the
store to do a little shopping for
their moms or a neighbor. The
men would hurry to the store
to buy a bag of Five. Brothers
tobacco, a plug of Browns.
Mule chewing tobacco, a new
pair of gloves, or to • sit on the
store steps, leaning up against
the heating units in the store
(depending on the weather) to
just talk and relax. Back to
school and work for the after¬
noon. Four o'clock brings thej
sound of the school bell and 5
mill - . whistle again. Children
and fathers burry home for a
hot meal and to do the chores
necessary to start in the rou¬
tine of the next day. Mondays
one could see line after line of
clean clothes hanging out to
dry. Tuesday was ironing day.
Mothers were busy too; they
had house cleaning, cooking,
mending and all the little things
a mother has to do to keep a
family happy. The yards were
icepc mowed, sidewalks swept
clean in summer months, In
winter months the snow was
shoveled off of the porches and
sidewalks. The maintenance'
crew could be seen painting
houses or mending fences and
sidewalks. Some of us, wheth¬
er we lived in town houses or
prjya fee IT owned homes, almo*
iiBew how many boards wer
m each sidewalk, how man
trees, and what kind were i
•each yard, who had dogs an'
who h^d cats.. We could hea
the passenger train coming up
the track, knowing that it
would stop at the old Cass De¬
pot, bringing some new people
and some we already knew.
Time for a mad rush for the
post office to get the County;,
papt r which always came on
Thursday, or to see who got
the biggest package from Sears
Roebuck or Montgomery Ward,
some to get a new mail order
catalog. The train went on up
to Durbin and back down
again in the afternoon with
more mail and passengers. Soon
a freight train eould be beard
coming in to bring supplies
and to take out lumber. In
your small mind you wonder¬
ed bow the freight and passen¬
ger train could be on the track
. and not run into each other.
Somewhere in and around all
this the sound of the log train
could^e beard bringing in logs
off oi the mountain to be Baw-
ed. and planed at the mill. Fri¬
day and Saturday the men
who cat down the trees in .the
mountain were in need of a
•“bath and clean clothes, so'they
would ride the log trains in for
a weekend with their families.
At nights the church be 11 would
. ring at ooe or the thrae cburcn-
«*, vrflmf p«Kjp]» there vu &
revival filing on, choir practice.
/ 'doing for a Cbnstmaa Of
\—.Ler prcgracn or a prayer
mucins. On Sunday mDroiagJ
the bell* tfuiD All thrw* churaa-
ei ...xuuld . ring for Sunday
School and preaching serocM.
People cdL iltl be iern got Of ao
the sweet or down the atreet.
gQ'zg to Lh« chureb of lb*jr
coua*. Tbe cown doctor would
lU’t one ;ar;y to esaia Hohm
call*. CO -a« a UruiJ child*!
pauss, art elderly pariooi
»ch«e, or on a rush call to
bring a aew baby into tbt
vvorid. He would gu back to
hi! utHcoco /in-1 It lull of pa¬
tients, wene •yef* real nok and
so end only needed aa usplno
and a poo taiic, Socna oeadud
a broken butiu (Banded, some
needed a. tooth pulled. Our
doctor was a medical doctor,
dentist and a coua** t or. aU Hi
one big jody o*fl. He *vai
(bother, father, and doctor eo
ui youag people. Ec was a sad
day m Caas when hi Atd.
We must not f onset oor Town
£op. He could be aeen or foun^l
lumewberc in Ca*i 24 hou/s a i
cay. Ha ms da hla regular
raenda, aome ti taking a
Jelkiw home who bud too much
to drink aod locking up »uro*i
who reiuEed ;o stay heme alter
ba bad taken them home,
checking up oo the 70u.tR peo¬
ple making iiure.tbey had a
good time, yot keeping out of
trouble. On rcuf dark ol»htu •
of cold argh:* he would walk
botne with soma of tbu chi I* ,
drert or youn* people' '.f they
. Jived cue nf rown lira in *j-i *
bad no strict jighta. Hr- leapt a
.elcee watch 01 the on a r%*t*ur-
ml we bad* aber* youoit p*o*
pie rtwM uc 10 can-v. drink
coees, nr just enjoy the com¬
pany of Other your-g people
ao 4 of coarse b® had \k> Irteo-
an eye 00 the f*ur Joint* co
keep tbe m-m aad acme *0u»-
en j'rom drinking ^ore :h*n
they could baodle, and repora*# 1 -
the lignuue, He wu* u bu*y
man. . . s •'.•• )■ , v
If you walked through ih«v
ta . or back alley* whm .
school wasn't open, you coutd'
wc children, black and white,
playing together, shooting
ajart'iei. playing F* n
jumpiagrooo. sleigh riding or
tt* tlrattag. ejeoendiftg o*» the
w*a«her :r ittiM. The bfaex
.own and white men voiced to*
ijecher *r the anil. *waoped
jok«*, shared tbeic cbewlog to*
bacco and called cash o*h«r by
thtur first name*.
The Greenbrier River fcng 4
sight to see, bo:'n in winter nod
summer, fa bjnU>r Lho leu
would freeze frnm b<nr.k to bank.
Tt Kis then timu for the uhil*
drerj Co ice skate or tan* tneir
hted< on the. ice. Saeiencnn
we would get ice from the riv*
erand tnnka a Irevz^r ul ice
-:reaca ii we could aiford the
cream, »ujjar ^nd' eyge. When
lu.-ins caoiu It brought w inn
••ain* au-J rbo ieo b^iia in malt.
When the icc sta.'tert oci it
tcok everyeb/ng in its wr»7.
wicb it sametinwi outdoor toil¬
et*, hog pen*. ehickfn boo*e«.
AJ>j ~ t jylye a rooaurr eiCUag -jq
cop of tfteciikkeo hua*#. crew*
in? as ff it were early ^wroiog
Tha Twinging bridge would
wmaJiy be pulled i*** .'mti
jfa anchor* cm the ban* *r»d
would have to ba rspUiJt. Peo¬
ple along the river bantu ^ad
CDCsOvfcnqC CO b:gh*r u.-O-jiid
-u chgy would not be caught in
tie high water.. It; would not
last Iodii, aeon the rlvw would
0® hBck to normal. Toitrts,
emcken bousaa, ,«c. wtra r*-
huiit again. Soon afterward
cne-could *ce aaoka rwr.g
horv »r.d there from small firm,
wlwff people were craning
thetr/ardaaad ganlen*. gttrtng
ready to plant garde® or juac
waich the graae arwi flows.-*
rutr.u through the earth. Bovs
would beg-in to Calle "fishing"
aod girja began in calk 'swim¬
ming.” Ohy«e, we fisbH.awacn
nod took Saturday night bathe,
aod juae w»ded in the CTnwo
Jcntituea._o_ 4 ; ra^«. 1 *
brier and D«r Greek wacers. I
Oaaesw’t go back as<i re« J
bulW Cwe a* it u«*J to be ao .1 •'
00 oat wtoct to, we sen en- *1
;oy the Ous tbit has bnr rt,
wr» iow a tooriet aRYtcHcut l
b*cna of tb« old ar? n*st
there anymore. They have
.•{ona to the Big Lumber yard j
70 the 3 ky/ Same Lave moved
away, *ud somu »;* sL;!i I
ArotKid and if they can. get <
^om*0M in (isteo they lik« co |
«hare their caumorie* oi the
^eir* gone by.-thwr work 00
tbwaouotem. train. miJf •
atd lumber yard. Tbeycun?*;
ywofJe of oor day have e»tb»
roovrd . away or buiJt new
ho-j*** m or arr-oud Gaw oral
have «c*(ablUfud a- new and
uepoy life for cbeuj*«i-rea. Same
like to watch the to'ifista cotoe
orid go. Some like tie nyw
CaM and other* don't. A* the
world changed/ ao 1 did Caaa, •/*
"butT'm *l*d *orar oTtbewo*
(Ktyed afuUDd _ and helped j
1 l lb« mh<ru of Casb as a *
lou/iat acuectioa, * place •
vb*T» pecpl? esn come and
.■we the beauty of the rooun* 1
China which ooiy God onuld
create. They can look arnuntl
a»d winery the lose cama,
from and where they were saw*
*/l into lutaNsr. The touriat*
-an look around Oas* and look ;
back through the years and
say "Tbore wer^occe mum bard
woridDg peopis here wi th tuU
of f-r?w Bud Jatajhtor, bwc'
arhas and pain-all the ingrt-
dientato make a small town
orwpor. Maybe when Ihty gat
Seme they can icok at L!w.r
*icu *4 and say '‘Y'ou kouw.
mnyoe wtaa uf the board* m
this hioui? cam® tremr that old
»4LLteCh**»‘Wfr*t Virginia.
Mr*. OliYn 1 Sprouse
I>cmaara . ;
35
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C '>
I
^ Schools 1912
The following article was
taken from the Pocahontas
Independent (March 21'*
1912), and brought to us by
Miss Alice-Waugh. ’ i
Pocahontas Teachers Lack i
• -Preparation
(Says Superintendent 4
Williams in Public Letter)
Also recommends i that
Libraries be placed in more-
schools in the. County and
that school house yards be
fenced-and cleaned up; ■ ,-d
M iJP'tdo- • notv; wish tp ; be j
understood ass always com- .
■ plaining v about something
; orthat\l am never satisfied
anything, but there
are as few, things in connec¬
tion with the free schools of
Pocahontas County that I
would like to see adjusted.
The first is we have to use
tool many teachers from
other counties many of
whom, are ' not personally
interested in the children;pf
our county and consequent¬
ly. we are not getting justly
ours. Then again a few of
those teachers at least be¬
long, to the traveling bri-i
gade and never teach , or"
expect to teach but one*,
school in a place, and some
do not finish a term of six ;
months but quit at once,-\
two- or . three months on a:,
frivolous excuse of “called
away," “sick," “do. not
like it here" and many
other excuses that happen
to enter the mind at that.
particular time and the
trustees and secretary will
sign up for him and he will
go his way rejoicing.
“Then* there seems to be
another idea prevailing in
the minds of the school
officers as well as some
people of this county, that a
teacher who proves unsatis¬
factory, or in other words
neglects his duty or is
incompetent or spends his.
time when not in school in
riotous living must neces¬
sarily spend the six months
or the time For which he
was hired before the matter
can be adjusted. Then the
only recourse is not to hire
him again, which in my
, mind is an outrage on the
children and taxpayers of
our . county. If the free
schodrsygtem permits such"
work ‘ay°that\& ' go ‘ ori'
Vuhnoticed we had better get
,our eyes opened, to the
situation.'
.... "I." have taken in the
situation. 1 as honestly • and
carefully as I know,how and
in; my opinion about 75- per
cent or three-fourths-of the:,
teachers in this county this,
year have . done' and are,
doing most excellent work,
work; that, will never be
compensated for. in this,
world in. dollars and cents
no matter what their salary
might be. These teachers
will never receive their-
remuneration until - the
Great Books are opened:
and they hear that plaudit,,
“Well Done," then they
will receive their back pay.
' ‘Then about 20 per cent
or one fifth' of the teachers
of this county this year are
doing medium work not
being accused of doing very
much or not entirely excus¬
ed as to doing their whole
duty in all things. For this
class there is some excuse
for consideration and pa¬
tience. We hope to see
improvement among this
class another year. Shall
we see it?
“Then that other 5 per
cent of teachers who show
no conception of their duty
toward their schools, the
children under their charge
or the people in general,
who only live for Friday;
evening and pay day. For
this class I have no pa¬
tience, I exercise no consid¬
eration whatever for this
class, and in my opinion the
only remedy for this class is
to turn them out as fast as
you find one. If it were in
my power I would not
permit such a teacher to
finish the day before being
dismissed.
: “In another article I have,
shown that only three out of
every-four pupils, of this
county.are in school this,
year, that . only thirteen
school ’ grounds are ; fenced
out of a total of 110; that out
of 132 teachers we have one
professional ' and: two - pri¬
mary certificates; that 34
schools are without librar¬
ies and that 47 out of, 132
are teachers from other
counties, and that those
teachers' are holding ' the
most lucrative school po'si-‘ :
tionS rin, our county-and- we¬
ar e glad to say holding
them to the gratification
and profit of the patrons
and children. Why do they
hold them? Because we
have not got the right talent
or enough of the right
talent? No not at all' The
answer is apparent. We
’are not qualified and do not
show enough interest in our
preparation to hold those
positions of trust and profit.
Our school officers are
ready to- employ native
teachers when they know
they have the talent in the
county and that talent is
properly prepared. Ask
yourself how many schools
in this county that pay
above the average salary or
the graded and high
schools in other words, are
in charge of county teach-
ers. V; :.' .. *
“In consideration of the
above named facts I would
ask every teacher and those
expecting to teach (and I
hope there are many) to
take advantage of the edu¬
cational advantages offered
in this county at the present
time. We have a normal in
session at Buckeye at the
present time and will pos¬
sibly hve a spring normal at i
Academy this spring and |
the Marlinton normal !
school will open April 29 :
and continue ten weeks.
“Each of these schools
will be in charge of compe-.
tent instructors • and it is
hoped that our people will
appreciate these opportu- .
nities and avail themselves '
of the benefits there deriv-:
ed i-v ..., 4-:-l k utort it&iw
‘ ‘If you should be inclin¬
ed to. leave our county for
instruction ■, we have six
normal schools in the- state,
and one-first class univer¬
sity besides several other
schools of prominence that-
will be glad to receive you *
"I feel that our teachers;!
and school officers are not
satisfied with three-fourths
of the pupils of our county
in school and that we will
have a united effort next
year in getting more chil¬
dren in school.
“Is it not best to have all
our-school grounds fenced
and cleaned up, and to have
a good useful library in
every school house?
“Is* it not in our power to *
have more county teachers |
better- qualified and,'with a i
determination’to be iir the-*
first class mentioned in thisn-
article? ;
“Have the patrons not a
right to ask that we have
more'primary,teachers who-i'
make it their, business to do
that kind of work and do it
right that the children may
be started in the right way?
“If these things are ever
accomplished - it will •> be *
largely through the efforts
of the teachers and school
officers and public senti ¬
ment.
“I realize how vain are
the efforts of a county
superintendent in doing
anything in particular ex¬
cept to answer letters,
growl occasionally and.
draw his salary quarterly.
■ I am yours truly, . j
' ' B. B. Williams” i!
"The following educa-
tional statistics for Poca¬
hontas County for the 1911-
1912 school year were com¬
piled by County Superin¬
tendent B. B. Williams:
TEACHERS'.''^- : *
-"Number employed' up-
to the present time, 132;
number county teachers,
85; number, teachers from
other counties, 47; number
home county teachers hold¬
ing No. 1 graded school
certificates, 27; number
home county teachers hold¬
ing No. 2 graded school
certificates, 8; number
home county teachers hold¬
ing,; No. 3 graded school
certificates, 1; number
teachers from other coun¬
ties holding No. 1 graded ‘
school certificates, 19;
number teachers from oth¬
er counties holding No. 2 ..
graded school certificates, -
0 ; number from other coun¬
ties holding No. 3 graded
school certificates, 0; num¬
ber-home county teachers-
holding elementary No. 1
certificates, 6; No. 2, 26;
No.. 3, 16-number home
county teachers holding
primary certificates, 1;
number teachers from oth¬
er counties holding elemen¬
tary certificates; No. 1, 6;
No. 2, 45; No. 3, 5; total, -
26; number teachers from
other counties holding pro¬
fessional certificates, 1;
number teachers from oth- .
er counties holding primary
certificates, 1; number
teachers doing high school
work (either wholly or part¬
ly), 5; number teachers
studying reading circle
course in some way, 108;
number teachers not study¬
ing reading circle course in
any way, 24; number teach¬
ers teaching in dirty school
houses, 10; number teach¬
ers trying to teach without
any order or discipline, 15;
number of teachers report¬
ed to board for neglect of
duty, 4.
LIBRARIES ^
“Number volumes in the
schools of the county,
5,895;. number of schools
having libraries, 76, num¬
ber schools without librar¬
ies* 34.
GROUNDS
“Number school grounds
fenced, 13; number school
grounds not fenced; 97.
! • ' PUPILS ’ V v. '•
“Number pupils enum¬
erated in the county, 4,100;
number pupils enrolled in
schools on my visit, 2,976;
number- pupils who grad¬
uated the first common
school examination' this
year, 52; taxes levied for
the support of schools this
year, $67,091.54; cost per
pupil for a term of six
months based on enroll¬
ment, $22.54; cost per pupil
for a month of 20 days
based on enrollment, $3.75;
number pupils enrolled 1st
grade, 755; 2nd grade, 369,-'
3rd grade, 422, 4th grade,
490; 5th grade, 375; 6th
grade, 198; 7th grade, 164;
8 th grade, 146; high school,
r ! 7 U •: ■ . ,
flUBSCRiPTlOK C8*«G»I
TH ORgrAy. NOV. 13. 1375 ]
Fit»e*r Day* - Jul y 5-11 , -*76 j
Old Opera
^House
\., r' By France* EakrJdge-.^
v ■ Several month* agn, I ran
an article in th* Times
aakmg for any inform* t*>a
■nyoue might bv« on the
hlilory awl MtMjf of th*.
Opera Hr**** in Waxliucon j
T re cei v e d m*nv intarvsiingl
■-.du<l unihuaiaAtic tv»ponj«?**
about the okl pUca and
wh« O' center of 1 commu¬
nity Jjfo it wad in the curb:
^_lD(X)'s. T would I like to
• -report to you what l have
heard *na hope you will
^odd or correct pny inform*- j
tion ynu may hove. :• c
Tha Opera Hour* wa«
built by J <>. Tdlon in 1909
or 1910. Air Tilton cam* to
■Marlinton fmn Mi. V*r-
^non. Ohio, ana w.v* * coart
*ceni>ftcr and taler served a*
-roerk. Ho war mArnod to
‘•Slay Evovu Dtlley, FUredl
HUley'« sister Mr. J. O.l
1'iknu died in 2945 and hia
ivife in 1973. Th# Tfftooa
bad three sons, Virgil Ti!-j
ton, deceased. Curti* Til¬
ton, and Churl®* Warren,
likcra, of CharJeitnn, aud
one daughter. Iilha PlttOQ
Miller, deceased. Curtfo N.
lliloa ia the preaanl owner
of the opera.bom*
.■i.i l ThASUtMKng Kink. J
In an Interview with Mr*.
H. P. Spitrer, of Mnriipton,
I learned that three ln*n
mho-worked oo the con-
~$troccian of the huuding
were Aodrew Moor*,.
^ brother of Mrs. <Juy Kautc-
niex, und Dow^w^rWohn- ,-#JS
, t job^ Mr. Moor* and Mr.
^ohnsun did sr.a <»m*ot
* work und railroad cnlle->
. wen? Used to reinforce th*:
• concrete. It wav ulaO-
reported that Bob Jordan,,
Bctay Edgar's futhor, dirt!
the carpentry work. Much*
.•-■of the fine carpentry work)
done ir. Martinton wm don*!
- : 4>y Mr Jordan
Mr and Mrs. Tiltoo Hvmd •
upstairs in th* building]
next -door to (hi 0 O*n
house. On« son uu bom
■ there.-Mrs. Sptt/er ?ecn«m-
bera
Harold Dilley, a nephew
of Mrs. Til5cn> rerr.«rab*rs
;*thnt the DUlay Hocal «u*
: across the etreet from the
ipfescat Marlluton Methu-
.‘-’dist CijOTtb. Thta mas a
:-three see ry tram* building.:
-:A. H- Mr Perrin, Mr. nno 1
V Mrs Tilton r "'a the Floyri |
■piDere were r-omv of the
. folks who lived there.
, Harold OU!*y mas boo*
there and r»a«nUt« that
e. 5?
iji-ii Cpil'<n tfS-vSSr
Viren' jrufti* wm;-‘-ihto-
:!,en. Thia .V*«' simrn.1
013 because that wM.tw
,-.*ar of the flood and BaroW
Halley ww a baby and b* a
"o be mVamii ouc or th« house
md w*a pul on * ’»**• with
hu mother.
,. How Waj the Old Opwrt
** HIqujo 0**dV
Apparently, op***
leiaMi were hunt all O'**
:ne country Co be used m •
var.tfly of wava for enter- __
♦ «.ir.w wr.t and coin;:'Uhlty 7
activity
A mono 1912. Mr J G
Tlilun was UlliUjr of a
jtcylihlicenpuper similar U)
tn*- ptwj^wfllw Times It
«r * weekly paper and
wjii called Marltnton Mete
.-sanger. Mrs. H- H- Spitzr"*,
years old. Lana Jordan,
later married to Cary
BrifjaJ. and Nola Bu zt*rd,
later 10 Jim Baxter, were
th« girls who a*t type * or
th;% ^»oer. This paper
vu worked up in this np»ra
huddios • ■
I .A basketball team wa*
MlMipd for Warlmton
and the game* were played
. in the opera hou^e. In an
; interview with the las* Paul
jfcOar boot, 1 gained much
informatino about these ec-
- tmtiw. Mti. Orion Gum,
.- of Hinton, sent mo a picture
- oj- Oua ball team and the
oi the plnyvrs
’ rr ’Mr« H.P.’lSpffiir .recall*!
the days of the skating rink
%h«vfl the ?ou 2 tf people met.
to «ketw much aa they meet ]
Jot .domuTHp today.. She
tbfM'tfbi i' wo* • f centa to
reef *»kat^ w au evening. 1
Paul Overboil iyt«^n*bered
bsing a akaif hoy and inA'i
to puc the skates-no the |
■nrle Sometimes, a email |
hand played and abere of
‘hose m the band were Mfc
rl. P. Spitzer, drummer.
7rank Anderson, and bob
YramiK. who played hois
axn, Often, Ivinty skaters
*.-*re brought in to give 1
r.anr.rnrtratuv.is. There w "* 1
a stage acme* the front of
the budding and nm-wa/s:
were built down tor the'
pyr/ormera to elcate on to 1
tho floor. My mother. Mr *.' 1
Lure Bail], and my aunt. ;
Mrs. Mabel Hudson, re¬
membered akntinjj oc che
.opera huuso und floyd
DiiUy was in chorgw ol this
activity. .
. Theatre AcLivUj
Of ooojffle the ordinal
idea for the <X**ra ho*tw!
was co bring artist*and *l*n
put on local plays. T-erej
was a large stage at the
froat of-the room, whic.n w
■ still there. A. balcony runs
around ihu sides and buck
of too ruoitl. Seats wuw
Jas* ened together wkh »Vla
oixt were moved nut for
per formant ee. >. ‘..I
Some at ~.e p?*/s which
vue giwi’n were: MaiJscv,
U'jcto.'fly w.lh Gev Bru.xun
«C Paul l/verholt. So Loop |
Mary which slaxTvd Paul
Ovvrhok end Fanny Over-
'.ult. The ploys were I
pnicticed' at Nficbnol Poe’s j
knew so aa co (tu 1 up the ,
hiuldiny for ocher acuvity. a
Minstrel ahow*, Lyceum^
•i-'oursOs, and aoto ' «/tiecs.
nil were purt of che dscaai—
-ml wtxkl of this period.
I’he fir!»tltovje che.t: w\u» •
.'"The Dio^nond From the
Sky. T ' • stnrrinif tha* three
Ptkforils, Mary, Jexk. and ■
.,1
Alice Moor® and Nancy |
Currance cumemrer the
production ‘Fieri Piper of^
linmhn,'' around 1916-
Alice and Nas:Cy were rats y'
in thac production. Warren
Arun^BSC and Margaret
Moore vrole from Sweet
S)Kings, that they too r»-
mernber this pnodUCtion.^J
front row il to r) Paul
(Warholt, sub center, Ar¬
den XiUingsworth. cen.cer.
Drew Rucker, guard. Bark
row (1 to ri Loland Shoe¬
maker, Mg:., Clayborne
fvelaon, forward, Orion
flwwi, ‘guard, and H^nry
Htner, foiwrard. . *:
• I
no
ae ;
floor waa cha largest basket
court in the Suit'.' for ai
While The :ewm beet Dnrisi
& Elkins Cnlleg*- Paul
Yeager waa a big aur
attending Hampton Sydney
CoflegB. and he. • would
come in and play vrith the.
Mnrbaion boys. .£■
*
3.9
Dili 0p£-R&
They mentioned the follow¬
ing people that were in this
play or some other in the
opera house: French
Moore, Hull Yeager, Clair
Haugnt, Fred Hobert, Lula
and Rita Herold, Hazel
Shrout, and Helen Moore:
Betty Clay Sharp re¬
members how impressed
she was with the stars in
evening dress, performing
on this stage. She said to
her, they seemed like char¬
acters out of a book in fancy
costume. a ■. .«
Mrs. Violet Markland
(formerly Violet Sharp)
writes, “My sister,. Ada
Sharp, from Slatyfork, gave
a recital in the old opera
house. She had graduated
from Wesleyan. College in
Buckhannon in Expression
or Elocution,; then went on
.to Boston, Massachusetts
to the Greely Institute for
further training.. She was
in some plays with Roy
Rogers; he had a rope act.
When she was home for a
visit, she gave a free con¬
cert in the old opera house,
about 1914. She married
and lived in Baltimore until
her death in 1956. One of
her daughters is Helen
Hannah of Slatyfork.
The Presbyterian Church
In 1916, when the old
Presbyterian Church in
Marlinton was tom down
and the new one was being,
built, services were held in
the Opera House. Alice
Moore remembers the i
signs around the room f * }
the skaters; * ‘No spitting -1
the floor,” etc., and shei
said her brother, Hunter,
was amused by these signs
during church. Her mother
was not amused by his
behavior.
Other events remember¬
ed were a forest festival, a
kind of county fair., Betty
Clay Sharp remembered I
the exhibits, both inside
and out. She said she had a
pig for a project one time. |
In 1918, the High School I
burned and many schooli
activities had to be held in
the opera house building.
That is a school story and
has come out in a school
history.
.. Thoae Were The Days
-V Wouldn't it be fun to
relive the days when the
community had a center of
creative and wholesome ac¬
tivity? If you have memo¬
ries .of these days and. this :
place, the Old Opera House
in Marlinton, write them
to the Pocahontas Times
and let's revive this spirit
from the past..
j. Here is a quote from an :
interesting letter from
Ralph. Michael of Elkins.
Ralph is the son of Mrs. ,
Nellie Shrader and taught;
in Pocahontas County for
several years. , This letter
was written- to .^Frances
Eskridge. ,,-v
) “I read in THE paper
that you are pursuing an
interest in the Old Opera
House in Marlinton. I am
glad to hear this. I didn’t
1 know that anyone else had
ever given it a second look.
I have often looked at it and
I feel sure that I have over
romanticized it in my mind.
I used to have my car
repaired there when it was
Pifer's garage. I would go
in waiting for the car and
look up into the balcony
hanging with mufflers and
tail pipes and see a balcony
full of people with eager
and expectant faces glow¬
ing in theatrical lights from
mysterious sources.
While I don't think the
building is outstanding
architecturally, it is an im¬
pressive size, and I do think
the Romanesque arches of
windows and doorway are
rather grand.
I don’t know that histor¬
ically or architecturally it
could be placed on the ■
National Register but it i
might be worth a try.
Good luck! Wouldn’t it
be great it the county-town
would convert it into a
theatre, movie house, com¬
munity auditorium, or
“what-have-you. ” ±>-J.
v*? Homes —The pioneers
. homes have mostly been ?
-replaced by new modem
>: buildings., A telephone line ;
- reaches nearly every;.one. 1 !;?:
' Many of the houses have
been provided with water
system and light plants. ;
The only brick residence
in the valley is the one
- where I. B. Moore dwells.
Mr. Moore’s father had this
house built. The man who
had the contract burned the
brick and did all the work
for the consideration of two
sorrel horses. The home
has been well preserved to
' this day. Y ’Vr ■' -;V ; V. vY '---
V Conclusion—In conclu¬
sion I wish to say that
Y Knapp’s Creek Community
;-' has furnished to the world
^ministers, college profes¬
sors, a judge, doctors, law¬
yers, civil engineers, teach¬
ers and people of many •
,professions. • Seven teach¬
ers have come from Douth-v
aid's Creek School alone
since 1910.
We are all very much
indebted to Rev. Wm. T.
Price for the history he
recorded and left us. It is to
be hoped that the people of
each neighborhood will fol¬
low his example and keep a
record of future events in a
more accurate manner than
they have in the days past.
pS CRiS/<
“:V? The -Moore, schoolhouse
. first stood on. the east side
of the-creek at-the foot of
the'Allegheny'Mountain, a
short distance above Coe
Beverage's, as the road
was there at that time. -
Later,after the road was
changed the schoolhouse of
this sub-district was built
further up the valley above
CY DY Newman ’ s. When it
was decided that this struc¬
ture could not be used any
-longer the house in which
school is taught at this time
was built.
The first school taught at
Gove Hill near Frost was
approximately in 1894 by J-,
M. Barnett. >
Douthards Creek school-
house was built in 1910/ It
has also been used , for
preaching services, and
Sunday School.;
A one-room building was
first at Minnehaha Springs.
It was -probably erected
twenty-five years ago; The
two-roomed building was
'put up in 1915. W. L.
Herold was the contractor.
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j i AMS-PSICS 3HA^- SUITOR
jTHUa3 DAY^?SBv-. 26, 1976 !
.' "Pioneer Days—July. 9-11,7,76 j
. '• - . ~ ^
A Bicentennial Patriotic Pro—•"
‘gram b being planned-.-for the,-
^ 4th of July in Marlintom—r.
•■Bicentennial in Hillsboro V. l j
''7> After listening to-’aa-inapir- |
.... ing...Revolutionary -s War song
i> - -entitled "The.Battle ou.Tren- . 1
•>-, ton,.’"Hillsboro’s -Bicentennial;'.-:
"- 1 Committee . 4 began- ;to^plan-a-;-
splendid -- program lorn 1976. '
A colonial, parade,, top-notch -
lect’-ireseriea.-.(including a sea—
■sion devoted to the history of
- Hillsboro), Bicentennial Com¬
munity Picnic and an old-fash¬
ioned crafts demonstration day I
at the Pearl 3. Buck Birthplace . I
Museum-are several of the- i
events being planned. ;
For the celebration. Mrs. A.
E. (Louise) McMeel and David
H. Corcoran - were- named 7
. General Chairman and Seers-,
tary, respectively. Other chair-.- -
'^men and their committees are
' aa follows; Edgar-Starks- Pa-
. rude Committee,- Johnny B..- :
Hill-Crafta. A. E-. McNeei-Lo-
cal Hbtory, Pastor and Mrs,
Jack - - Arbuckie-dinner,.. Law- :
ranee Workman-Clean-up, ds-
up. and David H. Corcoran- i
Publicity and Lecture Series, \
According to Corcoran, the '
Bicencsnnial presents a rare op—
opportunity for uniting the
people of Hillsboro.. “We can
. grow dose," ha said,..“by db-
> ..covrf-’cg together and identify-. |
' ing with our rich hbtory.”. !
;. Concurring, Edgar Starka said:
■•►■A Oar committee - invitee .the
people and dubs to participata
*• in order to make 1976 our great.
■ est year yet.” ■ Louise McNeel
■ announced that Mayor Johnny
Kinnison and the Town Coun-
. cii were abo supporting the pro- i
;• jeefc. The Mayor b said to be '
“enthusiastic'’ about tha prea-
.- peer, of Hillsboro being named
as a “Bicentennial City,”. - ■ i
The first planning meeting
. was held oa last Monday night
..February 23 at the homa of i
Mr. and Mrs. A.. E. McUeei.
Refreshments were served aft¬
er the meeting. . y -
* • To volunteer for service on a
committee, or for further iu?or-
matiou contact either Louise
McNeej at 653-4314 or David
H. Corcoran at 653-4430, or ;
_ anyone of tha committee chair- !
ruen lbced" above.- . ^-4 -;p — -
! POCAHONTAS TIM2S
j ' (Page 2)
} Publi»bed every Tfiursdey woiyt
the last week of the year.
Entered at:the Poet Office at Mar-
Mnton, We«t Virginia-; 24964, u
.acomi claae matter.
j subscription charges
la Pocabontae Coanc .7 J4.00 a year.
Kliewhire {5,00 a year, in advance.
j JANS PRIGS SHARP, EDITOR
(THURSDAY, FSB. 26, 1976
Pioneer Days— July 9-ll f .'76.
Origins of the Episcopal .
Church in Madison Parish, '
Pocahontas County,
West Virginia - ; W«.
by George J. Cleaveland
Madison Parish ' •
The Diocese of West
Virginia was formed of .
parishes which prior to
1878 were within the Dio¬
cese of Virginia. A parish is
an ecclesiastical unit within
the structural organisation
of the diocese. In the
Diocese of Virginia and of
West Virginia a parish is an
area of land in which the
members of the church
dwell, marked off from
other similar areas by
metes and bounds.. A min- .
ister and. Vestry have eccle¬
siastical responsibility for
the work and well-being of
the church in their parochi¬
al area. Before the creation ■
of the Diocese of West-
Virginia the annual council
of the Diocese of Virginia
created Madison Parish co¬
terminous with the bound¬
aries of Pocahontas County.
The parish was named for
the Rt. Rev. James Madi- ■]
son, P.D., first bishop of
the Diocese of Virginia,
who was also president of
the College of William and
Mary, and Minister of
James City Parish. The
Episcopalians of Pocahon¬
tas County are members of
Madison Parish and the
Episcopal churches in Poca¬
hontas County are churches
of Madison Parish. Madi- i
son Parish was one of the ;
founding parishes of the !
Diocese of West Virginia of i
the Protestant Episcopal ,
Church.-. : ■ j
Pocahontas county
By Act of the General
Assembly of the Common¬
wealth of Virginia, March
1821, the county of Poca¬
hontas was created. It was
formed of land taken from
the counties of Bach,: Pen¬
dleton, and' Randolph.
Three years later sixty
square acres of land taken
from Greenbrier County
were-, added to Pocahontas
county; Huntersville was
birthday. I broke him in in
the log woods when he was
just a boy. 'i
There is an old man at
Huntersville, L. guess he
doesn’t want his age told.
He is the man that killed
the twenty eight pound
turkey last fall. I believe
Charley is older than me.
made the county seat.: The4
first court met March :5,
1822. ■ • " ■••••!
In his History of Poca¬
hontas County the Rever¬
end Wm. T. Price, D.D.,
has indicated that twenty- ’
one years before the-forma- :
tion of the county some 152 '
people inhabited the entire j
region but by 1830, or nine: j
years after the formation of I
the county, it had a.popula- j
tion of 2,542. The -Warm j
Springs-Himtersvilie Tum-i
pike was completed about ,
1838, the Staunton-Park--!
ersburg Turnpike which]
crossed the upper part of.
the county was built about
1842, the Lewisburg-Mar- ;
1 inton Turnpike was located
about 1854 and the Hut-
tonsville-Marlin’s Bottom
road was completed about
1856. The creation of these
roads made easier the min-':
istrations of the Episcopal, I
Methodist, and Presbyte¬
rian clergy to the members !
of their respective church- j
es, as well as to all others j
who would avail themselves !
of their services. At this j
period, as will be seen from j
the recital of later facts, a j
spirit of mutual assistance
and Christian charity exist¬
ed among the ministers of-«
all three churches. , y , , «
nfov The Clover Lick Fort * r j
!g>: As pioneer settlers.enter- j
ed the- territory'-of ; what j
became Pocahontas county
they built forts for their
protection against Indian
attack. One such fort was
Warwick's Fort, built on
the land of Jacob Warwick
in the region of Dunmore
and Greenbank. The fort
derived its name from its
builder, Major Jacob War¬
wick. He had served in -
Dunmore's War in 1774. •
He purchased the Clover
Lick land from the Lewises ■
arid built a large house at i
Clover Lick. Both the Warm -.'
Springs Fort and the Fort at t
Clover Lick were command- J
ed by Col. Andrew Lock- '
ridge during the Revolution 1
from 1777 to 1779. Col. j
Lockridge fought at the j
Battle of Pt. Pleasant in
Dunmore’s War under Col.
Charles Lewis, and after his
death under Col. Wm.
Fleming. Clover Lick was
an important place along
the route from Maryland
and Pennsylvania to what
was then the Virginia coun¬
ty of Kentucky.
Early Services of the Church
Shortly after the settle¬
ment of the county, ..clergy
of the Methodist, Presby¬
terian and Episcopal
Churches held services in..
Pocahontas County. We do
not know when those first.
Episcopal ministers came 1
of where they held ser¬
vices. The Rev. Dr. Price,
History of Pocahontas I
County, page 596-, has writ- !
ten that for many - years l
services were held in the -1
court house and then after 1
the Academy was built i
(1842) Episcopalians,, as
well as Methodists and j
Presbyterians worshipped i
there. He further states
that after the Presbyterian
Church was built in Hunt- I
ersville in 1855, all denom- j
inations used it for pur- i
poses of worship. Bishops |
Moore and Meade in pass- j
mg from Warm Springs
into the Western part of j
what was their diocese may
well have paused in Hunt¬
ersville seeking their peo¬
ple, as they did elsewhere
in what is now West Virgin¬
ia, and finding some, ad- I
ministered unto them. It |
may be that the ministers of i
Bath county ministered in j
Pocahontas County as we j
know of record that the’
Rev. R. H. Mason, minister
of the Warm Springs,
Church did prior to i869. .,1
Driscol."-^..
' ' in 1869 the Rev.' ,R. H;f
Mason reported to the
Council, of the Diocese of
Virginia that he-had visited;
Pocahontas County in 1868.."
and that he had made prior |
visits to the church- 1
people there. As he came tc i
Pocahontas.County he-.' =>4
traveled over the Warm 'l
Sprmgs-Huntersville Pike ^
and came first to Driscol.'*:
The first recorded work of
t-he. Episcopal,,Church .be-.'
gan in the home of “a\i
zealous family >’ in Dnscol.^i
That family was the Lock-,<j
ridge family. .Lancelot,;
(Lanty) Lockridge and his,
wife, the former Miss Eliza-j:
beth Benson^-, established 1 '
their home on a farm in the
locality soon called Driscol
and now Minnehaha ■,
Springs. Both Bishop Whit --1
tie and Bishop Peterkin -j
record their gratitude ion, j
.the hospitality shown thena^.j
by that “zealous family,^ ?
and both record holding :
services of worship in their i
home.- *-j
The children of Mr. and j
Mrs. * Lancelot 'Lockridge ]
were,- Andrew, Matthias?/-?
Lancelot (Lanty), James T’.,Sj
Elizabeth, Nelly, /Harriet, k
Rebecca, and Martha. -i
Colonel JamT. r Lock -4
ridge, son of fyfr- and Mrs. j
Lancelot Lockridge, (theH
pioneer family) was a prom-^
inent man yin his day. Dr.
Price records that he was »
colonel of/the 127th Virgin-
ia Militia/ a member of the j
house o/ Burgesses, a mer- ]
chant ^magistrate and sher- 1
iff, and both the Journals of |
the Diocese of Virginia and !
the. History of the Diocese
of West Virginia by Bishop i
Peterkin show that he was a !
vestryman and warden- of j
the parish and also a dele- 4
gate from Madison Parish, j
Pocahontas County to the |
special conference of cleri- i
cal and law delegates which?;
brought about the separa-J
tion of. the Diocese ofcj
Virginia and the creation of j
the Diocese of West Virgin- j
ia. In his home . Bishop
Whittle and Bishop Peter.-
kin and the Rev, r Mr. Ma¬
son held the services of the
church for hiin.. and his-j
family. "
• Col. James T.'rLockridge^
married Miss Lillie Moser-,
of South Carolina and they/;
lived at the Lockridge^
homestead at Driscol. Their 1
children were: Horance M.
Lockridge of Huntersville-,-.
Florence (Mrs.-James W. •
Milligan of Marlinton),' J.v
B. Lockridge,. M.D., of,
Driscol (now Minnehaha ",
Springs), and Mrs. L. W-. j
Herold. In later years, after !
her husband's death, Mrsv
James T. Lockridge made j
her home in Marlinton with •
her daughter, Mrs. James
W'. Milligan. Mrs; 7 James-:
T. Lockridge was a delight- ;
ful Christian lady and the-t
writer of these lines, when*]
a young minister in Poca- f
hontas County, conducted
her funeral service, and'.)
read the Words of Commit-j
tal from the . Book of Com-J
mon Prayer as her remains 1
were interred in the family.’
cemetery at Driscol. ’ i
.. As has been . indicated,
Miss Florence,, Lockridge
became the wife of Mr.
James W.. Milligan of Mar-
linton. Their children were
Mabel and Lillie Milligan..
Mrs. Milligan and her
daughters were members
of the Episcopal Church.
Miss Mabel Milligan be¬
came the wife of Calvin W.
Price, Editor of the Poca-i
hontas Times, member and
Elder in the Marlinton
Presbyterian Church • and
son of the late Rev. and
Mrs. Dr. Wm; T. Price.
After many years of work
and worship in the Marlin¬
ton Episcopal Church, Mrs.
Calvin Price transferred to-I
the Marlinton Presbyterian',
Church to join her husband 1
in the work to which he was !
deeply committed. 1
As has been previously <
indicated services of the
Episcopal Church were
held in the home of Col.
and Mrs. James T. Lock¬
ridge. As St. Paul wrote to
Philerhon concerning ‘ -the
church that is in thy house”
so “in the church which
was<in that faithful house”;
at Driscol the Episcopal
Church began its entrance >
and f life in Pocahontas i
County. At the heador the 4
list of wardens and vestry j
men of Madison Parish j
Pocahontas County, -'which i
includes the names of C. P.
Bryan, M.D., John Ligon, }
M.D., Samuel B. Lowry, J
James W. Warwick, H. M. j
Lockridge, W, C. Gardner,
R. S. Turk, Blake King, J.
W. Hill, Dwight Alexander, f
M. E. Pugh, and Edward l
Wilson stands that of . Col. I
James T. Lockridge of Dris- {
col. I
Visitations of the Bishops j
and Ministrations of the
Clergy of the Diocese of ; I
Virginia in Pocahontas - . 1
County before the Forma- j
tion of the Diocese of j
West Virginia
We have no record to i
prove that either Bishop ;
Moore, Bishop Meade, or j
Bishop Johns ever visited j
Pocahontas County. How-f
ever Bishop Meade report-]
ed to the Diocesan Council!
(May II, 1861) that he had;
visited all the churches in
Western Virginia. On July
25,. 1861 Bishop Johns re¬
ported “Accompanied by
the Rev. R. H. Mason I
entered on a visitation and
missionary tour in the
counties of Bath, Green¬
brier, and Monroe.” The
Rev. Mr. Mason was the
minister in charge of the
churches in Bath county
and the entrance into
Western Virginia from Bath
county was along the Warm 1
Springs-Huntersville Pike,
from Huntersville to Mar¬
linton and thence to Lewis-
burg,- Greenbrier county]
(along the Lewisburg-Mar- '•••' ,
bn ton Pike.) It would ap-’
pear therefore that in 1861
Mr. Mason and the Bishop
stopped in Driscol and in
Huntersville, held services
there, and then went on
down to Greenbrier Coun-,
ty. It ■ is a recorded fact
however, that the Rev. Rv
H. Mason reported to the
Council of the Diocese of
Virginia that , prior, to 1868
he had made several visits!
to Pocahontas County. He^
also reported “Pocahontas !
is a very interesting field." \
Bishop Whittle' reported |
that on September 12, !
.1869, after preaching in j
Warm Springs he had visit¬
ed Pocahontas County with ■
the Rev. Mr. Withers andi
the Rev. Mr. Masoq to keep j
an appointment in Hunters- 1
ville scheduled for the thir¬
teenth. On arrival he found
the appointment changed
to a place fifteen miles
distant (Dunmore) and that
there were no candidates
for confirmation. Therefore
he remained in Hunters¬
ville with Mr. Withers visit¬
ing among the people and
that the Rev. Mr. Mason
went on and preached (at I
the changed appointment.)
This is the first recorded ■
visit of an Episcopal Bishop
to Pocahontas County. The
visit was productive.
In 1870 the Rev. Mr.**
Mason was able to report
that , he had been holding
services in 1869 with regu¬
larity in Pocahontas County
‘ ‘with some encouragement
not . only from the . few
members of the Church so 1
warm in their attachment, .{
but from others also.’’ On j
August 17,' 1871, Bishop j
Whittle again came to Po- j
cahontas County reported !
that he had preached in the.l
Presbyterian Church at the ; ;J
C. H. (Court House -, in
Huntersville) and confirm¬
ed one person and then v
. rode some 48 miles to'
Lewisburg where he
preached . the. following
night.. . '% . yt *
£ {(This history will be «>n-
tinued in another issue)'. -
Continued from Vol. I
Page 4.6.
TH1 POCAHONTAS TIMES - APRIL 15, 1976-j
*; ’ ' New Minister "p
Bishop Robert P. Atkinson,^
Bishop or West Virginia, has
appointed the Rev. Dr. Eu-. )
gene L. TenBrink as Vicar of*;
St. John's Episcopal Church
in Marlinton. With his wife,
Ruth, Fr. TenBrink lives in'*
the rectory at 811 Ninth Street. .
They have four children.
Their daughter, Carol Pifer,
lives in Wyoming, Michigan,
and works in a school for par*
tially handicapped childrens?
Their oldest son, .Eugene, lives |
in Columbus, Ohio, where he
is a commercial artist. They
have two sons in Bowling.;
Green State Univeriity, near;^
Toledo, Ohio. Calvin is ad
junior and Victor, a Freshman^;
In addition to his responsi-j
bilitiesin St. John’s Church,;,
Fr. TenBrink is also in charge
of summer services at Grace
Episcopal Church at Clover
.Lick. Along with these two;
mission churches, Fr. Ten-_
Brink has been appointed by?
Bishop Atkinson a3 Canon
Evangelist for tfce Diocese of
West Virginia. In that capacity
theTenBrinks travel all over
the state conducting parish re¬
newal teaching missions and
retreats. They also work as a
team in the ministry of coun¬
seling and spiritual healing.
They maintain an open house¬
hold for people who come for
the healing of their lives. In
this ministry the peace and
quiet of Marlinton and the
beauty of the mountains around .
help to bring peace and whole¬
ness to troubled persons who
come here, . * ;
Before coming to Marlinton,
the TenBrinks lived and work¬
ed at Trinity Farm Renewal.,
Center near Marietta, Ohio.
For twenty years, from 1946--d
1967, they were missionaries in
India, where their three sons
were born. Now they are hap¬
py to live in Marlinton, one of
the most beautiful spots, in
West Virginia. v. - I -vj
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Episcopal Church History
Continued from a previous ,
paper.
To the Council of
1873 the Rev. Mr. Mason
reported that in 1872 “I
have been officiating in
Huntersville, and on
Knapp’s Creek (Driscol)
once in four weeks, with
much to encourage me.
Communicants 8. Three
candidates for confirma¬
tion”.
The next year, 1873,
Bishop Whittle again visit¬
ed the church-people in
Pocahontas County and re¬
ported to the Council of
1874, "July 25, Presbyte 1
rian Church, Pocahontas C.
if. Confirmed two.” The 1
Rev. Mr. Mason reported'
nine communicants and
stated that they were scat¬
tered widely over the coun¬
ty which made carrying on
a Sunday School difficult
but that family and pastoral
instruction of the young
were diligently attended to.
He also informed the Coun-
cS that in Pocahontas Coiin-*
ty there .were five persons
awaiting confirmation at
the next annual visit of the
Bishop. For some reason
the Bishop did not make his
annual visit that year and:
four of the five went to,
Warm Springs and were
confirmed by Bishop Whit¬
tle in that church. In 1874
an act of the Council of the .
Diocese of Virginia crowns
ed the work of the Rev. Mr.i
Mason by declaring the;
area of Pocahontas County
to be Madison Parish in
union with the Council of
the Diocese of Virginia.
The Rev. R. H. Mason had
ministered in Pocahontas
County over and above his
obligations to his own par¬
ish in Bath County. Under
him the work in Pocahontas
had so progressed that
Bishop Whittle placed the'
Rev. Emile J. Hall (in 1877):
in Madison Parish as its full
time minister. Soon more or.
less regular appointments
were kept for preaching
and other ministrations in
Driscol, Huntersville, Dun-
more, Green Bank, Mar¬
lin’s Bottom (Marlinton),
Hillsboro, Edray, and Clo¬
ver Lick.
The Diocese of West ~’ irr _
Virginia Created v
As far back as 1851 the
clergy of Western Virginia
felt the need of a diocese of
Western Virginia with its
own bishop. To this Bish¬
ops Meade .and John's:
objected. Finally, when
Bishop Whittle became the
Bishop of Virginia he gave
his consent and at a special
conference of clergy and
laity assembled in Trinity
Church, Staunton, May 16,
1877 the petition of the
parishes of Western Virgin¬
ia was granted and after
approval of General Con¬
vention the diocese of Vir¬
ginia was divided and a
new diocese of West Vir¬
ginia was organized. At the
May 16, 1877 conference in
Staunton Col. James T.
Lockridge of Driscol was j
the lay-delegate represent- j
ing Madison Parish, Poca- !
hontas County. Col. James :
T. Lockridge was therefore j
one of the founders of the i
Diocese of West Virginia |
and Madison Fansn, Poca¬
hontas County was one: of?
the organizing:parishes. *
i Od December 5, 1877 the/
clergy arid laity of the Wesf
.Virginia parishes met in Sf.
'John's Church, Charleston,
' to organize the new diocese
and to elect a bishop; The.
Rev. EmileiJ. Hall and Dr.j
C. P. Bryan of Clover Lick
represented Madison Par-’
ish. The Rev. J. H. Eccles- |
ton, D.D., Rector of Trinity
Church, Newark,. New Jer-:
sey, was elected bishop, n
'Dae Rev. Dr. Eccleston;
declined the election and a i
new council had to bo
called. This council met in
Zion Church, Charles
Town, February 27, 1878
and was presided over by
Bishop Whittle. The repre¬
sentatives from Madison |
Parish, Pocahontas County,
were the Rev. Emile J. Hall
and Dr. John Ligon of
Clover Lick. The Rev. 1
George Wm. Peterkin,
D. D., Rector of Memorial
Church, Balitmore, Mary¬
land, was elected bishop.
He accepted and was con¬
secrated Bishop of the Dio¬
cese of West Virginia May ,
30, 1878. Madison Parish
had a part in the election of
the first bishop of the
diocese. We learn from a
later report of Bishop
Peterkin that at one time or
another Col. James T.
Lockridge, John Ligon,
M.D., C. P. Bryan, M.D., j
Samuel B. Lowry and.«
James Warwick acted as
vestrymen of Madison Par¬
ish, Pocahontas County,
West Virginia.
Madison Parish in the
Diocese of West Virginia
When in 1878 Bishop
: Peterkin paid his first offi¬
cial visit to Pocahontas
County he found the Rev.
Mr. Hall living in Lewis-
burg but holding services in
Huntersville and Clover
Lick- Bishop Peterkin was
not a stranger to Pocahon¬
tas County. He had cam¬
paigned there in 1861 as a
Confederate soldier. He
came to Pocahontas with
the Twenty First Virginia
Regiment which on August
6th, 1861 camped on Valley
Mountain. The Bishop said
that during the 43 days of
tneir encampment it rained
thirty seven days. Of the
l nine hundred men who
1 came to Valley Mountain
six hundred came down
with typhoid fever or
measles. He nursed thej
sick, and since he had been:
licensed a Lay Reader by
the Bishop at the request of
General Pendleton, for]
those who died he read the,
Prayer Book Office for thej
Burial of the Dead. In hisl
History of the Diocese the .
Bishop says nothing about;
his care for the sick but'
does comment, “I attended
the funerals of the men of
our Brigade, and gave them'
the last rites of the Church.’'
After the War, at his own
expense, the Bishop erect¬
ed a monument at Mingo to
the memory of those who
died during that encamp¬
ment. The Rev. Dr. William
T. Price, in his diary, On To
Grafton, relates that on his
return from the Battle of
Philippi (June 1861) that he
passed through Marlin's
Bottom (Marlinton) on his
way back to his High lan d
County Presbyterian
churches. Dr. Price was a
volunteer chaplain in Capt.
Felix Hull's Company. The
Rev. Dr. Price and Bishop j
Peterkin in later life be- j
came warm friends, and in
; Marlinton and Huntersville
Dr. Price’s Presbyterian |
. Churches were always open!
to the use of Bishop Peter¬
kin. One wonders if the two
men could have met at
Valley Head during the
Confederate encampment
there. . it .„•/ • ■.
At any rate when Dr.i
Price was pastor of the
Huntersville and Marlin’s
Bottom (Marlinton) Presby¬
terian Churches the Episco-
palians held services in
both churches, Bishop
Peterkin preached in both,
and on his visits frequently
visited the Rev. Dr. Wm. T.
Price. This information I !
received from his son, my
father-in-law, the late An¬
drew Price, who also told
me that when the Rev. Guy
H. Crook held Episcopal
services in the Marlinton
Presbyterian Church, he
played the organ for him.I
The Rev. William T. Price
D.D.i; y i
Something here may 1 !.well
be said about the Rev.. Dr. /
/William T. Price.' ,He. waaj
bom near what l is now
Marlinton, July 1,9, '1830.
He pursued studies prepare
atory for colleg^ at the
Hillsboro Academy, he was
graduated from j Washing¬
ton College (Washington
and Lee University) in 1854
and he studied for the
ministry of the Presbyte-.
riaa Church-in Union Theo¬
logical Seminary, Hamp den j
Sydney, Virginia, j He* was j
ordained by the Lexirigton '
Presbytery and licensed to
preach in 1857. In 1865, he .
married Miss* Anna Louise
Randolph of Richmond.
Their children were James
Ward Price, M.D., Andrew
Gatewood Price, Attomey-
at-Law, Susie A. Price, ;
M.D., Norman Price, I
M.D., Calvin W. Price, '
Editor of the Pocahontas 1
Times, and Anna Virginia]
Price^who was married to
Frank \fiunter. From 1861
to 1869 Dr; Price was pastor
of the Highland and Bath
counties WPresbyterian
Churches \ From 1870 to*
1885 die was^ pastor of the'
Cook s CreekTPresbyterian
Church in Rockingham j
County and frdm 1885 to his >
retirement in 1^00 he serv-!
ed as pastor of the Hunters- ;
Ville and Marlinton Presby¬
terian Churches. His mili¬
tary service aa volunteer
chaplain in 1861 has been
previously referred to. To
him and to the sessions of
his two churches the Epis¬
copalians owe a debt <rf|
gratitude for the Christian;
courtesy shown them by!
allowing them to share the<
churches in the days when
they were without their own
places of worship.
. The Warwick and Ligon
v Homes at Clover Lick
l After the War between
the States Dr. John Ligon
came to Clover Lick andj
began the practice of medi¬
cine. It was told me that;
Bishop Peterkin informed
him of the opportunity and
urged him to come, Dr.,
Ligon married Miss Sally
Warwick, the daughter of
John Warwick and Hannah
Moffett. The old Warwick
house at Clover Lick was
replaced by a more elabo¬
rate or modern one by Dr.
Ligon. This burned in 1884.
The Ligons had nine chil- j
dren. In my time as Minis¬
ter of the parish two of his
daughters, Louisa (Mrs. J.
J,V Coyner) and Annette
(Mrs; Luther Coyner) with
their children lived at
Clover Lick and were active
in the work and worship of
the' Clover Lick Church.
I Just as the original War¬
wick f amily made their
home a place of preaching |
or worship for Presbyterian:
and other ministers so the
Ligons 1 frequently enter-1
tained the bishops and.,
clergy, and prior to the
erection of a church had ,
services in their house. Dr.i
Ligon often acted as a lay1
reader, conducting the!
service in his home in the
absence of a minister on the
Lord’s day and doing such
other things as might be of '
spiritual assistance to his
patients. For the above
information about Dr. Li¬
gon I am indebted to his;
daughter, Mrs. J. J. Coy -1
ner. To Dr. and Mrs. Ligon
is due, more than any other
S jrsons, the existence of
race Church, Clover Lick, j
BiahopPeterkin's Visits
V. to Madison Parish
Reference has been
made to the Bishop's first
visit in 1878. The following
year, 1879, he made his
second visit to thf church-
members in Pocahontas
County. Here is a summary
of his report of that, visit |
which he made to the j
Council of the Diocese m
1880.
. On Tuesday, August 17,
1879 he preached in the
Presbyterian Church at
Mingo, on Wednesday,.
August 18th he went to
Clover Lick and preached in
Dr. ' Ligoiris“house; oni
Thursday, on that same
day, August 19th, he bap- •
fcized a child there, and then j
he went on to Green Bank
and preached in the Meth- ,
odist Church. Of that visit 1
he continues ‘ 'the few com-
municants we have in Poca¬
hontas County are very
scattered, so that after you ;
reach the County, you have,,
to make quite an extended,
circuit to visit them. (H e l
made that circuit and hej;
visited them again and j
again.) As the record of our
services will show, we tried i!
during the trip to make the
most of our time. On Fn- •;
day, August 20 I rode
miles to Dunmore and >\
preached in the Presbyte- j
Him Church. I preached
again in jhe same place onjj
Sundayinoming, and in the *
afternoon rode fifteen miles J
to Huntersville and preach-l j
ed~in the Presbyterian :|
Church. Sunday night I j
spent in the country about
three miles from town at |
the home of one of our most j
zealous Church people (the j
home of Col. and Mrs. |
James T- Lockridge at Dna- ]
col). Monday morning I
Vhd&into Huntersville and)
baptized three children, j
and then went on fifteen]
miles further to Clover!
Lick. Her© I joined Mr. ]
Powers, (the Rev. W. H. H. ]
Powers, then minister at .
Weston) and Mr. Dame
(Rev. George W. Dame, Jr.
minister at Clarksburg) and,
4 ;
I
\
)
I
\
hontaa County has been
written largely in terms of
the visits 'and activities of
the bishops of Virginia and
West Virginia. It should bet;
remembered that faithful)
ministers usually travelled
with the bishops on their
visitations and they carried}
on the work with regularity
until the next annual epis¬
copal visitation. A list of
these men will be given
shortly. By such men dur¬
ing the episcopate of Bish¬
op Peterkin services were
conducted in such places as
Driscoll (Minnehaha
Springs!, Huntersville,
Marlinton, Hillsboro, Ed-
ray. Clover Lick, Green
Bank, Dunmore, and at
Campbelltown. Bishops
Gravatt, Strider, and
Campbell have continued
the visitations begun by
Bishop Whittle and Peter-
kin,
St. John's Church
Marlinton
The first services of the
Episcopal Church held in
Marlinton were held in the
Presbyterian Church of
which as has been pointed
out the Rev, Wm. T. Price,
D.D. was paJtAr Jrom 1886-
1900. Marlinton (Marlin's
Bottom) derived its name
from Jacob Marlin who
with Stephen Sewell camp¬
ed there in 1760-1751. In
1890 John T. McGraw of
Grafton purchased the
Marlin’s Bottom lands.
; Soon thereafter the ijame of
-± the Post Office was chang-
ed from Marlin’s Bottom to
Marlinton. The farms were
£ laid off in lots in 1891 and
tfye town began to be. By
4 >4901 the railroad from Ron-
- . ,4 ?:,
ceverte up the Greenbrier
to Marlinton and beyond,
was completed. Marlinton
was incorporated as a town
in 1901. The county seat
was removed to Marlinton
. from Huntersville and the
latter locality entered a |
decline. The Rev. Guy H.
Crook served the Episcopa-,
lian in Marlinton from
1901-1907. The Rev. Jacob
A. Hiatt followed him in
1907 and by his efforts on
April 28, 1908 “Marlinton
■, continued^
Mission: St. John's Church-1
was organized.’’ By 1911J
there were forty-five com- ;
municants at Marlinton and .j
60 Baptized persons be- ;
longing to the St. John’s 1
Mission. A church was built i
at a cost of $3,000.Xan^a;,j
rectory hosting the same
.amount.'Both'stood on the 1
lot given by Mr. McGraw. j
After Mr. Hiatt's departure j
the rectory was sold but the j
church remains the proper-^
ty of the parish, tkldhelcfc^
by trustees, and at the
present time its use is
shared with members of the,
Roman Catholic faith who
at present do not have a
building of their own. The
Rev. Mr. Hiatt Hsted the
following vestrymen of the,
’parish (Madison Parish) for
Marlinton and for Clover^
Lick. For St. John’s
.Church, Marlinton: War-
-iden: Blake King. Vestry¬
men: J. W. Hill, Frank
King, Dwight Alexander,
and M. E. Pue. Registrar,
Blake King. Treasurer, J.
W. Hill. The officers for
Clover. Lick are listed as
follows: Warden: W. C.
Gardner who also serves as
Registrar and Treasurer.
Sunday School Superin¬
tendent, Sarah Simmons.
Lay Readers: W. C, Gard¬
ner and Mrs. Eva McNeel.
Ministers who have serv -1
ed Madison Parish, Poca¬
hontas County, West Vir-'
ginia. The Rev. R. H.
Mason, before 1866-1877;
The Rev. Emile J. Hall,
1877-1880?, The Rev. Fran¬
cis: D. Lee, -1880--, The
Rev. T. H. Lacy, D.D.,
1885-1888 or longer, The
Rev. Thruston M. - Turner,
1897-1899, The Rev. Guy
H. Crook 1901-1907, The
Rev. Jacob A. Hiatt, 1907-
1911. Vacant 1912. The
Rev. Josiah Tidbald Carter,
1913-1916, (Bishop Peter-
kin died 1916), The Rev. F.
A. Parsons, 1917-1918, Va¬
cant 1919-1920, The Rev.
George J. Cleaveland,
D.D., 1921-1924, Vacant
1925-1926-1927, Rev. Rob¬
ert Tomlinson, 1928-1929
(supplied from Buckhan-
non), The Rev. Olaf G.
Olsen, 1930-1949 (At first
he was also in charge of the
churches in Greenbrier),
Mr. J. L. Welch, 1950-1951
(Church Army), Mr. E. S.
Wilson, Lay Reader, 1952-
1957; The Rev. C. L. Dra¬
per, 1958 (served from St.
Thomas, White Sulphur);
Mr. John Klatte, 1959-1961
(Church Army); Mr. Ed-
ward Wilson, Lay Reader,
1962-65; The Rev. F. H.
Dennis, 1966-1970 (Minis¬
ter at S umm ers villel; The
Rev. J, W. Ford, 1971-; The
Rev. R. M. Hall, Jr., 1972-
1973-(also Minister at Sum-;
mersviile). . ■
Sources: Journals of the
Diocese of Virginia and of
West Virginia, Wm. G.
Peterkin, History of the
Diocese of West Virginia.
Rev. Wm. T. Price, D.D.,
History of Pocahontas
County, W.
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• JA NE PRICE SH ARP. EDITOR
THuas DAYTNQV.lsT mi
? ■; (Shanksijiuing Say
: Tbanksgiving-day; Thanksgiv¬
ing-day;
■ j. Oh. it baa come once more;
I.’ And does our thankfulness
*< keep pace,
•: With basket and with store?
• Bread daily given, waters sure.
Health, comfort, friends and
• home— •' I
Vji"Nbt from the ground to us
arise,
Whence do these mercies come?
•’ "Yift up our eye and view the
's. Haod
Supplying all our need;
And think! One day of giving!
thanks,
Is small return indeed.
"."-Surely, in church, at ■ home,
afield.
We bail Thanksgiving-day, “
And bless our gracious Lord i
above ■/ '•
'Who brings us on our way. i
■. • Anna L. Price, 1913 I
k■- ' t - - il
Bicentennial Historian
y. John Alexander ' Williams,
'writer, historian, and descend¬
ant of generations of West Vir¬
ginians, has agreed to write the
volume, West Virginia: A Bi-
centennial State History, in
the forthcoming Bicentennial
State Histories series, The
States and the Nation.
Professor William’s volume
will be an interpretive essay,
characterizing the people of
West Virginia historically and
showing the relationship of
their state’s history, theirpar-
.. ticular experiences, their appli-
"cations of democracy, and their
■ values, to those of. the nation
is a whole. \ ,
7 Professor Williams is amply
'•qualified for the task. He grew
up and attended public schools
in West Virginia, graduating
at. White Sulphur Springs in
1957. For the past decade, his
research and writing have cen¬
tered arouod Appalachia, with
special attention to West Vir¬
ginia, where his family has liv¬
ed for many years. Mr. Wil¬
liams was born in Galveston,
Texas, in 1938. He earned the
bachelor of arts degree, with
honors in history, from Tulane
University in 1961, having in¬
terrupted his studies there to
spend a year (1959 60) at the
London School of Economics
at the University of London.
He holds the master’s degree
,(1962) and the doctorate (1968)
from Yale University. He also
attended the Interuniversity
Consortium for Political Re¬
search at the University of
Michigan during the summer
.of 1968. Professor Williams
spent a year (1965-1967) as as-
aistant in instruction at Yale, ;
five years (1966-1971) on the !
.faculty at Notra Dame., and I
one year (1971-72) on the fac. I
«ulty of the University of Illi- |
nois at Chicago Circle, before j
-returning to West Virginia.
Since 1972, he has taught I
United States history. West!
Virginia and Appalachian his- 1
tory at West Virginia Univer-
: sity, handling both advanced
and graduate courses and being
chiefly responsible for a huge
introductory state history
.course required for certaia stu¬
dents of West Virginia- Univer¬
sity. 7 '. Y V v '
Mr. Williams was awarded a ;
Gereral Motors Scholarship
(1957-61); Woodrow , Wilson-
Fellowships (1981-62 and .1964-
.65); ;a University Fellowship
(1962 63); and a Daoforth
Teaching Assistantship (1965-
^6). He is a member of the
American Historical Associa¬
tion and the Orgiaizirioa of A-
rqerican Historiaaa.
His writings include West
Virginia and.the Captains of.
Industry: The Politics of a Colo
nial Economy in Appalachia,
scheduled for publication in.;
1975 by West Virginia Univer-'
sity Library Pres3; an essay en
titled‘’West Virginia” and sev¬
eral biographical articles com¬
missioned and accepted by. the
Crowell-Coliier Company for an
encyclopedia; and a variety of
articles and reviews in. such
professional publications as
The History Teacher, tba Indi¬
ana Magazine of History, Re¬
search Reports in the Social <
Sciences. Maryland Historical'
Magazine, Journal of the Folk¬
lore Institute, Review of Poli¬
tics, and West Virginia History.
Mr. Williams is the son of
Mrs. John A. Williams and the
late Mr. Williams and grand¬
son of the late A. D; and Lula
Waugh Williams, at one tima
of Pocahontas County. He is
a cousin of Miss Alice Waugh,
of-»Marlinton, and visited here
much*,,,. ^
f POCAHOIITAS T.IM23
Entered at tfca PoatMrice nfc MnrHn*
ton.. W. Va.. /it second cl/ws matter.
sure that our readers join us in
wishing the McNeill’s many plea¬
sant years, in what he so aptly
calls, “semi-retirement”. .
—Randolph Review
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CALVIN W. PRICE. EDITOR
THURSDAY, .iUNR 21, 1954
Dr. McNeill “Retires” I
After forty-nine years of teach¬
ing, all but one in the state of
West Virginia, Dr. G. D. McNeill,
beloved professor of Social Sciences
at Davis and Elkins College, left
! Elkins yesterday for the farm
near Buckeye, Pocahontas county
i ,upon which he was born on May
22, IS77.
Dr.McNeills accomplishments
l have been many. His life story
i is of the kind that is rarely met •
these days. By the turn of the
century he hail earned the degrees
/ Bachelor of Laws and Master
\ .aws from National University
Law School in Washington. In
1904 the young lawyer was elected
prosecuting attorney on the Re-
, publican ticket in Democratic
Pocahontas County.
I Next came a “hitch” in the
I United States Navy during which
Seaman McNeill made the trip \
around the world with the “Great |
White Fleet”, 1907-09. Hundreds j
of local residents have heard Dr. t
McNeill's graphic description of
the passage through the Straits
of Magellan.
| After discharge from the navy
and a bit of lumber jacking in the
Northwest, young McNeill came
back to Pocahontas county and
resumed the career he loved most,
-teaching, working and studying-
he earned ‘ his A. B. degree at ?
Concord College. There followed !
study at Cincinnati University
• and an M. A. degree from Miami
(Ohio) University.
< t
Ii\ 1919 Professor McNeill en¬
tered the political arena the sec¬
ond time, on this occasion as Re-
- publican candidate for Pocahon¬
tas County Superintendent of
Schools, tie was elected with
more than S00 votes to spare,
which, as Ur. McNeill loves to
point out, was a considerable im¬
provement over his 1904 majority
of a slim thirteen voles.
In 192:5 came the principalship
of Marlinton High School from
which eighteen years later Princi¬
pal McNeill “retired”'in 1941 to
begin thirteen years of valuable
service to Davis and Elkins Col¬
lege, which was recognized in 1951
when the college awarded him a
Doctor of Law degree. Though
a Methodist by conviction he
long taught an adult Bible'class
..t Hip Davis Memorial Presby¬
terian Church.
I Dr.' McNeill has been the
author of many articles and
I stories upon West Virginia, the
I best known of which are found in
the volume, “The Last Forest,
Tales of the Allegheny Woods,
published by Fortuny’s in 19-->9.
Not the least of Dr. McNeill's
accomplishments has been the
rearing and educating of four fine
children, two sons and two dau¬
ghters. He and Mrs. McNeill
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary last year.
Call Dr. McNeill what you will,
-teacher, author, sailor or politi
cian-the word which describes him
best is “friend”. By this term
he has endeared himself to thou¬
sands of former students and
numberless associates who- have
profited through contact with him,
-from the days back in 1897 when
{ as a young graduate of Droughan
j Institute, Nashville, Tennessee,
• ' he taught at Texarkana, Texas,
! -to this past year at Davis and
" Elkins.
! Dr. McNeill, still vigorous in
mind and body, will devote his
j time at Buckeye to writing tale a
j . he has long had in mind. Wearg
up '■
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SUBSCRIPTION CHARGES
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JANE PRICE SHARP. EDITOR 1
: THURSDAY, FEB. 2:5, 1961 I
Poet laureate
The townspeople of Keyser,
. where Dr. Louise McNeill Pease
is a professor at Potomac State
College, last week purchased space
in the Hillbilly to support their
. proposal for the naming of Louise
McNeill as the Poet Laureate of
West Virginia. And we, of her
; native Pocahontas, gladly add
■ our voices for a vote of acelama- ^
tion. Dr. Pease, writing under \
her maiden name of Louise Mc-
Neill (she is the daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. G. D. McNeill of Buck¬
eye) is the author of the book of
I' poems, “Oauley Mountain,” and
many others_ that have been pub-
; lished^n nationally-known maga-
| zines. She knows the history of
! her people and is a fitting candi-
: date for the honored title. >
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Book Donation
February 27,- 1374
Superintendent P, C. H. S.
The enclosed book, ‘'The Great •
White Fleet," is being sent to
your school library in memory
of the late Dr. George Doug¬
las McNeill. Dr. McNeill was
my teacher in the sixth and ■
seventh grades—with the Ia*e
Dr. Calvin Price he was my
Scout Master and more than
that, a life long friend. I hope .
you will place this hook in the
school library for everyone to
use and' you could mention it
to the Pocahontas Times 30
his children still in Pocahon¬
tas County could lead it also.
His two daughters in Morgan-•
town have read it there.
Although the book was pub¬
lished in 1385 it is now out of
print and very scarce. The
U. S. Naval Academy here in
Annapolis only has one well
worn copy. Dr. Pease is pres- ,
ently writing a book on her ;
father’s life. ■
‘ I remain, . ;
Sincerely, ’ .
Glen D. Vaughan ;
Ll. Ret. U. S. Navy ( J
Annapolis, Md.
Mr. Fred Smith, the princi¬
pal, and Miss Peggy Smith,
librarian, greatly appreciated J-
the gift of the book and some >
clippings and poems about
“G. D.” Mr. McNeill sailed
with the "Great White Fleet" i
around the world on a good ■» i
will tour.
I
THE SAILOR
My father at the last was blind.
And yet forever he could find
Continents cradled in his mind—
Continents, islands, shores, and grails
Far in the distance. Now he sails
Outward forever through Lire gales—
I stood beside him the day lie went;
The wind came running; the canvas tent
Over his grave on the hill was rent
From off its moorings; it billowed fast.
And so my father went forth at last
Over his oceans of the vast
Continents, islands, shores, and seas
My father sails through Eternities.
In becoming owe of 'Apptehttr
moat respected poeU, Uvim McNeill
sang wiLft pride about the mountain,
heritage of the region'* twpdent*.
Nov she traces tbelr ooQKiauszvea ,
from pioneer days to atom* ftoqQtm j
and looks.to the future with uncertainty I
in her new hook of poems, “Puidos •
Hill: From AopMaa-nu to Lunar Shore." I
Her book waa puWlabed irowtty by
McOttia Printing CotpjMoy of FAnons
tea the Weal Vopnta UmvenKy Library
with pmeto c\irt<k crude avuLsftle
tnrc%E)» tt>e WVU Pkiwoitau**. l«c.
Cooler mev be oadeovl tor each,
p-uc 50 cents for postage aod handling,
trum the Book Store, MountaJnlair,
West -Vinjtnia University, Morgantown,
W. Va. 2b606.
But who Is Loula* McNeill that
anyone should listen to her prophecies
or ahare her pride tuiri fear?
She's a wife and mother, and history |
tsi*cn>»r at ¥*a»nponi State College. But .
more than that iba'a a person with 1
fining 4!ui)-*irtk»ui about heraelf.-her
heriteCe, her homdand and iU fbture.
And ahe’s able to aacaHle these
convtcUMi- icto compelling pcetfc
rhythm*
Her name a wHlksows to trie
aod pehtwrec* uf mineLrd
rational literary* rose-vines -*uch* a*
Saturday Review and A Li auric Monthly,
which have published her poems.
During the 1950$, she ■ firquant |
con Ul hutor to The Saturday Evening
Pcsc, Ladiw Home Journal. Good
[ [mi.-v If eeping, Happen and other I
Mia Me Nr ill woe wtn awl raced go-i
i * 1 -;- At mountain farm In Pocahontas County,. !
i *. where her family boa bred since
pre-revolutionary days. She attended
the twcMoom arhoolhouw where her I
father taught. And *ba received her |
. bwhator'i degree In fngjlafc &om
Conounl College, h«r ma-iOer* detfw
.frr.ni Miami Cniveolr/ uf Ohio; and A
doctorate ia hutnr/ from West Virginia
Untversty. Why a doctorate Is hi*r*y?
“U »«* ter a eery practical rrasoo."
abe malted. "WVr* 1 ireo'^1 to get my
doett/rate. WVU dids t offer cate Is
j . ; English."
! ( Tracriceltfy * ia. orao of he? first
• consderaUooi, whether spoiled to
, finishing her education <ic writing
poetry, Ml*. MuNeiU never has
'enshrined herwlf in an ivory tower. She
'feels that a poet can work » preccicmily
as a bricklayer os someone who b&kra a
loaf of bread. ThX philosophy jdiowi In |
her work.
“I twJjraa pocttV dtrmM^C gwrlbl, 1 '
Mu» McNeill Mid- *T. can oe iseriik to
the spirit, uwfui to rail*** thi mind and
torAri IO widely. Of eoenfc, jt 5 -vseOil
to the poet, too, tret x should p
beyond thiU**
Miaa McNeill aavt wHmi nortry has
become eonlcsa'osadit and rbat beilada,
such as Bob Dylans protest otigs, are I
replacing poetry In one area. iSomc of (
her poem* bke Dylan's dwd with Lhe -
pubilu’s fears and woniwl tax*.
N I feeh-snd Lhla makra me quite
quaint among n\cmX poets tuday—that |
magnum**. j • ;V • .*
poetry- can deal validly with social 1
criticism. I'm not a p rotes tan i, but I'm 1
not ashamed to try something along this
line. I see no reason for'poets to be so
fine fingered.” \
Acaderaians, and sometimes poets
themselves, often attempt to set down a
rules for • poetic subject matter. Miar--*
McNeill objects. She says she never
places limits on what poetry should or
can deal with.
“I once heared Allen Tate say that
no one should write a poem about his
mother. So I have deliberately written
one about mine,” she said.
“Paradox Hill” is divided into three
sec ti ons—‘ 4 Appalachia,”-" “Scattered
Leaves” and “Lunar Shores.” Each deals I
with aspects of Appalachian
life... from the traditional to the * v
futuristic. ' v-- ' r'- ; ;\N V 'V,- ,7 ‘:
The book is full of the kind of
poetry that Stephen Vincent Benet, in
his foreword to an earlier collection of
her poems, “Gauley Mountain, also
published by McClain Printing Co.,
described as simple, direct and forceful. -
Many of the poems are laced with
humor, some are tinged with sorrow,
others are filled with outright rage.
Many of the stories spun in Miss
-McNeill’s ballads were told to her by herC.i
father, Douglas McNeill, who was a
writer, teacher and one-time sailor. He
too wrote about West Virginia in a ,
volume of short stories called/“The Last
Forest.”
Sometimes she is inspired by '
conversations she hears in public places.
Two of the meet poignant poems in
“Paradox Hill” are entitled} “Overheard
on a Bus.”
At the age of 18, Miss McNeill began
to write seriously, and two years later
her first poems were published in a
Dallas, Tex., magazine, Kaliedograph. .
Since then, she has published three -
volumes of poems and several short
stories. ' '{
“I often will write a poem in a few A'
hours,” she observed. “The poems that
turn out right are the ones that are
written rapidly. Sometimes if I fail to
get it down the first time, I can go back
to it later but that doesn’t happen very
often.” '
She Is a great believer in form. When-,".*
-'she decided to write seriously, she "H
studied form, pattern and rhythm. Sht;
rarely writes in free verse form.
Miss McNeill works very hard at .
finding the right words and perfecting .
the images in her poems. She throws
away two of every three poems that she *'
writes. 1
•Dr. Ruel E. Foster, chairman of the
WVU Department of English, thinks one
of Miss McNeill’s greatest virtues is her
complete lack of affectation.
“You’ll find none of the big, 'f
dramatic rhetoric of Shakespeare or
Milton in her poetry,” Dr. Foster said.
“She’s contemporary, yet you'll find
none of the tortured rhetoric that many
modem poets fall prey to.
“She is jyirt of a great tradition in
American poetry,” he observed.
: U. S! S.
PHOENIX
AT HOME
;jv,
: | American Cruiser i
To Leave B.A. !;
To-Dav ;
/OAPTAIN . John, W. Ran- ;
^ kin and the other officers ■
o£.the.>U.S,S, Phoenix gave a ‘
reception • .. on "^; board^ Vthe 1
- cruiser: yesterday evening,-;to 1 d
which 4 threehundred^ and 'j
fifty.,-persons h had 'been 7 in- | V
vited.t ;'. v ' h'/-'."‘'v' ? : ; *A : 3
> The/ guests .‘••were.■'•received'' by
, Captain Rankin . and the ; execu-
v 1 tive officer, ..Commander Jair.es J
* E. Boak ^ - v 7. •/*-■ • ■ ■ f
Among, those present were: Mr. j
Si ; Pinkney-Tuck. United States
Charge , d’Affaires, Mrs.: - Tuck, j ]
and'/their daughter) Miss Martha
Douglas; representatives of the
Argentine Government and the j
Ministry of Marine;. Messrs. j i
- G eoffrey; Walling eri- and. ,/N. J.H.. j
] Cheethan,; secretaries,‘to/-the Bri- ]
tish Embassy;; Mr;:’ J-A‘f Strong,
Cheethanj, secretaries to the Bri-
c and Mrs.-. Strong; Commander
Thomas J. Doyle,, United: States
Naval Attache, , and -Mrs.. Doyle;
; the Naval Attaches of other Em-
- j bassies; - Admiral- : Eduardo- Su-
migli; commanding the Seventh
Naval Division., and the-''Com- .
I manders and officers, of the two
I Italian cruisers now in port; Cap-
. tain: Guy Baker, - ‘head of -the
[ United States Naval Mission, and
Captain • Agustine, Gray,also • a
, member . ot .?the-mission^ Majori (
John Cannon, chief of the Amfri - - |
can. air group of technical advls- j
eTs to'the Argentine Air Force,
J end Mrs. .Cannon;' Lieut Bcnno
Edgar'Fisher. Argentine aido-de-
i camp to Captain -Rankin;, Mrs;.
, Carl Rapp, president of the Ame- |
rican Women's Club; Mr. Mon- I
nett B. Davis. United States Con¬
sul-General;' .Commander - A.D.-
Chickering. of. the American Le¬
gion; Spencer Ely Post; Major
Oscar Lowenthal, General- Man¬
ager' of . the Southern Railway
Company, and Mr*., Lowenthal/
and Mr. Delprat Keen.
. Light refreshments were served ■ ;
on the; quarter-deck.- and'music
, I was provided by the ship's band.
The Phoenix was gaily decovat-
: ed with, bun ting, for the occasion. |
CRUISER SAILING TODAY ' M
C^rLieut.. Samuel K. Groseclose, In. charge (Va.). •‘ ■ William H. Richardson* V^'?
f.v'-'VVHliam. J. Volkraan, : cxecu ti ve officer lColo.),/ Preston >\ Ellis, radio man, ?A class, /, -. - J XV;
l . John Edward Toomey, chief radio man. . William 2. Eatmon,-radio man, 2d class . 1 ;
i ! > diaries 2. Gerry, chief machinist nu^. ... v ., „, , ...
r'Glen L. V.uKhan, radio man, lit claw. ivVr.Va.). <>Uo tawmana. radio man, 2d class <A.-J.l.
i- Kaiph ">t. Shaver, radio man,;2d’clas» (Pa.), Charles irvin? Delp. electrician mate, 1st class. .
■ - Cullen S_ Snyder, nadio man,. 2d class, *, '" Kaiph V. Sides, radio man, 1st class. ~"‘-
. IJVtaamilJiam C. Haneke, ships, cook. 2 d class,. 4 . Gaddis I. Uemly. radio man, 2d class. -
• Harold Peierson, radio man, ‘id class. • : Earl A. Hoifman. radio man. 1st class. - ;
Raymond 1\ Molntyre, radio man, 2d data Joseph L. Driscoll, water tender, 1st class-
; 'John Jock, mess cook. ; j,V , 7 ; , ~ LoulsC.-ZeUnar,^carpenters mate,. lst class. ;
Across . the/ river - from .jtho .phe came to lie ■ known as, ihe- ^. to town than rid^—thinks noth
/rjjaval 1 Academy. /Annapolis.' is ^/‘Flve-Sandwich.Man," ' ]£* °[ A, t 2 t]j% le
^theiiWs-highr-^fc^^^^hM■^f^J h f^ ( ^j i beautV contestdfor.men.^Bu
t.f—- . - ,, . * -• 4 4ad.-Ouh la-In rsir.cnJZlK UJ pu
Ultimo.of war, might easily control.,^. ^ose , 610 -loofc •, steel* . up ; a sign; - Gaa t s , please di
f: the v destiny of.,.our .nadon ... ■ /radio. towers;,'.Cullen. J3.. Sny- not -, the- > fence".. /Jolh
j>.- X/ieut;:• Samuel//K. .Clrosecloss,.-.-... der, Pennsylvania, .frog-hunter *. Charles "Jughea,d" Irving Delr
^Southwest » V-i r g in 1 an, ..comr, first class, of the Navy,, kills bull* .*..^5 the life of the station, but has
f/f.mands-ithe^station. - This young frogs and eats 'em.. :Maxlmjlv- ^.serious' ■a.sptrai.in n.^ , he'wants t<
^officer says.he really.should get ^.flan C. Haneke,-“Sea Hag,"-orv v -jj eab -campbeU's . speed - record
^..married for.-his/assigned quar* ^-ship’s, cook, is the best bean> v V ;;.Ralph F, Sides is a'‘heavy
gters ,are/much ..too large-for a. iL >jockey in . the Navy .and-.the .. ^-weight 1 athlete; .Proud gt his '5
tf.lone'bachelor^/;.;And why t not? ■ ; -worst . 'pool shooter.. .Harold.-. • months-old •- daughter,- - Mar:
te-He's' handsome,.a good dancer,.. -Peterson, "cheerful cherub* and ‘Anne,‘ because she's so strong
p-.an-Academy man and just a bitofficial .stenographer, is-fso 'takes'that after.her.dad, Ralpt
[i/hiysterious from; three .years la,/..|-iriendly /'and helpful that •/the;manager- of-the station’s *bai
him. all their" troubles -, team; And'what a team! Nevei
fe-^Willlam J. Volkman,; executive,;;^as if he were- their "sky phot.’\;->.iosfc . a/ game.Recently - the:
^officer, grows, reminiscent about Raymond P 4 ;-McIntyre up*;*;;flicked" Arlington Radio': Sta
^Siberia—it’s goody-food^, lots of ./.holds the high standards "of in'* game refereed-by Bi<
//■winter, and those.pretty Russian ^Maine. plays second base on the;.‘/Bill- Preitag, former- .Washing
Vgirls.-; Bill's :a .crack,,'shot and balhteam, and/Is-also ‘a cham-/£*•;ton-Jefferson College/, footbai
'/ r great golfer—when,he .hits.'. ( the,j; v pion wooden pole climben/'He’s,' - star; •• • ' ; -u. v;/.-.,,
/ ball.-:/And /he/ as chief execu* the^-only man who' can climb the > >;/T/GaddIs I. Hendy iva- new mai
p-^'tioner of old goats, went. oyt one.-^slender 75*foot flagpole, at., the/v^full of vim and vigor - and" s<
/^frosty ’ morning "and shot--Big-y^^tation ..; Joh n/Jock,..Scofcch;/;/'eagei^to learn his job he work:
//.Goat Billy, the-Navy mascot, he^gmess cook, walks 10 miles a;day,’^-/overtime. ..Earl A. Hoffman I
xause- he--was'.toofeeble :for ,l?raln-'or. shine.-./Never' gets/his/ now serving--.his -third'.tour -o.
i . service..'.John Edward Toomey^ .^feet wet. .He walks-so fast'he. duty at the Station, He's th<
l / is,chief transmitter and ah, bufc-^'inisses ' the puddle?/-/.William// blues crooner and / champioi
1 /-there's a lad for you! /Bring out ' h. .Richardson r .is--., the - 'best-- .'welterweight of the crew.. .Jc
! . -your superlatives. He knows all • , dressed man /and the station's seph* L, Driscoll makes . thing:
the good things, about-the crew jofflcial/ correspondent to .. the^ .ynerry. with his. harmonicaw.-'H^
and is friendly and accommodat- .submarine base—New /London,./ loves old Irish’ songs, but yot
ing/ to strangers. Handsome, -Conn. 1-/^'- ,.*v?"*■•/?ought to hear him sing "Shov
tool,, .'Charles' E.' "Monkey.
Wrench"'Gerry, looks after the'/,
j machinery—massages, all /the .
lawn mowers and tinkers with .
asthmic motors. He loves chib
Richardson - is-,, the
Preston P/Ellis is recuperafc-'''- -Me .the Way to Go Home".- .
: ing from serious illness, so he /VSLouis “Chips" Zellnar is a nev
has lots of time to spoil his new ; ^an. The station’s mysten
r baby. daughter, Charon Lynn, /man. He's been making a lo
/named for two Massachusetts r .. of picture frames. “Why? . No
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JANS PRICE SHARP, EDITOR
THURSDAY, FEB. 15. 1973
Over 80
' F. M. Sutton -
I was born in Doddridge^
County in 1884, came to.- Po¬
cahontas when I was five years
old, and have spent around
seventy of my 89 years in Po¬
cahontas County.
I got all of my schooling on
Beaver Creek, getting to the
sixth grade. Mrs. Alice Brooks
.was my first teacher aad John
S. Moore was my next- Our
school terms were only 3 or 4
months long. I pretty well
knew my letters—my mother
taught them to me out of the
Pocahontas Times. Some of'
my folks say “Why are you so }
interested in that paper—you I
don't know everybody in Poca- j
hontas." But I am just foolish
enough to beli eve I do know )
85 per cent of them. I still love |
the name Pocahontas; it may j
be because I am about one-1
third Indian. I guess the rea- i
son I love the Pocahontas hills \
is because I believe I have seen )
the top of every hill in the
County. That is what made
me tough; I am still tough as
a pine knot—I can walk five
or. six miles and never catch a
long breath. I sometimes look
back to see if my grandson is
coming.
? : I worked on* the farm until f
I was grown, then went to thei
logwoods. My first job away
from borne was with J. H.
Buzzard on the farm and on
the mail route from Marlinton
to Dilley's Mill. From there I
went to the log camp in the
white pine woods and on the
log drives to Ronceverte. 1
think I worked on just about
every logging job but one—
that was Glen Galford’s job. I
worked on seven different log¬
ging jobs in Greenbrier County.
So I guess the old saying is
right after all, “A rolling stone
gathers no moss."
I worked from one day to
six years on these jobs. I would
quit a job and go to another
for fifty cents- more on the
week. For about 19 year3 we
worked in the woods for $1.25
per day. When we got up to
$1.45, we thought we had it j
made. We worked from 6 un* 1
til 6 for that. I came to Ka-|
nawha County to work on a I
33-acre farm for G. G. Smith, j
He handled show horses and j
had three hundred thousand !
dollars worth of purebred i
horses. I worked five years
for him and then moved to-
town of St. Albans. In J959[
ray wife died and then I came J
to Nitro and still live here at
22—31st Street East, Nitro.
This is just a short sketch. I
could write a book and not get
started.
>^TZ^eat^FiyeiYears.Ago-::- ;
!. *«T&ea Poc^iontas Times!'
!■• Elv&- tickets on the.Town bal¬
lots ' Running .for- mayor were: i
it* .WCReynolds, J. M. Bear, Dr.
Nl R*. Price'and Gv.S. Callisoh on
two* tickets:;?AlscT a Ballot For
and: •*/Against?;?!. cows runni ng
atlargeumtheTown of Marlinton
Deaths-^ Mrs. Salina Beard Mc-
NeelV Ponca City; Oklahoma* ;
The Seneca.Trail—
The:Seneca Indians were' the
keepers of the . Warrior's Road.
At first, they were the standing
army of the five civilized Indian
nations-. The terra war path
came from a young brave joining
the Seneeas and taking the war
road, to demonstrate his courage
and prowess. Under the treaty
of 1732 between the British
Crown and the Indians, this road
marked- the boundary between
Indian lands of the west and
British- possesions on the east.
The road extended from Seneca
Lake in New York to Northern
Georgia- Traces of it can be
seen in the campus of Davis &
Elkins College at Elkins; on the j
hill near the residence of Dr. \
Norman R. Price and near the re- !
sidence of the late George Kee, j
at Marlinton Also at a number i
of places on Droop Mountain.
It came by Mingo across Gib- !
son’s Knob on Elk' Mountain,
down Indian Draft to Campbell-
town, across Jerico Flat and
down to,Price Run, over.to the
I Red House, up Kee Run to the
Kee Rocks, across the flat to
Buckeye, up the Bridger Mount¬
ain to Douglas McNeil's Seneca
Trail. Farm, through the gap
where the Bridger brothers were
killed--by Indians. On up - the
mountain to the. High Rocks, a-
round the top of Cranberry and
Caeser to Droop, across Droop
by the way of healing spring and
.Bear Town down to Spice Run;
over to Little Creek, and thence
to White Sulphur; up the draft to
Monroe County and New River.
Route 219 in a general way follows
the Warrior's Road and for that
reason it is called the Seneca
; Trail. . ■: 4;
‘ In 192:5 Sue MC/L-^ ?39tT3*9tar at Cheat Bridge,
which position uhc held, until 1S4S *han the Gov-
anae-nt closed the J^at office and made. it a : V;*.\
- 1 LewU' Mirdt ; :V ''•
Third escuodiots oi tha 1774
marcher* to Point Pleasant
sathvrud Saturday at Lvwi*-
bufg bot wita oat as much
a MO* of fores as tbnt 1100
ronia:b«f» 200 year* ago Sea-
.V-or Robert Byrdand Caa?r-»a
u:ao Hirley Stackers huuorsd
ths occuioa with tkisir S.'SSObco
*od a memorial marker waa
cedicaltd later and unveiled by
two young descendants, Virgin,
in Lockwood Wails and John i
Stuart Arbu.-kle. ae Le—is |
^ark la Lewiiburg, The event, i
Ibo Srat Bi-cerilenttlal obaetv-
ante in the Skate, wsa snoator-
»<J by the GreuuSrier Riston-
cat doetety.
\i r. and Utl Alfred VfeMeel.
Retard McNael, Jane Price
Sharp, Mr. and Mrs, Kyle
Heard, irota Poe*bonne. Rev., I
sod Mrs. Etwood C tower.
White Sulphur C. B. Mc¬
Laughlin and Mr, end Mrs. ,
Andy McLaughlin, Lewisburg, |
the Arbuckle sisters Mtaiwei-
tc.n, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack I
Dunlap. b( Waynasbnro, Virgin
id, were among those attending 1
with Pooab untaa connectwue.
f ,.. • •* '■
DujUfior®'a bar ? p
r ' • *Ww . v< .i - ^.f.r
Pollcwittg* is the rooter
of the can In General Ar-
.Crew levli * Uivision who
foll^ed hi* to Point P2»*s4
wit in 1774, parching fro*
lavitbur^,. 7hl* tfiviaxon \
is rat o* se-/eral but It
contains the ciAme$ of the
people who. lived in what £a^|
now Fooahoctas County,
i •' TJlL& Sntimlay,- September^
I 4 V in the uay of th^ cele-j
brat*on of the at the '
Pair Gro^Kc, i
:'-r •■-
t.nwiV.-i Divjsiofa, JOhni
•: RSilUty, James barnclt. J;i*.«>li
naujh; • • Thomas Hrtil,
Alexander Brecon riil*/*. Luw
brO>n. Ccnrgt; <.jrr, William
• Casey. J<iin: CcUight. L'vr.cnrr
Cullen, Samuel Hanley.
T1> •*»«** Hart. Bc#j;umn
)ldvM$. EdrtoixS Jmn.Kj+s
/Gore* KaSfexncf wml.faltar,
lour. UcKUnry. Alexar.Gcr
WcNirit. Brice Martin.
• -Aiayse Willijun rvJco/e,
P*r*i:iger. Andrew
RetiJ. JoJifl Sleele.
hnwdr-i, John Tiplnn, 1 Jiimet .
j, Trimble,. Jacob Waj'A'ir.fc,.
'• tJavld and Willi.nn ..W111ta,:.
william Wilson. ' V ‘i
'John’' Arhuizkle, WiUi ini'
> AibiKlh-, Joim Arbuckle. John. 1
Bailey* Ki ancia Berry. Blairs •
M.-mcji Uowcji. Rees-'Bi^'«.
. Cwr roughs. Hush- C»h»«*coH.* ,
K«bert Ci»ipb<ii, Cap*.
William CJih<iiaA, Clay.
Alex#r dr? Chtriic
Qcadrncic. (Aors* Clclt
Ocwnin,- Robert Ciandmmn,
Wilhaj* C)endenni.n,
i:oeper. Cownrd. . Mvplr
Crockett. Liirvlw-jinl Dillon.*
Robert Dimiaj>, William.
Ewlnx, William Eastborr,
' J 4 inu« fclUson, GeroK'^
t.,4ll«y.. v. •• * '
. Jfremi&h ! Friui, -Lieut
. Geoije Ci^on, Jaitri tijltjiore,
John Crim, Jiimes riamilton.
r r.ihp Hw in mi it nJ, John H^y***.-
.folio Heniarsnn, If.ds-
wi^n Eil» hashes. J«h«i Jo«m.
< 1 >»rle= Kcoui-u'M’, fcTdwtrd
Kcfloeoa. S*H'n Keo'.oo. •
lamve) !<»», T%*mas lewii
Bnu^n Loo«. John
iyle, John McNerh Jn»»A
?4f>ore. .. Caplain Mixrow
fMurry). Weller .Newman. I
John Ihior fPryur), AiexamJer
Rood. JJeia. 'William Rnb*
betwin. Rohisoo. William
a^uliibucy,- Capt. William |
aheiby. George 51 a\»^htirj
Cor.rad !?n»ith, W'ljJIam
Stephen, Juhn steward, Lieut.
T T4«. WsIliJm Ta?e. Robert ^
; *. T^>*xn|isoi). John lTot:er, lt**c '
y^n R.h*«r, Jeuse Van Bibber
Jcha Vjii ajfcber. Ft ter Vjo
RtlArr. Andrew W^gkO««r>
wdeh aodBaaaW/WMto-
! POCAHONTAS TIMES
• C'ai!«a)
i Pabli»hed «very Thursday, except
tba ladt week oi the year,
inca/ed ac the Pcet Office %t Mm-
linton, Wiif Virginia 24964, u
aacond elsaa matter. ■ • • • »->
| subscription charges
la poc»uont»4 County $4.00 a year.
Kliawh;/# Ja.00 a year. In advance.
j JANS PRICE SHARP, EDITOR
jTEU^3DAY7FEB. 26,1976 1
-Pioneer. Daya —July 9-11, '76 I
•."J.'t-irA.vZ r* " ■ '•$
• • A Bicentennial Patriotic Pro- ,
gram is being planned for the
4ch of Jui 7 in Marlioton.
Bicentennial in Hillsboro
After listening to an inspir¬
ing Revolutionary .War song
/"entitled "The Battle of .Tren¬
ton,’' Hillsboro's Bicentennial
- Committee ..began to plan a,
splendid program for?. 1976. -
A colorful parade, top-notch
lecture series (including a ses¬
sion devoted to the history of
Hillsboro), Bicentennial Com¬
munity Picnic and an old-fash¬
ioned crafts demonstration day;
at the Pearl 3. Buck Birthplace .
Museum are several of the
events being planned. -
For the celebration. Mrs. A.
E. (Louise) McNeel and David
H. Corcoran were named
General Chairman andSecre.
tary, respectively. Other ehair-
.men and their committees are
aa follows: Edgar'Starks- Pa¬
rade Committee, Johnny B.
Hill-Crafts. A. E. McNeel-Lo-
‘cal History; Pastor and Mrs-
Jack Arbuckle-dinner, Law¬
rence Workman-Clean-up, fis-
up, and David H. Corcoran-
Publidty and Lecture Series.
According to Corcoran, the |
... Bicentennial presents a rare op¬
portunity for • uniting the 1
people of Hillsboro. "Ws can I
grow clcee," he said, "by dis- j
covering together and identify- j
ing with our rich history J'.’"’;
Concurring, Edgar Starks said: j
‘ Oor committee invites the ‘j
; people and clubs to participate ;
in order to make 1976 our great j
est year yet/' Louise McNeei j
announced that Mayor Johnny i
Kinnison and the Town Coun- j
cil were also supporting the pro- J
. jecL The Mayor is said to be ' !
“enthusiastic'' about tha pros- j
pect of Hillsboro being named
as a “Bicentennial City, ”
The first planning meeting
was held on last Monday night .
. February 23 at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. -A.. E. McHeel..
Refreshments were served aft- J
*r the meeting. 0
To volunteer for service on a !
committee, or for further inf or- 1
mation contact either Louise j
McNeei at 653-4314 or David j
H. Corcoran at 853-4430, or I
. anyone of the committee chair- 1
men listed-above.
Edgar H. Williams
Edgar. 1 HL,'Williams.-- 86, of,
Marlinton; died Thursday,:
January 21, 197,1, in a Sum-
mersviHe nursing borne follow¬
ing a long illness.
Born October 18,1884, he was
a son of. the late Dr. Richard
and Hannah Sharp Williams.
Mr. Williams was engaged
in lumber business: for over 50
years and served as president of
MarliDton Lumber Company
and Williams and Pifer Lum¬
ber Company. „
. He was a former director of
Pendleton County Bank at
Franklin and was an honorary
director of the First National
Bank in Marlinton.
He-was formerly a distribu-
. tor of Conoco Oil and Ashland
Oil companies. -He also' has
served as manager and presi¬
dent of the Pocahontas Coun¬
ty Fair, president-of the Poca¬
hontas Telephone Company,,
president of the Pocahontas
Furniture Company, and a for¬
mer merchant, and engaged in
farming for over fifty years.
Preceding him in death were.:
two sisters, Mrsr Lena Poage
and Mrs. Molly Johnson, and
one brother, Dennis Williams.
Survivors' include his wife,
Mr.s Rosa Poage Williams;
two daughters. Mrs. Thelma
Weber, of Tallahassee, Florida,
and Mrs. Grace Virginia Sharp-
enberg, of Wheeling; one son,
Moffett Williams, of Marlm-
ton; one half sister, Mrs. Ma¬
mie Pifer. of Huntington, and
five grandchildren. Roger and
Richard Williams, Ann, Paul
and Thomas Sharpenberg.
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon in the Mar-
jin ton Presbyterian Church
by the Rev. Don Wood, with
burial in the Mountain View
Cemetery.
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TSB POCAHONTAS TIMES - DECEMBER 13, 1315
. History of Knapps Creek-
Community
Consisting of “The Hills,”
Frost, Knapp’s Creek, and
Minnehaha Neighborhoods
Written by Enid Harper;.
/ In 1924
In the eastern part of
Pocahontas County, West
Virginia, is Knapps Creek
which has its source in the
Alleghany Mountains about
five miles above Frost. Its
two branches unite at Frost
from which place it contin¬
ues to flow along the base
i of the mountains to the
place where it empties into
the Greenbrier River at
Marlinton, a distance of
, almost twenty miles from
Frost. The East fork of the
creek is fed by a stream
which comes forth out of
the rugged mountain side
near Paddys Knob, a peak
with an elevation of 4450
feet.
One of the principal trib¬
utaries of Knapps Creek of
the Minnehaha neighbor¬
hood is Douthards Creek
which carries with it the
waters of Cochrans and
Laurel Creeks. At Hunters¬
ville Knapps Creek receives
• two other streams, Brown9
Creek from one side and
■ Cummings Creek from the
other.
Springs.—Along the val¬
ley are numerous limestone
springs, the waters , of.
. which are cold, an' indica- =
tion of purity. These help to
make the creek larger. The -
first of them .is a bold
spring gushing out from
under a hill near the fine
home of S. Gibson. Further
down the valley we find the
stream called Hill Run near
I.B. Moore's ' which re¬
ceives water from a number
of springs within a: half -
mile. Next is the Mill Run
at D.W. Dever’s flowing
through his farm where fine
cattle graze. From here we
go on to W. G. Ruckman’s •
where there is another ]
stream of about equal vol- j
ume. The source of it is also
a magnificent never-failing
stream.
■ Last but not least is the
famous Minnehaha Spring
on the Lockridge property.
The crystal water of this
spring is of a healing and
medical nature. It has been •
shipped to various parts, of
the. country.
Origin of Names.—“The..
Hills” is the hilly region on
the northwest of the valley.
These are very productive
lands and are excellent for
fruit and grazing. They
were at one time heavily •
timbered but now only
small tracts remain uncut.
The creek from which our ,
good community takes its
name was known as Ewings
Creek in the earliest land
papers but was soon chang- i
ed to Knapps Creek in j
honor of a man by the name
. of Knapp who came into the
valley from Virginia prior to...
1749. His-> report of this
country probably led Mar-.'
lin and Sewell to make
explorations in the Green¬
brier Valley. At .first the
name of the creek was
spelled N-a-p-s, later it was
changed to. K-n-a-p-p-s.
While here Knapp lived
in a cabin on the west side,
of the creek about opposite
the place where Mrs. P.L.
Cleek now resides. It is not
definitely known what be¬
came of him. .'V ■ .
Indians.—There are evi¬
dences that the Indians
once roamed through the
thick forests which covered
what is now our beautiful
section of country. Pieces of
flint have been found by
our citizens which were no
doubt used by the Red
Race. There was Jin Indian
burial ground on a flat
above the road a short
distance up the- valley from i
I.B. Moore’3 dwelling. In¬
dications were to the older •
people that several Indians
had been buried here. It \
has been said that a few
relics were found in later
years when some excava¬
tions were made.
Early Settlers.—Michael
Dougherty, a native of Ire¬
land, settled in our valley
near where W. G. Ruckman \
lives about the year of 1770.
He was one of the first to
occupy the Knapps Creek
Region.. . ;‘v
The same ' year Moses
Moore of Virginia, came to .
Knapps Creek. It is inter¬
esting to note that he
bought the land extending
from J. L. Herald's to D..
W. Dever's for the consid¬
eration of two steel bear
traps and ' two pounds of
English sterling. One of the
{Continued fro rri- former page)
wjtraps is in the possession of
L B. .Moore air-this writing.
The original cabin of Moses
Moore was built on land
'how owned by Mrs. Myrfca
..Moore.
#;• Mr. Moore was fond of I
.- hunting - and - would -fre-
Vquently 3pead several days
• in the region of the Upper
Greenbrier searching .'for'
game. One Sunday morn¬
ing while sitting..-at’-■-.his-
- camp reading the Bible he.
-was surrounded and cap-;
,-tured by five or six Indians
Wn 'i.u'? n 'fr“" C ad land by James Monrbe, ;
.man* to Ohio, watt‘hem .. Joi .n : T j„ , and otherj
but. through hu cnnnmg-^ m0 ^ of ; vir?ilia be .
ness he managed to. escape - Eyeen the years of 1.300 and i
“ d return to what, is- now• 1S23 . Son f e of them . made
Pocahontas.county, -i / ^ Sifficult trips to Richmond!
ij? “J b * b ? ved . that th % order that the title for the !
pioneer, Feta Grimes and |and wher0 they settled
>ms wife selected a site for a • > . ^ ^ , f _ a
l _ • .» rj..| ., might oe made good, ihe
home m the Hills near the . c .. . , ,,
'Mt. Zion Church at a d&? aiaa oI Iand r“ 3mad
preceding 1800. c.- . m comparison wits the cost
- , ° v ■ y \ .per- acre now. Old land
T- OU records show that ^ ahow that one ma
John Sharp Sr., Chnsto- veyaMe o£ land wa3 madB
pher Harold, Henry Har- ^ M 1837 at a KtllB
ipe., and John Dilleysettled more than one cent
■m our community between acr0 xhi3 wa3 a ^ of
the years of 1800 and 182o timber * land
containing
mduswe. We snould also n 000 acre3 the A] l0 _
mention that, lanty-lock- ^ y Moimt ains which «.
ndga-and Michael Cleek tended Dv8r ^ Back Creek
came to the valley early 3Um paid for : t only
.the nineteenth century. sixty . 3ev0n year3 ag0 was
: It was a task for the $160 SLnc0 that time j, has
pioneers to clear the forest b8en 3o]d md rB . so | d and
and build their homes with mi , lions oJ {eet of , valuable
the poor equipment they timber ha3 be0n cut on ;t
had. They worked with a Ma!dng of a H ffle.-At
shop made pool a ; xe, I p 'one time a man by the
places the thickets of white name of Evick Uved wbat |
thorn and wild crab was ^ kl)owll a a . the Evick
almost impenetrable- HoUow near Croy0r|
When a primitive forest of WoorB .j. He manufactured
S “ S -7 maple -the Evick Rifle which .was,, a
and other trees-ol large srre - (Continued on next page)
wa3 cut, a log-roilmg was --—-- s
sc>on in order and they were i
'burned. Bears and wolves
were numerous and sheep
had to be penned near by ;
the house to protect them. ;
Land.—Any of these;
hardy pioneers were grant-1
f Continued from former page
famous 37 m in its day:'We*
areV, cold that -one of,these- ;
guns-imay oe seen-at The-
jj Pocahontas Times^Office.-
SThere may be some other
hollows along the mountain
that received; names v from
men who were hot perma-j
nent settlers^ .<:=• *
'^Timber and Saw-Mills.—
A- fine,, lot - ; of. : whiter pine,
timber- stood along the foot
of the Alleghany. Nearly, all
the good trees that grew on
the. level* were ■ destroyed
because the 3ettlers needed
improved land more than
timber. .A number of sugar
groves , were:, left for the-:
purpose of making maple.',
j sugar and' molasses.
•iti-.The mountain timber hasd|
been going on the market. ^
since 1890. The white pine .
was cut first.. The logs were-.
peeled. and. floated down..
Knap ps.. •• creek . an d the~
Greenbrier River to-Ron-i
ceverta where - they were
manufactured-by the-- St. ;
Lawrence Manufacturing.
Company,.;.
■--Capt. - Ad E. Smiths and -j
' James Whiting, who did ;
business under the firm '
name of Smith and Whit- \
ing, had ten million feet of
white pine cut each year for ;
a' period of six ior- seven,
years. ' ’ - ’•••"'
At that time the hard--
wood seemed to be of little
value. During the past fif¬
teen or twenty years it has j
been cut rapidly, perhaps ■
as much as one hundred •
and fifty to two hundred j
million feet ' have been;
taken from Knapps Creek 1
and Douthards Creek, and;
some valuable - tracts are j
still standing. ’ !
The first saw mills to dot :
this section were the up and
down mills run by water ■
nower: li we are rightly!
informed,, there were three ;
of these; one owned and!
operated by the Moore’s at j
a point about opposite the 1
Moore school house, one]
was on the Lockridge farm!
where Douthards creek!
unites with Knapps creek,;
and the third mill was built j
by Henry Harper and oper -1
ated by him and his son |
Samuel, for a number or 1
years. This .last mill con-!
tinued sawing until about;
18S0 and was the last mill j
of its kind to be operated in;
..the community. Sometimei
during the- eighties 1 - E-Mri
Harper - sawed lumber on;
this mill to-build his house-
. -a—-7
'with the grist mill
•Hamer had a sawmill which "
has "already been mention-';
’ ed, a tan yard; and one of ;
the old fashioned- tilt-ham- j
mer blacksmith shops. The
tilt-hammer was run • by
waterpower.' The- mill for
Grinding grain crushed the .1
kernels between two large
revolving stones which
: were- brought' from - Book-
bridge County, Virginia,. It ;
was not used longer than ;
1896.I
A mill of later years was '
the one btiilfc by Wellington
G. Ruckman on’ the same j
stream where • Michael j
Daugherty - had- the - first i
one.;:' Mr/'-Ruckmair did l
grinding on this mill for a !
period of’ elevenyears,•
discontinuing the industry
probably twelve-or fifteen :
years ago.
//ott\ p,m
tHTiRbD RtRb.
- The Civil War:— No bat- >i
ties of the Civil War were .
fought'on che territory 3m-
braced' within the Knapps :
Creek ' Community - but
brave men whp have lived*,
here were in the service; v
Some were valiant soldiers -I
of the Federal Army while - j
others joined the ranks of i
the Confederacy. Squads j
ofYankees frequently pass- j
_ed through this section and j
General Averiil,' a Union j
Commander, with his j
army, camped one night at j
Frost, marching on the next.]
day to Huntersville. ■
Establishment of Post.j
Offices—A postoffice ' was •
established at the village of \
Frost in 1853. Francis I
Dever was the first post- ;
master. In conversing with '
the oldest person in the i
community, Mrs. Ellen :
Buzzard, who was ninety- i
nine years of age on June !
23, 1924, she say 3 she does ;
not remember how the.;
name originated, but. the j
presumption is that the- j
' name Frost was given to ;
the office on account of the j
high altitude. Early-store- i
keepers were Francis Dev- j
er, Stuart Wade, Samuel *!
Gibson, and J. B. Hannah.. |
.. Before “Uncle Sam” fav j
ored the people with a !
Rural Free Delivery Route j
there was a post office on !
Knapps Creek nsar the Mt. ;
Carmel and Westminster j
Churches known as Sunset.,
Someone suggested this
s Mould lit-
where Mrs. J2. A. Pritchard i
now lives. - " ' - - v -V |
■pie first circular saw mid. j
in .-.this neighborhood was -j
brought here from Augusta j
county, Virginia, for Wise i
Herold and B. Moore, i
Many people visited the j
new mill - to observe . its J
working. ’SV =
Grist Mills.—The first i
null to grind grain was the j
one owned by \ Michael !
Daugherty on the Mill Run j
where he- settled. Peter ■
Lightner, who was a well •
known citizen here in 1855^-f
had a mill on th8 run at D.
W. Dever's. Joseph Sharp, |
a pioneer of Frost, had" a ;
where A. A. Sharp now
resides, one-half mile from'
the village. • ■ • -
Henry Harper also had a
grist mill which ground
wheat, corn and buck¬
wheat.: - It was located on
the farm owned by Harmon
Shinabeny. .In connection J
’ (Continued) ”
name because there was an
office directly east of here
in Bath County, Virginia,
by the name of Sunrise.
Another postorfice which
was not established till
. later years was called Dris-
i col,, and derived , its name
1 from Col. John Driacol who
had much timber cut in this
region. D. B. McElwee was
the postmaster at Driscol
for a number of years. In
1914, largely through the
efforts of our highly es¬
teemed physician, Dr. J. B.
Lockridge, deceased, a nice
j hotel was built for the
j accommodation of tourists
j and all those seeking a
j pleasant summer resort
j surrounded by beautiful
mountain scenery. The
next year the Allegheny
Club House was built. It is
also a magnificent building,
well located 'on a hill over¬
looking Knapps Valley.
When these improvements
were made the name of the
place was' changed from
Driscol to Minnehaha
Springs, an Indian name
signifying “Laughing Wa¬
ter.” ' :
When mail was first car¬
ried to the early established
offices it was only brought
oh Wednesdays and Satur¬
days. One of the early mail
routes was Huntersville to
Mill Gap in Virginia.
Roads—The people were
very much handicapped in
their efforts to travel. Like
Daniel Boone when he went
to Kentucky they had to
make the roads when they
came to the country. The
first known road leading.
from what is now Virginia
into the Knapps Creek Val¬
ley came across the Alle¬
gheny Mountains just op¬
posite the old Harper Mill.
We find from the old land
grants made by governors
of Virginia where corners
were called for on this road
which was then known as
Knapp’s Spur, or the Spur
Road. This name was likely
given it because it was the
road traveled by Mr.
Knapp who will always be
honored by the valley that
has been named for him.
J, ';‘' While road is now only a J
pathway and but little trav- I
eled in this age of auto- I
mobiles it shows evidence
of having been dug or.
graded in a few places)
where it leads up a ridge on
each side of- tha mountain.
For years the people of
Back Creek used - it in
coming horseback to the
Harper Mill bringing their I
grain to be ground.
The first wagon brought
to Pocahontas County was.
brought over Knapp's Spur*
Road and was taken up the '•
hollow where Westminster
Church • now stands and
which was known as Ervine
Hollow at that time, and on ■
to Clover Lick where it was
used, b 1 i' :
As the valley improved
and fields fenced the road
was kept on the Allegheny
side the greater part of the
way. On- account of the
shade and ice there in ;
winter parts of it were i
changed from time to time j
until the entire road was
made on the opposite side
of the valley. The last j
change was. made about J
forty years ago by two >'
polored men, Jacob Kernel
and Andrew Daughterty of
Frost.
The State re-graded the
road in 1923, making it
much wider to accommo¬
date the increased traffic. •
Churches—In 1833 Mt.
Zion Church in “The Hills”
was built. It is a log
structure but has been ma¬
terially repaired and is still i
used for a house of wor- 1
ship. Previous to the erec¬
tion of Mt. Vernon Church
the people of Upper
Knapps Creek attended
services at Mt. Zion. Many
of them went horseback
across the country by the
way of the Mill Run at I. B.
Moore’s. - :
Mt.- Vernon Church ’was
erected in 1856. A notice¬
able feature of this building
is the good quality of the
lumber used. Scarcely a
defective spot can be seen
in the- ceiling. John Mc¬
Elwee and son did the
carpenter work. All the
lumber was planed by hand
at the .shop on the land
owned by Moses Moore
who was a noted Christian
character.
Trinity M. E. Church at
Frost was dedicated in I
1888, The opening prayer
was offered by Rev. Wm.
T. Price of Marlinton. The
dedicatory sermon was
preached by Rev. Mr.
Niece of Monroe County.
His text was taken from
Galatians, sixth chapter
and second verse: “Bear
I ye one another's burdens,
J and so fulfill the law of
| Christ.” Rev. George
Spencer was the pastor in
j charge. Other ministers
present were Wm. and 0.
B. Sharp, both natives of
Frost. • ‘ ’ ■-
New Hope Lutheran at
Minnehaha was built in
1893 through efforts of
Henry White, Sr., and his
family who came to Douth-
ards Creek in 1878. Before
building the church they
had occasional services by |
Lutheran pastors in their |
homes, in nearby churches, I
and in schoolhouses. For I
some years after the build- I
mg of the church the con- I
gregation was supplied by
the ministers from the
South Branch Charge of
Highland County, Virginia. .
Later it had a pastor of its
own, but at the present!
time it is again’supplied by I
an occasional visiting pas-|
tor. During all this time
there has been a Sunday
, School in progress and to
the present time the little \
: band of Lutherans have!
been loyal to the church of f
The Westminster Pres¬
byterian Church was built
in 1903, Rev. G. W. Nickel!
was pastor. A few years
after the church was com¬
pleted, probably in 1908,
the' first Huntersville Dis¬
trict Sunday School Con¬
vention was held in it with
W. A. G. Sharp, President,!
and J.. C. Harper, Secre¬
tary.- In 1923 the first j
county convention to be j
held in Huntersville District
convened here. -i-' • \
Mt. Carmel M. E.
Church South was dedicat¬
ed October 1,1905, Rev. H.
L. Hout, of Roanoke, Vir¬
ginia, preached the dedi¬
catory sermon, Rev. J. D.
1 Pope was pastor in charge.
While digging for the foun¬
dation of this church the
workmen found some pew¬
ter spoons, and other ar¬
ticles which were no doubt
at one time the property of
William Moore and. wife
.who came here about 1780
and built a home on the
bank where the church
stands. They were not
relatives of other Moores of
the county. They lived and
died at this home and
were buried on the east
side of the creek just below
the grove of pine trees near
the line, separating the
' land owned by Mrs. E. A.
Pritchard and G. M. Sharp.
Schools—We do not
boast of any high school in
our community at this writ¬
ing for reason that the
settlement is a scattered
' one, but we are proud of
i the progress the schools
! jhave made since the age of
(Continued to another page)
Continued
the log schoolhouse.
We are unable to say
when the first school was
taught in Frost. A person
now living tells us of one
being taught there in an old-
store -building'before the
Civil War. At some later
period a one room school-
house ;was built near the
location of the present two-
roomed .house. This was
abandoned- in - 1912 and a
modern schoolhouse was
erected.: In 1923 it was
found to be too small to.
accommodate the pupils
who should attend and an
additional room was added.
When the Civil War be¬
gan school was being
taught by Miss Mattie
Gum, the mother of the late
George Gin gar, of Hunters¬
ville, in a log school house
which ' Stood on the knolL
near L. R. Hively/s resi¬
dence. The next building
used for school in the
Sunset neighborhood was.
on the hill not far from J. A.
Cleeks. The last term
taught here was by Enoch
H. Moore in the year of
1396 and 1897. By the next
winter a new building had
been i- constructed at the
present location. It was
destroyed by fire a few
years ago. The building in
which school is taught now
was located on the site of
1 the old one.
POCAHONTAS TIMES J
(P3fl« 21
Publikhed avery Thursday sio^tt
iVia last we«k ofthw /«»r.
Ent«r*d at the Pcae Office at Mu*
linton, W.i»t Virginia 24964, aa
■ icond claaa matter.
subscription charges
la PocahonUi Coanty 14.00 a yea t. ,
EUaaD hare $5.00 . 171 * 1 . Id advance.,
JANE PRICE SHARP. EDITOR
THURSDAY. DEC. 18, 1975
taught here was by Enoch
H. Moore in the year of
18% and 1897. By the next
winter a new building had
been constructed at the j
present location. It was'
destroyed - by fire-a- few*|
years ago. The building in,
1 which school is taught now,,
was located on the site of
the old one.
The Moore schoolhouse
first stood on the east side
of the creek at the foot of
the Allegheny Mountain, a
short distance above Coe I
Beverage’s, as the . road
was there at that time. -.j
Later, after the road was
changed the schoolhouse of I
this sub-district was built!
further up the valley above
C. D. Newman’s.. When it
was decided that this struc¬
ture could not be used any
longer the house in which
school is taught at this time
was built.
The first school taught at
Cove Hill near Frost was
approximately in 1894 by J.
M. Barnett. -
Douthards Creek school-
house was built in 1910 . It I
has also been used for •
, preaching services, and
Sunday School.
A one-room building was
first at Minnehaha Springs.
It was probably erected
twenty-five years ago. The
two-roomed building was
put up in 1915. W. L.
Herold was the contractor.
Continued •
the log schoolhouse. • . ., •
We are unable to say
when the first school was-j
taught in Frost. A person)
now living tells us of onej
being taught there in an old.)
store building before the;
Civil War. At some later!
period a one room school- j
house was built near the)
location of th rt present two— ;
roomed house. This was 1
. abandoned in 1912 and a
modem schoolhouse was 1
erected. In 1923 it was
found to be too small to-
accommodate the pupils
who should attend and an
additional room was added.
When the Civil War be¬
gan school was being
taught by Miss Mattie
Gum, the mother of the late
George Gingar, of Hunters¬
ville, in a log school house
which stood on the knoll
near L. R. Hively’s resi¬
dence. The next building
used for school in the
Sunset neighborhood was
on the hill not far from J. A.
Cleeks. The last term!
/ 0
aJJLj X
la
Homes—The pioneer I
homes have mostly been
replaced by new modem
buildings. A telephone line
reaches nearly every one.
Many of the houses have
been provided with water
system-and light plants. |
The only brick residence I
in the valley is the one j
where I. B. Moore dwells. - 1
Mr. Moore's father had this i
house built. The man who !
had the contract burned the 1
brick and did all the work 1
for the consideration of two i
sorrel horses. The home )
has been well preserved to j
this day. 1
Conclusion—In conclu- !
sion I wish to say that j
Knapp’s Creek Community j
has furnished to the world ■
ministers, college profes- I
sors, a judge, doctors, law- j
yers, civil engineers, teach- j
ers and people of tnany -
professions. Seven teach¬
ers have come from Douth-
ard s Creek School alone
since 1910.
We are all very much
indebted to Rev. Wm. T.
Price for the history he
recorded and left us. It is to -
be hoped that the people of
each neighborhood will fol- !
low his example and keep a
record of future events in a I
more accurate manner than 1
they have in the days past. 1
POCAHONTAS TIMES - MARCH i, 1976-
More about the. boy ,ih'
the snow. We talked Mon¬
day to him—Denver Arbo-
gast, now living in Durbin
and working for Howes
Leather Company.
He is married to the I
former Virginia Ryder, and-j
they have a daughter, Bon¬
nie, who is Mrs. Franklin
Curry, of Wairen,. Ohio.
He was a 12 year old boy
and living with his parents, .
Mr. and Mrs. Dixie Arbo-
gast, in the upper end of
the Sinks in northern Poca
hontas. (His parents nov
live at Durbin).';;-' . •
It was February 25, 1935
There was a blizzard and |
the whole family—there;
were seven children then—
was sick with the flu and/or ■
measles. A baby was due to
be born. . • • -5 • >•?
Denver started for Dur-r
bin and waded snow* up to
his waist. It took him 5 or 6
hours to get to Dr. A. E.
Burner, in Durbin, and the-
good doctor went back with ;
him. They went part of the j
way by car, walked part of j
the way, and rode a horse i
part' of the way. The CCCy
boys at Camp Thomwood
helped open the road for
them. Dr. Burner got there
to doctor the family and de¬
liver a son, Henry. The
Dixie Arbogasts have a
total of 14 children.
The neighboring folk and
the CCC boys got it all
together and sent the story
to the famous radio pro¬
gram, “We, the People,"
and in about a week Denver
was off to New York. Olet
Mullenax took- him. to
Ronceverte to catch the
train and Denver went off
by himself to New York
City ‘as the guest of the
Philip Morris Company.
..VTTSV^-'v. ■
1POCAHONTAS TIMES
The Cass Railroad
The Cass Scenic Railroad
j v (Page 2) isn't a new or young track.
: Published wry T&oredsy nceyt It’s well past retirement
5he : la« week of the year. age. ,
.^htfflred tt the Peat Offlee at Uw The year of 1901 the C &
249M '- “O line came into Cass..
Immediately the West Vir-
KatoD, :Wa»t Virsjinii
H4cond elaaa matter.
M SUBSCRIPTION CHARGES gi ma Pulp and Paper Co.
# Poeahonta* Connty U.50 a.7,.,. ■ lumbering at Cass.
Jla-wlwxa J0.0O a t»*i. in muVance. ... . ... & . . „ ,
The West Virginia Pulp
' JA NS'PSICS 9HARP, ZPITO R and Paper Co. started the
lWg^DAY.MAR.4 , 197S~ £*£ ^Ke'raS
J Pioneer Days—July 9*11, '76 ' reached over the mountain
if^T"- -- ‘‘top and on to Spruce it
... " -r 1 :-.;; "branched out in two direc¬
tions, then it grew very big.
There was a time when
the railroad, which is now
the Case Scenic Railroad;
was under the.; name GC
&E. The letters stood for
Greenbrier; Cheat and Elk.
‘ Those were the areas serv¬
ed by it. / ’ f '-jV
. , This railroad company
-had', three v-of the biggest
‘ engines, of their kind, ever
built. .The newest one, #14
. was sold to Western Mary¬
land Railroad to be used as i
a helper on Thomas Moun- \
tain north of Elkins. The
"engineer, Guy Stanley, was
' sold along with the locomo--
From the-- top of— the
mountain the track extends
toward Bald Knob. This
- - . section of the railroad was
■* ' built by the Mower Lumber-'
Company.
During the second World
War the Mower LumAr
Company bought a small
Shay engine from the Birch
l Valley Lumber Company at
'■ Tioga. Frank (Young Pin-
ey) Williams was sent to
Tioga to prepare the loco¬
motive for the trip to Cass
5 by way of Western Mary- .
... land and Spruce. 'TM
The Cass shop had some
., of the best mechanics.
- They restored the Tioga
locomotive to like new
- shape.. • It served the,
/Mower Lumber Company'
' well as long as they needed
it. Walter Good, a.veteran
at the throttle, was the i
engineer.
The Cass Scenic Railroad |
has an interesting history,
as has the Town of Cass.
The railroad, the Town of
Cass, and their history
.^should be preserved. - -1
B. Nelson - ^
Phoenix, Arizonad
'Golden Wedding Anniversary
j (.From - "50 Years Ago ”• Columit
1 of the Highland Recorder, of '
May 31, 1056.
PRICE - MILLIGAN
, A. very beautiful wedding was
solemnized at the home of Mr and
.;Mrs. J^Wt;Arilligan, on Camden
Avenue,-.Tuesday, May 22,1906,:
at 8 o’clock^;; when ..Calvin; W:
Price and Miss Mabel Milligan,,
were uniteddtf-marriage.-. by Rev!
William T. Price, the’father of
thegroom. - "
^•(■The Recorder wisher our -diss
linguished fellow-editor and. his
good companion, hearty felicita¬
tions on tne occasion of. their eolr
den anniversary. May you baye i
Mr. Calvin W. Price mentioned above,was one of those mentioned
on the cover page as being so much help to youngsters, besides being
a Scout Master with "G.D." he was one to give advise in many vav-s.
Us youngsters could always depend on a few dimes once a week just by
stopping at the Times Office and folding the papers for delivery t,o
the Post office after wraping. He knew just where the fish were being
caught and kind of bait to use. He would have Mr. L.O. Simmons, who
worked on the papers to show his muscles - he being a large strong man
from handling the heavy frames of type used for one page of the paoer.
Mr. Price often had the hand bills that were printed for f-e manv
and various sales, shov/s, church affairs and other special events that
took place before the paper came out. So much could be said about this
one man that would fill many books. He vras resuected, loved and re¬
membered by all who came in contact with him.
Another man mentioned above that I came to know quite well vras Mr.
J.W.Milligan, who had a planing and vrood working mill about ’where the
Clifton Forge Wholesale Grocery later stood - above the ice plant.
Mr. Price had taught me to save items from the paper about mv
family and also to collect history books, by the time I became a mid-
teenager ray collection was more than would stack in my room so Mr,
Price suggested I build a shelf or shelves for a growing library. I
measured what 1 thought I needed in the line of boards and set out for
the planing mill. When Mr. Milligan found out irhat they were for he
.suggested that he help me measure and cut out the boards as I knew that
was beyond me. Mr. Milligan even cut the boards, planed and beveled
them - curved the sides so the top shelf would be used for books or
pictures. When asked how much I owed him, he said 'Well that will come
to SI.65-' He even told me to stop at Richardsons hard’ware store and
obtain the correct size nails for a neat job.
From that time on I always had a great resuect for Mr. Milligan,
even if he frowned on youngsters hanging around his shop smoking.
ivcAtfumvft cowt nici^T-'Mra^L
"th* por^itums n>«8»
Vol. 11
1 3t. liaok for vritor.
2ml. Book for Editor Times.
3rd. Book for r.C.ff.i'i*
4th. Book for Vifeuph’c
FanvLly collection.
This section stir^d April 1, 1976.
Olfctt L. Voughan
i,t. B.ii.il. (Tiet).
400 Melvin Avenue
Ann*nolle, Md.
71401
FOCAkOKTAS COUNTY
kaflt and Center of the Allegheny
Front of the Appalachian Mongo.
The Virginia Colony founded Jnroesi.ovn in April, J-6'17 - soon the
early settlors imported tslnvor ami InMvpiil sorvotite from Europe -
oncl tho comr«ohve*oith axponiioi in all directions* Captain John smith
hired i*n i.iillt,a.*y leader of the srvs.ll fores iVir protection - van canyht
by Ciliaf rnwhston - ordered e;»icut«<i to prrA.net thr Indies lands -
an Indian Princesa - iocshonuis - suvod hi» life am! act Mm Free.
Other eoloiiico organised in thn ii'-w turld IW, the uhartorod Vlrrirdw
colony vs-.s hennaed between torch ih.roliiu. awt "v ryiand'n (I toi/i&c river -
dot-over Vii'dlnin'a Western border extended to the youth eeoc.
About o hundred venrs rooii pouted end oil uoldnies grew end the
English uervemor ordered tnere should ho no extension beyond the !fli»
Hidge Fountains.. However hetvi!en 1700—17}? many wxpartitions ventured
hast - made cruder, vfth the Iro-ttW’ice •h'iiipos; - Delawares - iib.pvoiee'a
and yeriuccs. Hie fawowi Cenoca Trai l run the ent.l.ra length of vi «t is
now Pocahontas County* Those lnriy tracks of lundc.purchnsad troche «*»
vari us elrimst uv- cJvirtern vcrE looked on as eoort Husinpas by root of
the Cavuiiore of tho I.ov lands of kostern Vir-dnir..
boon word reached 'llllt.mr.hur?; thet the French in Cnnodn vere doins-
likewise and Kw large options of lsnde considered Virginia's, This news
from the darUiwjst worried the Covcrnor that the encroachment by the
trench '..Wild enduipysr (its k«otm-i; holder thofc in September 37A1 H?
dispatched young tsorn* Washington of the Virginia Vo litis with 0
letter vlth Infmietiwat their cluiraii were not volid even if I. a dalle
had ClEoovorstJ the Ohio volley. («). Kaihlnxcon hired p Frerichnin nt •
Vine ho. ter, Va, <-.« &n interpreter, thou two young guides «t *ill Creek,
the preterit site of CuMberlttKi, M. to take nis party to the present
site of i-lttsliia-; h. (a). Accord in;; to Wcsllint't.onr Joiaoi.l he returned
early la 1/54 with the french plan of settlement of the disputed
territory.
In 175<5 when Mimms Aufuieito i»-rrie*t Prince Frederick - Ore mm Co. >a.
wis dlvifisd - upper boll' ndived Prince Frederick fourty - lover hr-If
called august* County and lend beyond that - District of V«*t Aupuote,
(b).
(u). Cine of t.f.o young guides hired by Vhebinvton at f ills Creek res
u young mat * John kacGulre* whose three grandchildren married into
the ocotch-Irlsh bough cl*.n. s.nti iocC-ulre married Cancel V'surh, her
sister iiebeccu married Jasms Waugh 3nU, There Is no reror'' of John
ikitduire except that (le «iis In th« wer of 1*?12 nrtrt did not return.
CbJ, Washington praised test Au&nstA at Vulley f'nrve sL.-it>ie Sbv-
olutiimnry V;.r vneii informed that troops wore leaving cairp ?o f.->r-t that
soon there would he no opr ’Left?; fenshinftton replied "Just leave me s,
banner to place on the mountains of tr'eai ■'.'EE".tta snd 7 will, rally
,.round ne enough FrontihijEian to lilt our bleeding: country from the
dust ond set her free".
focahontus ol' T.iic .'.liefer-!';; Front
in the Ubt iluifttnicw, of the ftpjwvlotiiin Hsnap,
ihirlwR the raid 1750 ’ a the i.co-usb-.triah caioe: through bbilndel pVsia -
■traveled west arid down the t'«ll*tys of this 37v*svM,fijl ciJWcfcry - beciing**
the Covo.Li«rsi of t.ne low lands cninsd oil the ,-;oo; l.".«d which they had
07 inis f.icie over cultivated. by p.j.ontin;t nano erupts year n/t«r year -
the u'eotL'h-IrJsh frontiers 11 ' brcKv-oodesidn ” 0 inci pill orderc fmni
v,illi^a£ihur!» croosutl r.iie 1*1. uint cine - enterod the beMiti J’ul j'.llephpsnvn -
sot nji horaeeitea or tomahavk ri'dits. During the l?hp® tbs Indiana
forced thorn oat but they awe bank durJ-n?.-. fcl« v*$* to stev.
this timo they cam*] to atuj - brinrinf their wives find children
alon/> Th*ir wives carried tUulr billies, bh«0u, eutolibi’S frnw rlrnts
unci flowera.
Tbe Appalatian il«nc;B rune over a th«u«iftd riles hK-<iW inland frora
oil the coionlea^ rfouever the Klleriieriy route cowers w>nl;ly the entire
lionler of V.notern Virginia. Vhe iisst uucl CoViter of too Allc-phony front,
forms tie Eastern boimdry of the Greenbrier valley .-.rsc! river.
1
font or.riy settlors tr. vs led the Vi.lderneso road Uronph tie v-1 lr>y
of Virvinla from Harpers Ferry to Curnherl/md Gc-p into Km turnkey, Soiw
want through lironnbrier or 7tf■ od-jlph e;;’jnt.J,es> However a i\»v hi«r*rtey
peopled tiuved Into the treonbrior valley - >;<iv the Isoewtifwl land v.nd
settled bet'neon the head nf <lieoitbrier river ur.d Kc-nlcks valley.
Meanwhile - mw cotmt.iru sprnny. wj - built county s*ite - eterted
new gtsvernoont• a :ni4 county boi<i.<lrleo etc. Title jU-.no wee in the center
of th« hllertiony front, by 1821 the need for a covr county we,f necessary
to part* of Greenbrier, nundoipll, Bt.th etc., wet; divide*! into * 9A.J
o-ioare sail* upse and established the county at Hun kerf Vi Ur- on
tinupou Creek, trite >w:t nf the twttlerr, *or,? ra>ur)i.f irir-ers and free <*n,
so rcnenbcriMfi; t!ie lndisij ntiden at Jhiuestcvn they n.tjned their county
KK.: ilub fhb. limy of Lite sett lory land sore In.S r?tt Moot; ; nd the onma
was correct.
The cmmt4.es l.ruetit river - the freouV.ri or - \.t:s pure .croer «>tBr
o.nd drainctl the etitire velley located in focsboisti-a county. This river
joins ttorlds oldest river near talent - the l<ev, end toyefd'er they
foiii. the Kiiiavha, 1‘ochhontao iu ti«e Mother or bednlllf' of all the rivers
of beet.am Viri-'lnia anri he.s Mini bi'U'ifict rvsrwce Altitude of «17 tli«
presant West Virginia’s ilftyflva counties.
S,o»t. Vlri'Xtiiii « etrte whan Vireluin left tli» UnJon in l^fil
ton! her ikjij.'lic^titjfi i'oc wtatotinod was neemvtod or. Jinie i’0,1’163. This
beewe final in 1912 vlien Chief Justice Mi.i^hco rul.lot' that the ne^' stctc
ovml Virdniu *14,5b? p fViri.0f> fur icprovtmcntf; beforo l^fl. ThoS;' Hands
;*ei’9 ffoid In full on July 1, 1919.
however in hhiledelpliia on October 39, 1?W*, t»,e Continental Concres
approved list' ’ Articles of ConiodoratlfM' 1 , which meant that all the
thirteen ori^;in«l colonies should id^.isrjon tboir weetorr uJalas Vest arid
i.orth of the Ohio rlvor. [!«or^p ? orr«u then propheolded t.bct '*11 the
country '.net. of / llcrhony l oimtuin yitl probuhly be r’rt. under t'-a
,-tait.Ki atMtiss t-m Vir«i»iti llnsitad to the Vi tens which fall into the
Atlantic oce. fi. If Thw*a« Jefferson bad voted y-.-w West Virginia vwuld
biive hceit the fifteenth state.
POCJiflCHTAS C0USTT
in
WEST VIRGINIA
When Virginia seceded from t-he Union on April 17,1*61, residents
of the state were ready and willing to set up their own government „
In Theodore F« Lang’s book ’Loyal West Virginia’s’, 1*61-1*65, 3*2
pages printed in Baltimore, Wd* 1695* the counties west of the
mountains had for over thirty years or since 1629 had several open
conventions and resolutions towards statehood. The vote on Vttt'&VffT*
by delegates from Western Virginia was over ninety percent against
leaving the Union. The National Government in 'Washington trisd to
have all counties south of the P&tomsc down to Fredericksburg included
in the new state, but the mountaineers wanted only what they could
protect - hovrever I believe the Eastern Panhandle was added by big
business as the Baltimore and Ohio H.R* was using Martinsburg as its
big Eastern headquarters - thus it became part of the state of Vest
Virginia*
Virginia was readmitted to the Union on January 26, 1*70. However
West Virginia members in Congress were paid certain amounta by the
Mother state to protect their rights and exchange of wounded and sick
soldiers during the War*
Being Frontiers or backswoodsmen and a strong belief in being free
it was decided at their last convention that the states motto be,
"MONTAN! SEMPER LIBER! m . Every West Virginian should not have to be
told its translation.
Sack to Pocahontas county « with all its state and national parks -
31,616 acres divided into five Forrests and Parks - of which Watoga
is a model for the entire state*
The county produced many men for its size in all the wars our
country ever fought - from Gen* Lewis’s troops at the Point to present
times* James Waugh the firet fought and was wounded on Sept* 11,17^7,
at Ghads ford on the Brandywine under the Marquis de lc Lafayette -
Lafayette was also wounded in this battle and although he lost the
battle he was advanced to MA^ir Genera], when only twenty years old.
Nctei, On Lafayette’s lest visit to the United States and being imde a
citisen of this country he returned to France in 1*26, Also on this
/ship wa6 a gr^at man from Just over the mountains at Lexington, Va. was
a young midshipman - Mathew Fontaine Maury *• later a Gommodore in the
Confederate Navy and the man that organized and started the United
Stated Hydrographic Office in Washington*
Another visitor to our county was a young country boy from over
Parkersburg way whose Father died when he was two years old. His Mother
remarried and moved to Monroe county, While a young teenags boy Jackson
walked the Senect trail to Union to place flower* on his Mothers grave.
After West Point Jackson became a hero in theM«xic&n war but cast his
lot with the Conferteroy* Laura Jackson Arnold, ’-Stonewalls’ alster
remained ioyaSt to the Union and to this day her grave in Buchannon is
de<£rated every Memorial Day.
* u.s.s, afiftwtWwtwe
POCAHONTAS TIMSS
t &* '• (P»*e*)
Publiihed every T&ureda/ fztMut
tha week of toe jeer. .
Sitnid at the Fost Offlea at Mar-
lin ton, Weat Virginia 24964, ai
nsaond cUm matter. :'i; ^ -
SUBSCRIPTION CHARGES . ;ij
U Pocahoataa Conat/ *4.60 a 7«*f j
IOa>^kara|o.50 ajaap. I« adranca.
JANE PRICE SHARP, EDITOH i
THURSDAY, APR. 29,197S |
Sam Hill has compiled
the following list ., of the
early settlers of Pocahontas
County from the pages of
Rev. W. T. Price's book, .
‘‘Historical Sketches of Po¬
cahontas County." The
page number follows each
name. '».’*• lAtri'i •;
j- Adam Arbogast, 122; '
William Auldridge, 368;
.Col. John Baxter, 50;
iHenry Baker, ' 463; John
VBeard, 548; Josiah Beard,
' 343; John Bradshaw, 505;..._
Jamesr & John Bridger;
558; David Bright; v. 542;
■■Joseph Brown, 363; John ?;
^Bruffey, 117; Joshua Buck-
ley, 211; John Burgess,
351; Abram Burner, 426; ■
Reuben Bussard, 538; Val- ,
entine Cackley, 197; James j
Callison, 435; Lewis: Car.
.naan, 665; Michael Cleek,
. 379; W illiam Clendenin, -
155; John Cochran, 155;.-.
Thomas Cochran, 422; John
Collins, 412;. John Conrad,
397; Joseph & Andrew
Crouch, 565; Michael .
Daugherty, 400; Henry Dil-
ley, 298; Charles Lawrence
and Thomas Drinnon, 459;
Abram Duffield, 451; Wil¬
liam Edmiston, 439; John
Ewing, 612; John Flem-
mens, 274; Jeremiah Friel,
175; Thomas Galford, 269;-
Robert Gay, 128; David'
Gibson, 195; Felix Grimes,
188; David Hannah, 219;
Richard Hill, 116; William
Higgins, 273; Ellis Hughes*
108; Peter Ingram, 273;
David James, 347; John
Jordan, 500; George Kee, j
292; Daniel Kerr, 376; j
Charles & Jacob Kinnison,
149; James Lackey* 567;
Peter Lightner, 180; Jacob
Marlin, 105; Timothy Me
Carty, 404; Dan McCollam,
229; John McNeel, 135;
Thomas McNeil, 381; John
Moore, 289; William
Moore, 355; Levi Moore,
284; Moses Moore, 108.
? William Nottingham,
526; William Poage, 513;
Frank Riffle, 567; Stephen
Sewell, 104; Jacob Seybert,
140; John Sharp, 213; Wil¬
liam Sharp, 331; John Slav-
en, 144; John Smith, 302;
James Tallman,. 486; John
Warwick, 428; Jacob War¬
wick, 234; John Webb, 416-
John & William White, j
565; Alexander ‘Waddell, I
479 ; Ralph & Stephen Wan-
less, 455; James Waugh,
336; Samuel Waugh, 338;
John Yeager, 442; William >
Young, 306. - •••••*
. The Pocahontas County
Historical Society is hoping
to locate the sites of the
homes of as many of these
and other early Pocahontas
County pioneers as pos-|
sible. Then it, is hoped to/
mark these sites with a
suitable marker as one of
the County’s Bicentennial
projects. We hope that the
descendants of these pio-,
neers will take an active:
interest in this project. - .
If you have any informa-1
tion as to the location of
these homes, please send it|
to Sam Hill, Hillpoint,
Hillsboro, W. Va. 24946.
iiie lkicms viaio
•twas a cold and blustery Fall day in November 1963 when I made
what turned out to be my last visit with "G.D.", on his farm below
Buckeye, as on all my trip's home these visits were a must*
A gentle "Come in", answered my knock - when entering "G.D%
started to 3tand until I spoke - recognizing my voice with a warm
’come in - have a chair’*
Then I realized that he was almost blind. 1 sat in a rocking
chair near him close to the fireplace. Soon the topics of the day
were past and we settled down to talk and rock* There were many
periods of silence as we reached far back in our minds to recall
places both had visited and had memories of.
Now and again the logs in the fireplace would drop a burnt ember
sending sparks up the chimney as though to prove something in the
room was alive.
Two old sailors - the teacher and his retired grade school
student. We spoke of flying fish - porpoise playing tag around
the bow at eighteen knots. Storms and calms - Northern Lights -
Sunsets on the equator - Pizaros glass coffin in Lima, Peru, the
Pampas of Argentina. Ships stores - tar and caulking hemp - belaying
pins and marlin spikes - Jacobs ladder and the crows nest - flag
hoists and yardarms - two block then execute.
Some thousands of miles West and we were in the South Pacific
working our way North on the Asia coast and experiences on the
China station. Crossing equator - King Neptune and Davy Jones
Locker - becoming a shellback. More silence and then we moved
from coal to oil burning ships - ships with composite hull3 —
steel covered with wood which was then covered with copper to
retard fouling - barnacles and sea moss.
We had gunnery exercises off the West coast of Mexico and visits
on the U.S. West coa3t - ships with mangers on berth decks to
clean chain as ahchor was being weighed.
Out of nowhere ”G.D. n , said, its a long way from the Fo’c’sle
to midships - to an officers stateroom aft - but you made it
without college - must have been some hard work and study, Maury’s
charts and Knights navigational aids and seamenship. I can recall
few students I have known that could equal your record. I stammered
my thanks and said work and mork work - yes studies too.
I put a small log on the fire while we just roeked - going back
home soon - tomorrow I answered and the hour is late and must be
going* "Always nice to have you drop in Vaughan « come back soon". -
we shook hands - no goodby’s or farwell’s. We had sailed the Worlds
oceans several years in the space of a handfull of minutes.
As I walked down to my car little did I know that this would
be our last vi3it. When I heard of his passing I prayed that a
gentle breeze would come off the mountains to the West and carry
his spirit across the seas to the Highlands. vl
"G.D". died Sunday March 22, 196L.
"TAPS”
Taps: There it sounds with it3 quivering note,
Like a voice full of tears, or a sob in the throat-*
That saddest, and sweetest, most beautiful call;
How its notes hold the music, in rise and in fall.
Whenever I hear it I think of the day
When for me they shall sound it-and I far away-
And I pray that they’ll say, "he has fought a good fight,"
As the Trumpeter’s bugle is saying Good Night.
By: Midshipman Wm. N. Porter, Deceased.
In our town there were many men that made a lasting impression
on our young lives. One such person was Mr. 5.N. Bench, Every
summer he always put several boys on jobs at the tannery, Hunter
Bean, Hubert Hlaven, a boy from Greenbrier Hill - do not know his
name. We became good friends and after over a year after I had left
school, Mr, Bench and my stepfather worked me into a foreman's job.
Along with Jim Biggs of the Beam House, Albert Moore of the scrub
house, Mr. Si^nnons of the rolling roam, Mir. , outside fore¬
man,, 1 was made foreman of the Yard andRockers - a job I helA for
almost two years. In fact Mr. Cross the Traveling Buperintdent and
Mr, Hanch wanted me to go to Clark School in Brooklyn N.Y. and study
tanning. However I turned them down and soon joined the Navy,
While on duty in Annapolis, Mr. and. Mrs, Mary McClintie Heneh
visited me several times on a stop over from New York to Roncervert.
Other times Mr. Hench while passing through Washington on Sundays
would call and 1 would spend the day with him - usualy by going to
church.
’ : "• . V'.r.f /■ . ’
Another man not to be forgotten during these times was the Rev,
Sidney Goodwin, the colored minister on Greenbrier hill. Here was
a very patient and understanding man with lots of the Lo*rd’s
wisdom. We often had our lunch on the river bank behind the tannery
and while he talked 1 would listen- that3 the only way to learn
SO'flitj'iihiii'ig 1£isit#S Ei iiwtiss iOi'&igri lr03* you diiGOxi the Otiiier side©
Many a summer's day there would be hugh crouds gathered above the
coal tipple to watch the faithful be baptised by total emersion
acording to their Christian and demoniation faith. The good Rev, is
gone now - God rest his soul. ::
Of course We had our special sources of information and that
depended in where we were going camping - if up the river on the
evening train, we would contact Mr. C.J.Richardson, my Sunday school
teacher and Mr. Harris the station Master - they would see that our
gear was loaded in the baggage car and the train would stop just at
our camp site, which would give us time to set up for the night '
as there would be only a couple hours of light.
If going over to Tea Creek or the Upper reaches of Williams
river we would seek the advise of Mr. Ciawson McNael, or Mr. Ed.
or Thao. Moore. wK would leave Marlinton early in the morning -
up stony creek - stop off at Baxters store at Onoto - ten cents
would get you a box of line da buscits and a can of saradines, a
short rest then up the creek and across the saddle on the left -
down and old railroad track and soon williams river - up about two
miles and make camp, we used the same procedure here as at a camp
out at Brown Yeagers swimming hole. Gather plenty firewood and one
person must stay awake all night - in turns.
Now all that land is posted and no more can small boys wonder
through the forest and cut young trees- build lean toos - or cabins.
These memories are stored back in the depths of my mind and will
never be unlodged - just recalled - as I have over a thousand times
in the past forty years, a shame that so many moments lived then
cannot be experienced by the young people of today - especially
those mountain boys - born in the valleys and hallows of Green-
Brier Valley in rocahontas County.
Man/ years ago in far away roland there was born a young baby
who was given the name Frederic Francois Chopin, ldlO-M*. Cfcooin
became one of the worlds greatest pianist and composer, Although
ha traveled much of hi3 young life *39 years 1 tbrought Europe,
spending awst of his life in France. All of Chopin's works and"
recitals - every where - the inter deeotha of the Polish country
and soul was in hie music. Ones when asked how be accomplished this
he said that as a young boy studying bis music that Poland was so
much a part of him that hs could not part from his country - so be
obtained a small urn - filled it with Polish soil and carried vH+.h
him always - he never gave a concert nor composed a sheet of music
withour that urn being in the room in his sight* ..
Like Chopin and- his Urn us. mountain boy a have thousands of .
events about our childhood stoered way back in the memories of
cur minds - and they are used too. Over a thousand times I have
brought - and rather subconsciously - to the front of my mind*
After taking the Marines to Iceland in the summer of 1941 -
the;) Worth Africa in late 1942 - from there straight to the South
pacific and Guadalcanal for month on month escorting Marines up
through the Hebrides - Vila Efate - Sapiriu S 2 nfc© - Isabela
Island then left into bloody Guadalcanal. After watch on watch off
during this time we thought the peak* bad be-rt reached but there
was tos- Giiber-ii tiiid Gloudy 'i'a+iiw. y A the niap's, ."*-•
From all over the South Pacific there has never been such a
conceration of warships - except po^Mbi.ly the force that invaded
Sorth Africa ~ About a week at s^a we solit into a Northern and
Southern section. The Northern section (Army) was to take small
Ftakin - which they did in .just a few hours - there being little
resistance, The Southern Force (Navy and Marines) were to take
Tarawa. This lasted for three days and was one of the bloodiest
battles in th» War thus far* After thirtysix hours and the Marines
had Just made a beachhead. During this time few of the officars or
men of the ships had any sleep#
Cowing off the tf-midnight watch I turned in and just lay in
jay bunk - too tired to close my *yes or even go to sleen - evidently
;40'.?iething down in the bottom of my mind took sn« back to the Gre*n«-
fcritsr and Pocahontas - I was fishing up near the old Gamplotown
bridge across the Greenbrier and just a3 1 had snaged a good stw
baas - all hell broke loose - General Quarters had sounded and to
my surprise over three hours had gon- by. Want through the general
routine - but what was that roaring thud - The U.S.3. Luscomb Bay,
another CY3. (Kaiser built), third behind us in battle line had
taken a fish ir. her bomb storage and 3he was gone- less than two
minutes and over nine hundred men lost, i^ss than sixty were saved
and they were blown clear of the burning oil*
Two *iays later there *>as no resistance o/t Tarawa - all 10,GOO
piu3 enemy were gape, only seven were captured - three later died
and the rest refused to give any information, Gur cost was oyer
1.600 Marines killed many wounded, two ahip-e arid many aircraft
destroyed, From there we limped into Honolulu and finely to San
Gi^go where I kus trareferred to school in ?Jew York and on over to
Normondy shortly aft«x; D da.y„
Circus days in Karlinton an-! focnhcmtes County,
One of the greatest clays of joy and exciteneofc for a smelt boy
mbs when the circus same to town for their one night, stand, hong he-
five in the Kto-roing a large crown had gathered to watch the elephants
help unload the bis? wagons, Haunly thsy would sot their toots in the
field on lover Candau Avenue - between the river and Knaopscreek. They
wore all three ring circus 1 es and us srmll boys would ret. free passes
for watering the elephants - our house being t’* last one on tllrd ;'ve.
and ve had two wells I r*. do out very well.
There was sparks druthers, dun Hrothors, uouneys three ring circus,
at noon the big oaradc with all the aniral c. res being pulled by fancy
decorated horses - Hands atop of the vegans - the stent) calliope -
blasting their tune all over the valley -after the night show when the
people cftiae from the big tent they found that the entire circus wns down
and loaded on the flat cars - by one AM they would pull out and heed
for 6 Ikins.
The biggest event about the circus was vh«r* they nl-iyod Kerlintan
on a f endny. By hunday morning they v/ould be set up and » ny of the
workers and perfumers would attend church - visit around the town -
make friends with all us boys and show us around - guess this ws ntich
bat tor tiwit having to chaoc us all the bias.
Once when ay ship was tied up at btsten Island in Saw fork end I was
headed for the btaten island Ferry for .‘Jew York City 1 passed Sparks
Brothers Vast array of tents and you con believe that brought back mots
memories tiiuu the big city vrliich 1 had seen several tines.
1 guess that tiie bluest-show ever to ploy in Marlingon sue rbout
1012 when the "101 iu'sch’ oljiilliaw Vroderick Cody "Buffalo “ill*,
1840-1917 stayed a week in inrlinton. They net up in the field behind
where the High behool we# built and between bar. ' liber Sliorps Sinning
f ill andknapps creek, io tents - just about a ten feet high canvas wall
around tlie field
Then I saw tunnie Oakley, W6M9J6, neither she r.or Buffalo ill
did anything other than ride in the ;-r- de oreh night. The ro-sl show
was tiie Indians - cowfcova and girls - more like r codern dry rodeo.
Anyhow kill was heading his show '-ust after an t.uropesn tour end I dont
think the shew: ever caste east again - however like Haleys Tonnet I sow
those great fast ora characters and vsry fev people today con say tbst.
botes on the Operc house.
In the susner the Opora louse w-s a rolling rink - but some special
ocaseions -ore held there also, bout 1914 the Methodist bundfiy Schools
of focithontas Comity had & special neoting there. I did hove e picture
by (lay of all the classes standing on t.'ie wooder. sidewalk or the street
level. Vender if any of those Pictures could bo turned up ir. the county
today?
knottier event was the first Pocahontas County fair - Food and Canning
deportment was belt! there. I reseeber wall because 1 other took first
prise on bait tiiaing Bread - a blue ribbon ant^ half barrel of
fillfibury flour. , y _t;p Father Ernest ter, is on took second prise with
his garden tonato's both red and yellow. I have picture* of these.
Across the street from our house was the home of Nr, and Mrs,
K.E.flvnrholt, parents of Mr, Albert Overholt, the Postmaster, Mr,
H.E,Overholt waa a Confederate Veteran and would often take me on
the porch and tell me tales about the war between the States. He.
was In Pickets charge at Gettysburg - many times while visiting that
place 1 cannot iremaglne how anyone could march across that wheat
field and return without a scratch - Mr. Overholt did and In his
eighties he could sti-ll remember in detail many incidents of the day
Also in our block lived some exceptional women. Mr. Ed. Rich¬
ardson’s wife - or 11 Aunt Dolly” to everyone. Aunt holly was a nurse
and would treat all ua childrens stone bruises, bee stings, scratc¬
hes etc. Just across the street from her was Mrs Lucy Overholt, wife
of Mr, A.3.Overholt, she kept one or two cows behind Mr i R,E, r R
house on the banlf of the Blough and many times she would send over
some rich cream or siruiav Case 'Cottage Cheese 1 Mrs. Lucy could
keep frn eye out for all the children in th# neighborhood - in fact
all the housewives in our neighborhood seemed to know all the time
where we were and just what Ve were doing.
In November 1913 > my Mother married again ~ this whs a good turn"
ing point in nry life for at last. I had someone to confide in. N.r,
Clyde Ernest Denison, father of Anna - and I shared experiences and
being more than just a stepfather he was a friend and taught me many
things - his advice guidance was a great help - be stood behind
me and advised me, helped me in my work, and never turned his bock
on me. To Ernest Denison I owe a great deal. This flrendship last¬
ed over thirty five years - with Anna, Jenny and Kveelf we were
with him at the end.
One memorable event in my young life my first Boon hunt. Mr.
Ed. Richardson \fith hia coon dog tRing 1 , Dr. ’5.0.Harold. D.D.S,
my stepfather Ernest Denison and myself started out about dark -
everyone wore hunting coats except me but the nxcitment kent me
going. Via Iked down the railroad about a mile below Dtillvell, then
took to the hills - up a ravine - after about two hours or cl bring
I knew not where we b topped for a rest.. Then Mr. Ed. turned ole
Ring loose and he took off - after that It was for us to keen up
with hint.
After s while Mr. Ed. said he is on a trail - still more yelps **
after about two hours he changed his bark and the others knew'th-t
the Coon was treed. Now as the hard pfrt - make a bee line for thnt
tree - shoot the coon down, size him'up then hand him bflek high up
out or reach of fcng*
fcomes the best part of a Coon hunt. - getting breakfast -
nevep saw so# many pots, pons and food come out of those coats*
Coon a fire was going, coffee boiling - hot andstr ong. flapjacks,
ham and eggs, hot buscits etc. By dawn vre were back at "Aunt Dolly”
and another breakfast - for her boys. The skin tacked nn the barn
to dry. And that was ray first coon hunt.
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THE ARTICLES OF
CONFEDERATION
AN INTERPRETATION OF THE
SOCIAL-CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
1774-1781
*
BY
MERRILL JENSEN
MADISON, MILWAUKEE, AND LONDON
THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PRESS
Contents
Published by
THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PRESS
Box 1379, Madison, Wisconsin 53701
The University of Wisconsin Press, Ltd.
17-29 Whitfield Street, London, W. 1
Copyright © 1940, 1948, 1970 by the
Regents of the University of Wisconsin; © renewed 1968
AH rights reserved
Published 1940; reprinted 1948, 1959,
1962, 1963, 1966, 1970
Printed in the United States of America
isbn 0-299-00204-7; lc 48-1595
Author’s Foreword
Prefaces
THE REVOLUTIONARY BACKGROUND
I The Problem of Interpretation
II The Internal Revolution
III bidependence and Internal Revolution, 1774.-1776
THE WRITING AND RATIFICATION
OF THE ARTICLES
IV The Problem of Union
V The Dickinson Draft of the Confederation
VI The Solution of the Major Issues
VII The Problem of Sovereignty
VIII The Completion of the Articles
IX Early Reaction and Ratification
X Virginia and the Western Problem , 1778—1779
XI Congress and the Western Problem: Land
Speculation and the Spanish Alliance
XII The Completion of the Confederation
XIII Conclusions
APPENDIX
Progress of the Articles through Congress
The Dickinson Draft of the Confederation
The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union
Index
3
16
54
107
126
140
161
177
185
198
211
*25
239
249
254
263
273
234 77?e Articles of Confederation
Jones, who was convinced that Virginia was too large for “repub-
, . Jican Government,” wrote from Virginia that he felt sure the con¬
dition voiding land purchases from Indians would be attached to
any cession by the state, ‘‘as there arc jealousies entertained of
certain Individuals greatly interested in that question.” 21
Finally, on October 10, 1780, Congress disposed of the com¬
mittee report in accordance with Virginia’s demands by agreeing
to all except the one voiding purchases and deeds from Indians.
This was once more postponed. 2 " .Madison at first determined to
lay the whole matter before the Assembly but finally concluded
to leave it entirely in the hands of Joseph Jones to do with as he
i;. saw fit. Madison thought that many members of Congress who
5 had voted against voiding the land claims did not wish to en¬
courage the land companies. Furthermore, he did not want to
| • discourage the Assembly from making a cession. 25 This postpone-
1 ment by Congress is undeniable proof that the interest of the land
1 companies was a predominant influence in the whole dispute,
j Their desperation would not have been lessened by the knowledge
l that their rivals, the Virginia speculators, were to be protected in
j both the regions to be ceded and the region to be guaranteed to
h Virginia.
George Morgan was not a man to surrender easily. Once more
5 . ' he approached the Virginia delegates, this time with an entirely
1 j new scheme for settling the Indiana claim to his satisfaction. He
I f proposed that the dispute between the company and the state be
r; submitted to arbitration according to the method laid down by
L the Confederation. To this the Virginia delegates haughtily re-
s ; plied that their state had finally decided the matter and that it was
H- beneath the dignity of a sovereign state to submit to a foreign
[ tribunal a case that involved only the claims of individuals. 27 In
1 spite of this rebuff Morgan -was jubilant over the defeat of the
Virginia demand for the voiding of Indian purchases and over the
congressional recommendation for land cessions. He prophesied
that “all the Country, West of Allegheny Mountain will probably
“ To James Madison, in Burnett, Letters, 5:399; Jones to George Washing¬
ton, October [ 2 ?], ibid., 396.
85 Journals, 18:915-916.
30 Madison to Joseph Jones, October 17, in Writings, 1:79-81.
27 Burnett, Letters, vol. 5, p. 4.55, note 2; Madison to Joseph Jones, No¬
vember 21, in Writings, 1:98-99.
Completion of the Confederation 235
be put under the Direction of the United States, & Virginia limited
To the Waters winch fall into the Atlantic from the West & North
West .” 28 -■ M . L^:
In sending Morgan’s propositions to Governor Jefferson, Theo-
dorick Bland remarked that “every art has been and tis probable
may be used, by that Company to extend their influence and Sup¬
port their pretensions, and we arc Sorry to say that we have Sus¬
picions founded upon more than mere Conjecture, that the land
Jobbs, of this Comp’y, the Vandalia, and the Illinois Companies,
have too great an influence in procrastinating that desirable and
necessary event of Compleating the Confederation.” 29 Madison
was even more alarmed than he had been over the rejection of the
condition voiding Indian purchases. He reiterated the necessity of
attaching conditions to any cession that might be made. While
expressing his belief that Congress would not satisfy the cupidity
of the “land'mongers,” he made it plain that he believed “the best
security for their [ Congress ’] virtue, in this respect, will be to
keep it out of their power.” 30
With such warnings and advice to guide it, and with the con¬
viction among a majority that a grant should be made, the Vir¬
ginia Assembly took up the matter of ceding her claims. On
Ja nuary 2, 1781, an act was passed by which all Virginia’s claims
northwest oTriie Ohio River—“The Old Northwest”— were
ceded to Congress, providing the conditions were met. These
conditions were the same which George Mason had suggested in
his letter to loseph lones in lulv, 1780. including the guarantee
which Congress had refused to give: that all purchases and deeds
from Indians within the territory ceded be declared null and
f void. 31 Title to the land could not pass to Congress until these
_ conditions were met .
!B George Morgan to Captain John Dodge, Fort Jefferson, December 1,
1780, in the Draper MSS., 50J76, in the Wisconsin Historical Society.
“November 22, in Burnett, Letters, 5:455-456. See also Ezekiel Cornell to
Governor William Greene, October 24, ibid., 425-426. “The Indiana affair is
a matter of great consequence, the state of Virginia hath undertaken to vacate
the title made to the grantees and take the land to themselves, which proceed-
ings gives much uneasiness ro the original proprietors as it is a Country of
immense value and they have made applications to Congress for relief who in
my opinion, have lirrle to do in the affair.”
“November 21,in Writings, 1:98, 99.
“ Journal, House of Delegates, 1777 -/ 7 y °> 80 .
THJ6 POCAHONTAS TIMES . MARCH 11, 1975 J
Dutbitt^l^eoKnDjal
' , Coinmi»i6n ;
The i 1 Durbiiit BieentaDubKl
Commission will meet this
Thursday, March 11, at 7 pm >
.Id the Mayor’s office, .Every-, I
.one is welcome. . . •- -
&■ The Commission la planning I
to. have a parade and festival I
od July 3 in co mm era oration of J
t ha Fourth- Any club, organ- j
icaiion, or individual that da.
airee to participate is asked to if
.contact Mrs, Louise Collies. <,
•> The Commiaainn wishes to v
thank the Durbin Moose Lodge
for donating the use of their ...
Hall for tbe iquara dance on i
February 28.
Aleo, thamu to those who
jtnme and those who donated
.'their services, sandwiches, and
j colfee. .
Special thanks to the rousi-
clans, Richard Daugherty, Leo
Kramer, Clyde Mick, and Ar- .i
nold Roberta, and figure caller,
Clifford Barkley, for the tin* >
Job they did. _ ;
BOB
KITTLE
MARLINTON, W.VA. —After 10 o'clock on most
nights, the only lights still burning in this sleepy town
emanate from a cluttered newspaper office on Second
Avenue.
Inside, jane Price Sharp is putting out America's last
hand-set newspaper—the Pocahontas Times, a weekly
which has remained virtually’nmchanged since 1892,
when the country editor's grandfather, a Confederate
Army veteran, established the first press here
l "Grandpa was a man wtK> believed everyone.ought
to have something io read," Mrs. Sharp said of the Pres¬
byterian minuter who served as a chaplain to Southern
troops, and edited the Times until 1905.
At 56, Mrs. Sharp and her six employes are among
the last practitioners of a dying art—setting newspaper
type by hand. The task is a slow and tedious one, requir¬
ing every letter, punctuation mark and space to be
placed in rows on galleys of heavy metal type.
But like most aspects of this remote farming com¬
munity, the newspaper's practices are dictated by tra¬
dition. And although the Times has given in to some
modern ways, its front page will be set by hand forever,
Mrs. Sharp says.
"We've kept setting type by hand for so many years
because that's the way my father and grandfather put
out the paper. That's just the way it's always been done," -
Mrs. Sharp explained.
About the turn of the century, Mrs. Sharp's grand¬
father Wtiiiam T. Price, a prolific writer and fiery preach¬
er, invested in a modern Linotype press —the kind used
by most newspapers until recent years.
"But the broke down so often that they sent it
back after just a few weeks and returned to hand-set
type," said Bill McNeil, Mrs. Sharp's nephew and the
only man employed by the Times, which, until last
March, had been published solely by women for more
than a decade.
"At least when they were setting type by hand, they
didn't have to worry about everybody breaking down at
once," Mrs. Sharp added.
Today the front page of the Times is printed on a
1911 vintage Babcock flatbed press. Originally driven by
steam power, the aging machine is operated by an
electric motor which frequently requires manual assis-
tance-to keep going.
Newspaper-sized sheets are fed by hand into the. .
press;- which is particularly cantankerous in -coltKbi"
weather, at a rate of about 1,000 pages an hour, .. -v ;
"In the old days, they- really had to stoke the po.t :
belly stove to keep the press-going," McNeil-noted. -. p-
"But Mrs. Sharp added, "THe'okl press is a p'ret't^^
sturdy animal. She doesn't require much maintenance." ~ :
Only two pages of^ach edition of the Times are
printed on the flatbed press. The other six to 10 pages are
printed in Lewisburg on a modern off-set operation.
About 22 hours of continuous press time would be
required to print all 5,600 copies of the newspaper on the
old press, McNeil said.
The Times earned its fame as a country newspaper
during the first half of this century, when Mrs. Sharp's
father, Calvin Brice, was at the helm.
During the 52 years he edited the weekly, Price
became a well-known conservationist and author. His
popular field notes and stories about panthers which
roamed the Pocahontas County mountains became an
institution to thousands of West Virginians.
In 1954. Calvin Price State Forest at Dun more was
dedicated to the long-time editor and publisher who
suffered a fata) heart attack three y^ajs later while
operating the press in his tiny newspaper office.
"At the time, I had never run the press or done any
of that kind of work," said Mrs. Sharp, who went to work
alongside her father in 1944, after her husband Basil was
killed in battle in Germany.
"But we had to get a paper out. The Times had
(Continued on Rage 29}
70
• Mrs. lane Sharp, editor and publisher of the noted
Pocahontas limes. Her /are father, Caivin Price, iorme'
' editor or me newspaper has a state forest namec' arter him
AHVOUl hVQI |R
Pocahontas Times
(Continued from Page 10)
il /V
Mrs. Sharp, the editor, at her press
Bill McNeil, handsetting type for the Pocahontas Times
PHOTOS BY BILL TIERNAN
never missed a week, so I rolled up my sleeves and went
to work. At the time, I had no idea whether we'd still be
here a year later," the gray-haired Mrs. Sharp said.
Like the newspaper, the office of the Times looks
just about like it did when it was built in 1901, McNeil,
36, said.
Aging calendars and nostalgic photographs line the
walls, and the rows of dusty books at one end of the
wooden- structure have remained undisturbed for
decades, McNeil added.
Among the volumes collected by preceding editors
are the Official Records of the Civil War, and the 1895
edition of Encyclopedia Britannica.
The front office of the Times houses a wealth of
Americana which began to accumulate at the turn of the
century, when Marlinton residents made plans to estab¬
lish a museum there.
The museum never materialized, but a disarray of
relics, including Indian artifacts and Civil War weaponry,
still graces the cluttered room.
During the years the Times chronicled fires and
floods which struck this rural county, the population
dwindled, but the newspaper's circulation increased.
Today, the Times has readers in every state and half
a dozen foreign countries, where Pocahontas County
servicemen are stationed.
"Wherever residents of the county went, the Times
went too," Mrs. Sharp said.
During quieter moments, the country editor reflects
proudly on the historic legacy left to her by Calvin Price.
"Of course. I'm not the writer daddy was. But that
doesn't bother me. Most of the time I don't have time to
think about it. I just pitch in and do what has to be
done," she concluded.
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the last week of the year.
Entered at the Poet Office at Mwr-
. linton. West Virginia 24954, aa
aecond claaa matter.
SUBSCRIPTION CHARGES
la Pocahontas County 94.50 a year.
Elsewhere Jo.50 ayear. In advance.
JANE PRICE SHARP, EDITOR
THURSDAY. MAR. 11,1976
''Pioneer Days—July 9-11, .'76 ‘
..
-;"Parks and Recreation
*'THis program has not
been approved by the Leg¬
islature but probably will so
we will print it while we
have the list at hand; this is
part;of the Governor's pro¬
posal of projects costing
$33,000,000 to improve
West Virginia's State Parka
&nd recreation areas and
.Would be paid for from
federal revenue sharing
funds.
*-- Calvin Price State For-
'est—construct residence,
."garage and related devel¬
opment, $75,000; construct
.maintenance and shop
: building and support facili¬
ties, $100,000; hunter and
"fisherman access trails
:.$30]G00; road improve-
Iments in Spice Run area,
•$100,000. Total cost;
:$3'05,000.
-Seneca State Forest—
: construction of a camp-
' ground to include utilities,
-related development and
; -four pit toilets for winter
Ihunter use, $175,000; pic-
- riic area expansion includ¬
ing shelter and related
Cdevelopment, $75,000; de-
’ Velop vacation cabins along
:Greenbrier River and Sene-
' :ca Lake with necessary
- support facilities, $175,000;
‘ -trail development including
Allegheny Trail, $20,000;
.-land acquisition, $30,000.
-Total cost: $525,000.
-' Water Systems for State
■Forests—this request is
• necessary to provide ade- >
-quate water supplies on.|
■ state forests as well as to i
comply with Department of j
:Health requirements,^
$675,000. 1
State forests—this request i
is necessary to bring some j
state forests into compli-|
ance with Department of]
Health and Division of Wa- j
ter Resources require-<
ments, $765,000. i
Begufown State Park— 1
I developing additional]
trails, sanitary facilities, ?|
parking, interpretive shel¬
ter, etc., $45,000. ;
Cass Scenic Railroad*—
replace railroad station de¬
stroyed by fire, $125,000;
demolish and remove old
mill and other out build¬
ings, $50,000; upgrade ex¬
isting railroad track to meet
safety standards, $25,000.
Total cost:$200,000.
Droop Mountain—con¬
struct picnic shelter and
related development,.-,
$65,000; construct resi¬
dence and related develop¬
ment $65,000. Total cost;
$130,000.
Watoga State Park—con¬
tinue campground develop¬
ment including utilities,
parking, site development,
$375,000; renovate existing ■
tennis courts by surfacing ■
and fencing, $25,000. Total
cost: $400,000.
Sewage Systems for 1
State Parks. |
Water Systems for State
Parks. >{ j
Watoga—resurfacing ex- ,
isting paved roads and new
camp area road $275,000.
Droop Mountain Battle¬
field—resurfacing park res¬
idence to U. S. 219, $38,000
Cal Price—resurfacing
Laurel Run, Perry Run,
Nigh Gap Run, Oldham
Run and Beaver Creek
roads, $1,430,000. N
Seneca—resurfacing
camp ground road and
trails, $676,000. ,
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THnssDAY. MAR|V2S/19T^
Pioneer Day*—July 9-1 i. *75
P«ur! S. Burk Birthplace
i At the Weft Virginia ic&auacripta tor West Vvr-I
federation .of Wooe*'« ginia." Mr*. Hoylmen. ft a
Club* Convention »t White subsequent Board meeting!
Sulphur Spring* lait week, thanked the Federation for'
Che drama gained added it* continuing generosity,
momentum on Friday especially in undo renting
inonimx, March 19, whon jh* oo»t of acquiring the
Mrs, Scerbo, in one of her manuscript* far West Vir-I
last appearances ati Fede-ra guiia...
ti'jn President, presented At, t ^e meeting, the
Mia. George Holman, the Potindntioo's Board review-i
Birthplace’s President, w( j architectural plan*
with e gigantic contribution f or restoring the Bifthpl&co addition to Mrs;. Hoylmen
of $7,500.00 from the Fed- farmhold barn. It wua oLso ihe following Director* at-
oratinn “This gift.'^Mrs. learned (hat the Murlinton t* n ded: the Honorable
Scgrbo specified, ‘‘was Woman s Chib intends to Cecil Underwood. Jane
made to pay off the Foun- donate o life mumbsrahip to Meadows, Virginia Yates, .
elation's indebtedness the Foundation. In attend- Mario Leiat, Woodrow Tay-
whioh has been neceesitet- Qn e^ from Pocahontas [or. Kenneth Swopo, Peg
«1 by legal and irnospwta- C-junty were Mrs Libby Fxi««lman. Katherine Find-
cion fee* ih the acquisition Herrode (Vice President! [ uy and Mrs. Deimaa*
of Mtos Buck’s original ^d David Corcoran. In Miller, . .
Presented by Mrs. Maynard Crawford
March 9, 1573 ;
Mariinton Woman's Club
w ■ *■•••>■ •*
;jLet not your heart be troubled: ye believe
inrGod, believe also in me. In my Father's
house are.many mansions:, if it were not so,. 1
would have told you. .I go.to prepare a place
fon you- And if I go and prepare a place for ;'|
you!, I will: come again, and receive you'unto- k,,
myself; that, where I.am, there ye may be also.
.St|j John 14:1-3 . - . • ' . . ' ; •
||The- following Scripture is not ordinarily
a part of. a Memorial Service; however it seems ;
fitting to the life of Miss Buck. St.- Mat¬
thew 25:14-30 (Parable of ; the Talents).
|;Fearl Sydenstricker Buck,/daughter of Rev. -
• and Mrs. Absolom Sydenstricker, was born on
June 26, 1892, at Hillsboro, West Virginia,
and departed this world on March 6, 1973, in .
Dauby, Termont. .It was fate that Mi3s Buck
was bom in our County, since her parents
were missionaries to China..' How grateful we
should be that this lady of distinction was
and has been associated with our County, State,
and lives!
if Let us reflect upon the life of a lady who
entered our lives'indirectly-through the 85
published volumes, and directly by the-person- ;
aif contact we have had with her during the
. past .years.;-' . .. .; '
fl I^emember, during my school days," reading
some of her books, being completely captivated,
never dreaming that the day would come when 1 ' .1
wou^Ld. hear'her speak. • She has enriched our \ ;!
lives in so many ways and has challenged us ’
to, live to . a greater capacity. : - .
•.'V|l^/l963> ; M3s Budc came -to -Pocahontas Coun- (
ty,'touring points of interest, returning to
lunch with'local people, in Mnrlinton, before f
going to the v opening of our Museum. . In the-
ensui n g years,, she has been a frequent visitor
to jtfest Virginia, inspiring, encouraging, and
instructing in the restoration and refurbish- f
•fineipf heE^^jther^a ^uae^t'-'Becauae^-Vpf .these -:j
' ' - . ^-1 * I
visits, ecaa of the lunar thoughts of this
great lady has been revealed. •' . -i
Once, at a nova conference, aha va as 2k ad j
to -reflect upon Christituu. Her reply was,
"Cb^-. Chri h toas la every day of the 7sax, for
every day there-are wonderful things that hap- 1
P*"'to you.” . . .'■., .. : I
Hiss Buck adcired greet people, but great¬
ness to her did not tcean wealth, position, or
prestige. Sfc>? exexpHjTitd this in e conversa¬
tion at a luncheon air The Greenbrier in 1971 ,
That day the family cook of many years va3 1;
; being buried, jmd aba spcke of the greats as
Of tkLa woman, er^ how faithful she had bean- - j
to Hiss Suck. ' Continuing in this trend of ;
thought,’ ftiaa Euck tpoke of the profound in-
- fluence her mother had upon her, and what a
great person sha waa. ■ „}.
Speaking to the student tody, and 1 guests,» *
at the Focahcctae County Sigh School, she said.
: "that -to become famous vu not by chance.
To beoome famous cm net constantly wort:
hard, and, after be coming famous, ten./ of tbs
privileges of a private life must be sacri¬
ficed." v* 1
Last. July, when Miss Buck va.* again in cur
County, the Board of Direotore of the Pearl
Fuck Foundation honored her with a surprise I
birthday dinner. During the evening aha
spoka informally to the group acoembled. . \
She vas naked about bar aepirationa for the
restoration of her home and the Cultural
Center that is to ba built. She became quite
excited about bar hopes for the future. She |
aaid ''that nat everyor.a war fortunate enough (
to have two nations to love, one the nation of;
your birth and one 3 ration by adoption. * She
was concerned ebcut peace and understanding
between China and the dnited States. She van
doty mined that if tat people of these two
cocnuriea could sit down together and discuss
their problems, understanding would be the
result, to.ua Suck hoped that the time would, j
soon com when, at the Cultural Center, dele¬
gations from China and the United Itates wcriLd
come togatber for a sunpoaium, and, through
this, her two beloved countrios cculd achieve
peace. Her dreea should become our challenge,
lie torch of love that the bore eo trcudly I
must now be kept aglow by those who loved and . 1
reflected her. ’
We-of rtarlinton have truly been blessed be¬
cause our lives have tovohed the life of this
exeat lady. Pearl Buck. We have tat her; .
knSwn her, ar.d lovod her. I think this poem
bust expresses che feeling we ahare for Hiss
llICk. . ; ■ . •> •» » •
. v- -•»wai «. dki. .i'-.i'.*'-.,
THB POCAHONTAa TIMES
MARCH 4, 1975
' I
a
Board of Education [
The Board of Education
met for a special meeting
on Monday, February 16.
The purpose of this meet¬
ing was to work on the
manual of school policy that
the Board is in the process
of developing for the Poca¬
hontas County school sys¬
tem.
The Board of Education
met for a regular meeting!
on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The
Board agreed to purchase
four new school buses, two
for 66 passengers and two
for 54 passengers, at a total
cost of $30,126.00. It is
estimated that $43, 945.00
will be received from the
state for the purchase of
new buses in 76-77 and the
Board presently has
$12,385.30 in account for
buses.
The Board approved pay¬
ment in lieu of transporta¬
tion of 50c per day to Mr.
and Mrs. Jess Collins.
The Board approved a
Fire Service Training
Course in cooperation with
W.V.U. and the State De¬
partment of Education with
the class to be taught at the
Hillsboro Fire Station. The f
funding for this course is I
through but not by the
Board of Education. j
The use of the Marlinton !
School cafeteria by the !
Pocahontas County Sheriff
for a meeting on March 3 j
and by the Marlinton Ro- [
tary Club for a pancake i
supper on March 6 was
approved.
Rebecca Ann O'Brien
was hired a3 a substitute
teacher for the remainder
of the 75-76 school year.
Maternity leaves were
approved for Debora John¬
son, effective on Feb. 24,
and Susan Peck, effective
from Sept. 7.
Betty Seaman was trans¬
ferred from Hillsboro Ele¬
mentary School to Marlin-
ton Elementary School for
the 76-77 school year.
Charles W. Young was
continued on eleven
months employment.
The Board considered i
the annual 4-H budget re- ■
quest presented by Ancil J
Schmidt and agreed to de- '
fer for future action.
Approval was given to a
request by the State Direc- j
tor of Transportation for a
bus and driver to take
approximately 40 students
and 4 chaperones to Cedar
Lakes, Ripley, in June for a
Special Vocational Educa¬
tion Workshop.
The Board approved the
request of Quentin Stewart,
Jr. to take 12 PCHS stu- 1
dents to W. Va. State, j
March 25-26; this is a part
of a Multi-Ethnic Fair, •
sponsored by W. Va. State j
wherein PCHS will devel¬
op, write, and tape a TV i-
program on the Heritage of •!
Pocahontas County.
Charles E. McElwee was
employed as Title I Director >
for Pocahontas County for <
76-77.
The Board continued
study of the proposed.
school policy manual and
approved payment of bills
presented by the superin¬
tendent.
The next regular Board
meeting is on March 9.
TUB POCAHONTAS TIMES . MARCH 4, 1976—
Major Harold Tucker Rey¬
nolds will be the speaker at a
public meeting o f the Marlin
ton Woman’s Club on Friday,
March 12, at 830 P. M. in
the auditorium of the Munici¬
pal Building in Marlinton,
The time change was made on
account of the evangelistic
service at the Presbyterian
Church.
Major Reynolds is Head¬
quarters Air Force Project Offi¬
cer for Presidential FHght, j
assigned to the Pentagon. His f
primary responsibility aa the !
Air Force representative onths '■
advance team for Presidential |
travel is to make the support i
arrangements for Air Force I
One and all the aircraft asso¬
ciated with the movement of
the President worldwide. In j
the past three years he has j
visited some fifteen countries >
and forty-five states in the j
performance of this duty. I
Some of the countries visited
are Russia, Romania, Poland,,
Yugoslavia, and, most recent¬
ly, the People's Republic of
China.
Prior to his present assign¬
ment, he was assigned as a
fighter pilot in various U. S.
locations and in Germany,
Thailand, Okinawa and Libya.
Hi a decorations include the j
Distinguished Flying Cross, |
Air Medal with nine Oak Leaf
Clusters and Air Force Com- i
mendation Medal with Oak 1
Leaf Cluster. Wherever he has
been stationed he has always 1
been active id community
affairs, and is listed in the 1972 :
edition of Outstanding Young ;
Men of America. 1
At this meeting he will re¬
late some of his experiences
and impressions during bis 1
travel, and everyone is invited
to hear him.
Major Reynolds grew up In 1
Pocahontas County, the young- j
eat sun of Mrs. Forrest Rey- l
nolds. of Slatyfork, and the !
late Mr. Reynolds. He Is a
graduate of Marlinton High
School and West Virginia Uni¬
versity. His wife is the former
Margaret Fleming Johnson, of
Marlinton, and r;ith their two
children, Martha and John,
they live at Falls Church, Vir- ,
gima. _
14954, MARCH 2, 1967
Norman R. Price, M. D.
An era came- to close with
the passing of Dr. Norman R.
«Price last week. He was the
i last of the country doctors in 1
Pocahontas who went by foot,
by horse, and by ear, in foul
weather and fair, up and down
these mountains and valleys,
to minister to the need3 of the
sick. Since 1903 this strong
' man, who ran a 30-mile foot¬
race, answered calls, not only
in Pocahontas but in sections of
Webster, Randolph and Nicho¬
las. He wore out seven horses
and fifteen automobiles. Hav¬
ing delivered between five and
six thousand babies, it was
little wonder that during his
sickness practically every fam¬
ily recalled that he had brought
some of them into the world.
He reached his goal of. 9Q
ye are, with several months
over, and died, as he wanted, ■
a g'entleman, in command of
the situation.
Coming as a boy in 1885 to
Marlin’s Bottom, where his
father had been born, he saw
the town of Marlinton come
into being and watched it grow.
He served as mayor and also 1
served on the County Court.
•Dr. Norman held almost a cen¬
tury of living history in his
phenomenal memory. , |
Deaths
Dr. N. R. Prlca
Norman Randolph Price was
born in Mount Clinton, Vir¬
ginia, December 5, 1874, the
son of the Rev. William Thom¬
as and Anna Louise Randolph
Price, and died Wednesday,
May 12,, 1965, in the. Poca¬
hontas Memorial - ' Hospital af¬
ter a few weeks' illness.
As a young man he was aj
partner in The Pocahontas
Times. He then studied med-i
tcine at the University of Mary
land Medical College, and bad
practiced in Marlinton since
1903. He was a captain in
the Army Medical Corps iD
World War I.
His wife, Jean Kinsey Price,
preceded him in death, as did
also a sister,. Susan A. Price,
M. D., and four brothers, Wil-
! lie Price, James W. Price, M.
’ D., Andrew Price, and Calvin
W. Price. -r* .•;4
: Surviving him are a daugh¬
ter, Mrs. Carl (Jean) Stock-
well, of Paducah, Kentucky,
and a son, Norman R. Price, j
Jr:, of Chandler, Arizona; a
granddaughter, Jean K. Stock-:, j
well, of Alexandria, Louisiana;
and a sister, Mrs. Anna V.
Hunter, of Sweet Chalybeate
Springs, Virginia.
Services were held in the
Marlinton Presbyterian Chur¬
ch Friday afternoon by the
Rev. W. E. Pierce, with burial
in Mountain View Cemetery.
• • ' * ‘
f - life -- 1
By Andrew Price
The life I live, the life I prize
Seems tame to world-worn
weary eyes;
Those frantic souls spurred on
by lust,
For power and place till all is
dust;
They never know the sweet
release
Among the purple hills of peace
I know not what the years may
hold,
My dreams may fade if I grow
old,
But this 1 know, each golden
year,
Makes home, and friend, and
life more dear;
Each year the heavens brighter
gleam, /. ^ I
Deaths •
Mr*.- Calvin W. Price* ’> J J
Mrs. MabelfMilligan Price, I
80, died Tuesday morning,
February 28, 1967, in a nurs- !
ing home in Staunton, Virginia
She was the widow of Calvin
W. Price, long-time editor of
The Pocahontas Times, who
died June 14, 1957. [
Mrs. Price was born in
Staunton, Virginia,. March 23,
'1886, the daughter of John
Whitfield and Florence Lock-
ridge Milligan. They soon
moved, to Buena Vista, Virgin¬
ia, where she was graduated
from the Seminary there.
The family moved back to
Pocahontas soon after and she
taught school before marrying
Mr. Price May 22, 1906.
She was a choir member and
choir director in the Marlin¬
ton Presbyterian Church for
many years and was the last
I charter member of the Mar¬
linton Woman’s Club.
Surviving her are four dau¬
ghters, Mrs. John B. (Betsy);
Green,- Richmond, Virginia,}
Mrs. Isaac (Florence) McNeel.j
of Charleston, Mrs. J. Douglas:
(Ann) Hubard, Virginia Beach,]
Virginia, Mrs. Basil (Jane);
Sharp, Marlinton; ten grand-1
children, and seven great¬
grandchildren. In addition to
her husband and parents, she
jwas preceded in death by a
son, Calvin Thomas, in 1918,
a sister. Miss Lillie Milligan,
land a brother, Clifford.
| Services will be held in
the Marlinton Presbyterian
Church Friday afternoon at
two o’clock by her pastor, the
I Rev. Fred W. Walker, with
burial in Mountain View Cem¬
etery-
Each year enhances field and I
stream. ]
I know I gaze with raptured!
eye, [
On scenes that once I idled by;l
1 envy not the potentate, . I
The rich, the mighty, high and
great. -I
My books, my friends, my mourn
tains free, j
Have been and are enough for ;
The Pocahontas Times, Feb. 13,1*364
This is a short article on the PoaRe family of Aueusta County,
Virginia. The early settlers in the Greenbrier Valley came from
this family and settled in Pocahontas County, then in Virginia.
,More of the Poage (Poague) family will be described in later
pages. George Washington Poague gave the ground both for the Oak
Grove Church, in Hillsboro and the cemetery also so said a former
Minister 1^305
f .Inth ; so!dercemet 0 ry, which f;
! 19 OnnlnuaH mirh 9 otnrrln ainna ,1
'^&WPOA
This ia part of an article on
the Poage family in Virginia.
Two brothers, Robert and John
“proved their importation at
their. own charges" at Orange;
Courthouse in 1740. The Po¬
cahontas Poages are the de¬
scendants of Robert Poage/j
who settled between Staunton 1
and F ort Defiance. His. wife
was Elizabeth Preston. An ac¬
count of the Poages is given in
Price’s Historical Sketches of
Pocahontas County," but this
article gives some interesting
information—From a Staun¬
ton Newspaper.- . ,
The Poage family was a
prominent one in and near
Staunton, Virginia, in the years
following the arrival of the first
members as pioneer settlers,
two hundred and more years
ago.
One of them. Colonel James
Poage, left Staunton, went to
Kentucky, and then to Ohio,
where he founded a new town
be called Staunton. Later the
name was changed to Ripley.
This caused U3 to do some per¬
sonal research at this end of
the line. ‘
We visited the old and new
cemeteries at Fort Defiance,
both associated with Old Stone
Presbyterian Church, to
how many readable stones
marked the graves of mem¬
bers of the Poage family. We
found, too. that occas : onatly
the name was spelled Poague.
As pointed out there are two
cemeteries at Fort Defiance:
The one near the church and a
much older burial ground east
of the present manse. Whether
an early, frame church once
stood near the older cemetery
is not known, but normafiy a
cemetery usually was closely lo¬
cated in relation to the church.
is enclosed.with a sturdy stone
wall and the grass within the
enclosure well kept are several
stones bearing the name Poage
or Poague. Some of these in¬
scriptions include:
Our father, Major William
Poage, born Ma'ch 18, 1781,
died September 23, 1855.
Thomas Poage, Captain, An¬
derson's Company, Virginia,
1740-1803.
John Poage, member of Cap¬
tain Doyle's Companv, Fifth
Virginia Regiment Wounded
March 23, 1862, in the Battle
of Kerns Town, died March
26,1862.
The most imposing stone, also
erected in recent years,
Sacred to the memory of
Robert Poage, immigrant from
Ireland 1739, elder in Augusta
Stone Church 1740; justice first
commisuon of the peace Aug¬
usta County 17.45; died in 1774;
his wife, Elizabeth Preston.
In this old cemetery also is
the grave of the Rev. John
Craig, D. D. The inscription
says: “Commencer of the Pres¬
byterian ministerial in this
place; 1740 to April 21, 1774;
faithfully discharged hi» duties
to the same”. - . _-. :r ■ i
(to be continued) j
. AG ES * '
It is believed the Presby
terians in the Old Stone Church
area began to gather for wor¬
ship . about lt37, probably
meeting in homes of the people,
sioce no reference is found con¬
cerning an organized church
until 1740 when Dr. Craig as¬
sumed the pastorate and the
stone edifice was authorized to
be constructed.
Old Stone Church was com¬
pleted in 1747; dedicated in
1749; and the present wings
added in 1922. / It served as a
fort during the Indian wars af¬
ter General Braddock's defeat.
Information to this effect is
contained on a bronze marker
erected on an exterior wall of
the church about 1925
by the Colonel Thomas Hugb-
.art Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
In the newer churchyard
there are stones mentioning
four Poages, as follows:
John H. Poage died June 13,
1870, 80 years, 11 months, and
7 days.
James Poage, (born) Novem¬
ber 15,1826, died at the age of
71 year, 7 months, and 12 days
_Nancy S., wife of James
Poage, (died) January 8, 1870,
aged 57 years, 6 months, and
22 days.
Poage, baby son of W. N.
and M. V. Wilson. No dates
appear on this stone.
The name Poage is associated
with Old Stone Church's com¬
munion service which was made
in England in or near 1767.
It is still in use—at least
every quarter when this ritual
is observed. j -
' When not in use one Sunday
each three months, the silver
is maintained ia a glass display
case in the church’s museum.
It consists of three fligons, six
goblets, and two bread plates.
It is believed that originally
there were three plates. , -
The cost of this communion
service is not: known, but it is
reported that when purchased
it represented the price of a
good sized plantation.
For insurance purposes to¬
day the service is given this
value; goblets, $100 each;
trays, $100 each; flagons $350
each. • 0 '::
, These are estimated to be
replacement cost-
In her book "Stories of the
Shenandoah," Mrs. Gladys
Bauserman Clem of this city
recounts that a Poage of the
gentler sex, believed to have'
been Margaret Poage, saved
'that communion service from
being shipped back to England.
When it arrived the price
was said to have been far more
than the congregation had ex-.■
pected, so the feeling was it
should ba returned. However,
Margaret Poage arose and said
she would give the money
she had been saving for silver
spoons for her. 9 wn table to-;
. toartL^purchasing the com -1
munion silver. Her gift-caused I
other members of the congre -1
gation to make hew and special
efforts to contribute. The sil¬
ver was saved.
' Later Margaret's husband
ordered six silver spoons from
England for her; so her long
desire was fulfilled. Five of
these spoons are said to have'
come into the possession of
Mrs. Augusta Harmon Pattie,
of Waynesboro. The sixth
went to a Poage from Texas.
Since "P" was engraved on
the spoons, the family agreed
Mrs. Pattie should have them.
She is. a direct descendant in.
the Poage fine. • . ■ .K-. v ?
About twelve miles north¬
west of Old Stone Church is a
stone dwelling, now occupied
by Mrs. Margaret Carroll, a
descendant of the Poages.
This house is said to be the
original Poage residence in the
Valley of Virginia. ■ .
End of series on the Poage
family and its associations in
the Valley of Virginia and in
Southern Ohio.
The Knapp and. Summers Family,
by
Joseph W. Summers
1130 Windsor Ave.,
Morgantown, W.Va,
"Caleb Knapp Jr. married Elizabeth Waugh"
The first authentic record I la ve is that Caleb Knapp was in Greenbrir
county, Virginia, now W.Va, as early as 1787. He paid tax in that year,
He died in Greenbrier county in 1829, and his wife Elizabeth (last name
unknown) was living in 1833*
Caleb Knapp and his wife Elizabeth had the following children.
James, born about 1790, married March 7,l8l6 in Greenbrier Co. to
Lainey Hapstonstall,
Moses born 1791 married Elizabeth Anderson about 1814.
Joshua (Hardestys History says born 1793) married Phebe McDaniel on Sept.
16,1817. Died in Kentucky in 1865.
John born February 27, 1793 (according to death notice) married Jan.27,
1818 to Jane Blair (family tradition says Jane Blair, but records say
Jane Burgess) he died Sept. 8, 1880.
Caleb, Jr. born May 21, 179# died- married Elisabeth Waugh, born Jan.
2, 1796. "Mv record shows 1.802/glv 1 ) . The daughter of Samuel and. Ann
McGuire Waugh. ° 1 <
Abraham, (paid first tax 1822 making birth about 1801)
- CHILDREN OF CALEB *ND ELIZABETH WAUGH KMAFP -
1. Polly Ann Knapp, born Dec. 14, 1819 died Jan.14,1903
2. Nancy Knapp, born July 22, 1821 died — married Henry Shrader, lived
near Huntersville W.Va. and settled on Waugh homestead.
3. Elizabeth Jane born Jan. 7, 1824, died - married Peter Shrader,
born — died Sept, 7, 1834*
4* Eleanor Morris born June 24, 1825 died March 1, 1926 married May 4,
1842 to Sampson Buzzard who died in 1883*
5. Margaret Rebecca born April 26, 1830 died in Nov. 1904, married McCoy
Kale on,
6. Robert Waugh Knapp, born Dec, 9, 1831 died Jan. 27, 1906, He was a
Union soldier in Co. E. 4th. Va. Cav. He married Mary Woodell Sept. 1849,
she was born June 25, I83I died Dec. 16, 1906. She was the daughter of
Joseph and Delilah Arbogast Woodell,
7. Andrew James Knapp, born Sept. 7, 1834 died -, he was a Southern
solcier and moved to Missouri.
Caleb Knapp was married (2) One son Thomas F. Knapp, born Jan. 14,
1844, died-/Lived at Grace, Roane Co, W.Va. f
Ntn-m. SUM*ins SMLIH> J/v m "C/UJ-D N6T Ci9B£l :
jvi'i/irr - a uimdiit a u-j w TiiM ua u •
Robert Waugh Knapp, born bn Knapps Creek Pocahontas Co. Va. now West
Virginia, Dec. 9, 1331 the son of Caleb and Elizabeth V/augh Knapp. Robert
V/augh Knapp was married in 1349 to Mary Woodell, daughter]of^Joseph and
Delilah Arbog<fcst Woodell. Delilah was the daughter of Benjamin Arbogetst
and.Francis Mullins, Francis came from Westmoreland county Virginia.
Benjamin Arbogo-st was a son of Adam Arbogast and Margaret Hull, Adam was
a Revolutionary soldier as waa also his father Michal Arbogast. Delilah
was born in 1305 died in 1371, she married (1) Joseph Woodell Aug. 23,
1330, married (2) Fredrick Pugh: no children.
Robert V/augh Knapp, end family came from Knapp’s Creek Pocohontas Co.,
W.Va. to Upshur county V/.Va. in 1359 lived there four years,while there
three children were born, John Marshall, Bricen Clomumbus, and Elmira
Francis, he moved from there to Barbour county near Moatsville to a farm
owned by Jacob V/augh, and uncle, later he moved to Jacob Millers farm.
Then they moved to the John Boils farm where Elmira Francis Knapp was
married to James Bummers, Oct. 14,1377* From there they moved to the Zeak
Harper farm in Tucker county V/.Va. where they bought a farm from said
Harper for their own with money he received from a pension being in the
Civil War. This farm is known to this day as KNAPP’S HOLAR, this farm
is about one and one half miles from Moore Tucker County, V/.Va. Robert
Waugh Knapp and his vdfe Mary spent their last days on this farm. They
are buried in a grave yard a short distance be&ow Moore.
ROBERT WAUGH KANPP AND MARY WOODELL WERE THE BARENTS OF 14 CHILDREN.
1. Delilah Margaret born July 26, 1350, died Feb. 17, 1933« Married to
Samuel Roby Kisner June 23, 1373, He was born June 3, 1353 and died at
Moore, Tucker Co. V/.Va.
2. George Benjamin,born Dec. 2, 1351 died March 14, 1924. Married Alice
Rebecca Criss, who was born Aug. 30, 1353 and died in Fairmont, W.Va.
August k, 1944•
3* Deceased daughter, born Dec, 23, 1353 died Jan. 13, 1354*
4. Ira Ellis, born Dec. 23, 1354 died April 30, 1373*
5. Frederick Asbury, born Jan. 16,1357 died Nov. 16, H&B 1359.
6 . John Marshall, born Feb. 25, 1359, died Jan. 24, 1937* Married Ida
Blanch Havrkins, Sept. 6, 1334. Ida was born June 21, 1363 and died at
Valley Bend, V/.Va. Oct. 23, 1935* (11 children)
7. Bricen Clomumlus, born Dec. 10, 1360 died Nov. 7, 1362.
3. Elmira Francis, born Jan. 15, 1363 died Dec. 1, 1947. Married (1)
James Summers, Oct. 24, 1377. Summers was born July 2, 1350 and died
April 22, 1337. Married (2) Jess Hurshman, March 10, 1912, he was born
Oct. 25, 1347 died April 20, 1923.
9. Elizabeth Jane, born June 10, 1365 died July 9, 1371.
10. Ida Emma Corena, born Oct. 13, 1367 died Jan. 19, 1939. Married (1)
Abraham Helmick, Aug. 30, 1339. he died March 10, 1912 aged 70 years 24
days. Childred ?. Married (2) Johnathan J. Cosner, born July 27, 1363.
11. Samantha Ellen, Born Dec. 24, 1369 died Aug. 13, 1375.
/r-z
12* Olive Christena, born Nov. 22, 1371, died April 15, 1904. Married
Robert Hudleson, three children, Rolan, George, Miss. Maggie, last heard
of at Tainesta, Forest Co. Pa. Was 16 years old the 3th. of March 1910.
m
13. Marietta Virginia, born June 25, 1374, Died Dec. 6, 1942. Married (1)
Samuel Strum, Oct. 13, 1390, two children Claud and Alva, Married (2),
Augustas C. Crosten, May 13, 1900, children (?).
14. Lorenzo Dow, born Nov. 11, 1379. Killed in a coal mine June 2, 1927.
Married Sarah E. Harper, who was born May 11, 1333.
Elmira Francis Knapp, born in Upshur county W.Va. January 15,1363,
died at Morgantown W.Va, Dec. 1, 1947, the last of a family of 14 child¬
ren. Soon after her birth her parents moved to Barbour county where six
other children were born. Elmira Francis was married to James Summers,
October 14, 1377 who was born in Preston county W.Va July 2, 1350 and
died April 22, 1337. He was the son of Joseph and Julia Tarleton Summers,
all are buried at Mt. Zion Church Cemetary near Marquess, Preston county
V/est Virginia.
TO THIS UNION FIVE BOYS WERE BORN
(1). Joseph Y/illis Summers, born February 21, 1379. Ths son of James and
Elmira Francis Knapp Summers, married Iva Rebecca Burk, on May 13, 1902.
she was born April 6, 1336, the daughter of William H. and Cristina
Martin Burk, to this union three children were born.
DSC, tq, l 95 3'
1. Leroma Blanch Summers f born May 5, 1903 at William,near Thomas,
Tucker Co. W.Va. She married Alonzo Claud Murphy Oct. 9, 1920,
(Rev. English) at Montrose, W.Va. Alonza Claud Murphy was born
— — Oct. 5, 1901 at Montrose. Three children*
a. Marjorie Burk Murphy, born Nov. 7, 1921. Married Sherley
L. Ashcraft at Akron,Ohio,May 1, 1942.
One son, Kenneth David Ashcraft, born June 6, 1943.
b* Mary Blanch Murphy, born Nov. 21, 1924. Married Eldon Junior
Campbell, May 7, 1944 at Clarksburgh, W.Va., he was born
Jan. 6, 1924. Vetern of World War 11, U.S.Army, 242 Medical
Battalion, To this union was born Roger Elden Camobell on
Nov. 29, 1949.
c. Robert Alen Murphy, born June 9, 1926. Married Alice Ammons,
on July 20, 1949. Vetern of World War 11. A daughter, Dorothy
Joan Murphy was born April 23, 1951.
2. William Clair Summers, bom March 23, 1906 near Montrose, Randolph
county, W.Va. married at Catletts’ourge, Ky. to Bessie Lockhart of
Parkersburgh, YJ.Va, born Feb. 25, 1911. Three children.
a. Nancy Marie Summers, born December 13, 1931.
b. Patricia Joan Sumners, born January 19, 1934.
c. James Clair Summers, born March 3, 1937*
3. Irene Simmers, born Dec. 29. 1903, died at Akron,Ohio, January
9, 1929. Was buried in East Oak Grove at Morgantcwn, W.Va.
KNAPP-SUMMERS CONTINUED,
(2) Ira Henson Summers, born near Marquess, Preston county, W.Va. July
16, 1660, died at Morgantown, W.Va. Sept. 21, 1926. The son of James and
Elmira Francis Knapp Summers, he was married to Susan Bolyard, April 6,
1904. Susan was born Jan. 17, 1662. To this union three children were bon
1. Gail Mildred Summers, born Jan. 25, 1905. Married Thomas Wayne
Hoard, Oct. 10, 1925, who was born Feb. 1, 1904, two children,
a. Marian Gail Hoard, born Oct. 1, 1933, died Oct.11, 1933.
b. Carrol Wayne Hoard, born March 27, 1935*
2. Hayward Burten Summers, born Oct.31, 1906, died March 7, 1914.
3. Alma Garnette Summers, born Aug. 16, 1917, at Morgantown, W.Va.,
Married James Stanley Orr, Sept. 3, 1937. He was born Nov. 26,
1916. Two children.
a. Janet Gail Orr, born Aug. 16, 1941, at East McKeesport. Pa.
b. James Wayne Orr,- born July 3, 1946, at East McKeesport, Pa.
(3) Charles Robert Summers, born Nov. 2, 1661. The third child of James
and Elmira Francis (Knapp) Summers. He married June 5, 1905 to Ades Leola
Hartsaw, {Rev. Odell King) daughter of Frank and Sallie A. Uolebank
Hartsaw. She was born Sept. 26, 1666 in Randolph county, W.Va. Six
children.
1. Ruby Francis Summers, born Aug. 20, 1906 at Kerens, Randolph Co.,
married (1) Rajbph Ernest Ketter, Sept. 16, 1930, he was born at
Pomeroy, Ohio. Died at Charleston, W.Va, by being shot accidently
with a pistol. Married (2) Pvt. Paul Ernest Boggs, of the U.S.
Army, Nov. 14, 1944 at Oakland, Md. No children.
2. Wilma Juanita Summers, born Nov. 6, 1910 at Glady, Randolph Co.,
W.Va. Married Samuel Carl Fitts, Aug. 9, 1936. who was born at
Connellville Pa. Oct. 26, 1911. U.S.Navy in WW11. No children,
3. Velma Madeline Summers, born April 30. 1912 at Flady, Randolph,
county, died at Morgantown Nov. 16, 1940.
4. Robert Eldon Summers, born April 13, 1917 at Gassaway, W.Va.
Married June 16, 193° at Oakland, Md. to Doris Wilda Grimes.
Doris was born Aug, 25, 1917. Two children.
a. Robert Russell, born April 12, 1937.
b. Doris Joanne, born April 13, 1939*
5. Wendell Paul Summers, born April 1, 1923 at Morgantown, W.Va.
Married at Oakland, Md. Dec. 24, 1942 to Mary Louise Fairfox,
born at Clarksburg, W.Va. Jan, 25, 1925, Vet of WW11.
a. Sherley Kay Summers, bom Nov. 14. 1943*
6 . Thelma Maxine Summers, bom Dec. 15, 1925. Killed in auto
accident Oct. 26, 1932. Age 6-6-1.
KNAPP-SUMMERS CONTINUED.
5
4, John Wesley Summers, born March 1, 1664. the son of James and Elmira
Francis Knapp Summers, Married /XX Jessie Ann Royce, (Rev. John Bolton)
she was born Oct. 26. 1660 and died Dec. 23, 1940. ? the daughter of
Henry C. and Sarah 3olyard, Royce. To this union nine children, seven
girls and three boys were born,
ru
1. Gertwde Ester Summers, born Jan. 3, 1903, died age 9 months.
2. Lennie Elizabeth Summers, born Oct. 22, 1904. Married at Oakland,
Md. Oct. 1, 1922 to Roy Groves, who was born Sept, 15.1902. To
this union was born five boys and one girl.
a. Willis Vergil Groves, born May 1, 1923. Married Erma Musiel
Caton, born Jan. 9. 1925 at Uniontown, Pa. Children.
1. Howard Eldon Groves, born June 17, 1946.
2. Robert Lee Groves, born Aug. 24, 1946.
3. A son. - - - , born May 31, 1951.
b. John Walter Groves, born Jan. 21, 1925.
c. Delmar Wayne Groves, barn July 26, 1927. Vet of WW 11, Navy.
Married Miss. Jo Ann Bennett, Aug. 1, 1945. One daughter.
Peggy Sue Groves, born April 3, 1947*
d. Edna Francis Groves, born March 10, 1931.
e. Floyd Roy Groves, born Sept. 26, 1933.
f. Gerald Eugene Groves, born Sept. 17, 1935*
- 3. Luria Audria Summers, born Dec. 17, 1906. Married at Morgantovn,
W.Va. Nov. 9, 1925 to Denver White, who was born Nov 22, 1904.
Six girls born to this union.
a. Evalyn Virginia White, born Feb. 13, 1926. Married Donald Wade
Dodge June 17, 1945> a daughter, Beverly Ann, born Aug.16,1946
b. Beatrice Wanetta White, born Jan. 24, 1926. Married Robert
Elsi/orth Goff. Oct, 19, 1946. Vet of WW 11. born 4-12-21.
1. John Robert Goff, born Sept. 14. 1946.
2. Cherry Kay Goff, born Dec. 21, 1950.
c. Betty Elaine White, born Aug. 29, 1929. Married William R.
Deusenberry, Dec, 4, 1946. a son Edxvard Richard, born 11-26-49
d. Alma Deloris White, born April 6, 1931.
e. Nellie Agnes White, born Aug. 29, 1933*
f. Mary Louise White, born July 17, 1939.
4. Agnes Vearl Summers, bom Dec. 26, 1906, died age two years.
5. Ada Virginia Summers, born July 2?, 1911. Married at Morgantown,
W.Va. Dec. 22, 1934 to Francis Leroy McCormick, born Aug. 10,
1913« One child, Wandalee McCormick, born July 5, 1935
6 . Oscar Odell Summers, born Dec. 2, 1913. Married (1) Nina Leonh
Lewis, March 24, 1934. Married (2) Mildred Lucil Goodwin, July
16, 1945. she was born April 7, 1927. ‘
KNAFP-SUKH8RS, COKTIHL'EO*
(o
7. Selliw Ruth Summers, born Sept, 1?, 1916. Harried Orwal Brant
Bonnell, May 30, 1942* A son Orval Junior born March 22, 1950.
8 . Valter Harold Sumners, born Dec. 20, 1919, married at. Oakland, Met.
on April 7, 1940 to Dorathy Virginia Bloasar, of ftasontoen,
Preston county, W*Va* {Rev* Sprague)* She was born Oct. 17, 1920*
Vet* of VJV 11* Three sons#
a, Horald Edward Summers, born Sopt, 26, 1941.
Herold.
b# Raymond Odell Summers, born Feb. 14, 1944*
c. Charles Lee Summers, born April 3, 1947*
9* Howard Melvin Summers, born Dec, 2, 1926*, W 11* Pacific. Married
Hazel Veryl Goodwin -»—, viho v«5 born Oct. 4, 1930* One girl and
one boy*
a. David Odell Summera, born July 4, 1949*
b* Juda Ann Summers, born Oct, 31, 1951*
(5) To James and Elmira Francis Knapp Summers, a boy, born and died
December 28, 1386. _ _
I THE FOBLOWING WAS TAKEN FROM THE POCAHONTAS
TIMES OF MARCH 11, 1926*
Mrs E la nor Knapp Duaaard was born at Richland 3 , Greenbrier count 7
June 2 V, 1525, aod died'March 1, 1926, at the home of'her daughter,
Mr 3 , Jarusha Shinaberry, at Sunset, Pocahontas county, aged 100 years,
eight months and four days.
Mra. Bu 33 atd was a daughtar of Caleb Knapp and Elisabeth Morrison(Waugh)
Knapp. She moved with her'parents to Pocahontas county in 1630, and
has’lived here ever since. Her childhood days were spent on a little -
farm on Greenbrier river three miles below Clover Lick. On May L, 1&.2,
she was united in marriage to Sampson S. Dussard. To this union was
born eleven children, five sons and six daughters* Seven of her children
are living, Cronin Buasard of Fr<? 3 t; Letcher• 3ussard, of Raywood;
Cornelius Bussard, of Dunmore; Embry Bussard, of Knoxville, Iowa.;
Robert Buasard, of Mountain Gro\*e, Va.; Mrs, Jerusha Shinaberry, of
Sunset; Mrs. Mildred Shinaberry and Elenor 1. Bus sard, of Clover Licks.
Har husband died in 1B83. Her 'deceased children are Mrs. ,D.N. Bus sard,
Mrs. Sane B. Grimes and Mr 3 . C. P. Colling. She was laid'to rest beside
her husband in the Busgard cemetery near Bunmora. This cemetery is on
the farm where Mrs. Bussard lived happily with her husband and reared
her large family. Her Great“grand-daughter, Mrs, Harry Moore,'lives
there now. In speaking of this farm 3 he always called it home.
In early life she united with the Methodist church and remained
faithful to the and. She ofter spoke of being ready to join her loved
oneB who had gone before.
Her chilared were all present at the burial except Mrs. Mildred -
Shinaberry, who wag not aole to attend on account of failing health,
she being eighth-three years of age, and Embry Buasard, of Knoxville,
Iowa. A large number of grandcliildred and great-grandchildren were
present. On# half-brothel. T. F, Knapp (Born Jan. 1L, ISJ+i,) of Roane
county, subvives her.
Mrs, Bussard enjoyed visiting her childred and grand-children. She
was always lively, and looked oh the bright aide of everything. She
will be sadly miased by all. The funeral services will be conducted
later, and is is hoped all her childred will be present.
Dear grandmother, how I misa you,
And your absence breaks my heart.
Bub 1 hope some day to meet you,
Wien we ffi ver more Shall part.
L.L,
M0TE;3ome of the family spell it Euaaard— others Buzaard
PAGE TWO MF.3» ELSNOR KNAPP BtJSSARD
In spite of the rain a large crow! gathered at the picnic at
Cronin Buzzard's sugar grove last Wednesday to celebrate the 100th
anniversary of the birth of Mrs. Eleanor Knapp Bustard* Grandma
Bus sard was feeling fit and fine and seamed to enjoy the day very
much. Sitting in an automobile, sha received her friends and de¬
scendants* When the rain came adjournment was taken to a neraby
church* Itev* W* T* Hogeatt of Karlinton, a mere fcoy of 78 years,
was in charge of the services, and made an appropriat address. Rev.
Pugh and Rev. Pegram alao spoke. A touching scene was hhen the
children, grandchildren, £reat-grand-children and great-great-
grand- children pledged the aged woman by a hand-grasp that they
would live a Christian life by the help of the Lord*
Mrs, J3uss5erd was born on Greenbrier River, below the mouth of
Clover Creek, June 24, 1825. Her father was Caleb Knapp and her
mother was Elizabeth Waugh Knapp daughter of Samuel and Ann McGuire
Waugh* She married Sampson Buzzard who has boon dead soma twenty-
five years. They were the parents of eleven children* The grand¬
children now number 82, great-grand-children 21,6; great-great-grand¬
children 77. This makes a total of 407, and the end is not yet. It is
of interest to note that there are thirteen sets of twins among her
descendants, A half-brother, T. P. Knapp, of Jackson county, an ex-
Confederate, soldier came to his sister's century birthday*
ROTE: While the above does not agree with other versions obtainable will
put same down Just at it appeared In the Pocahontas Times./glv
m grandfather and GRANDMOTHER HILL. by - Cty*
THE FAULT OF GEORGE HILL
Georg9 Hill born April 21, 1#32, died Jan. ?-4, 1520
1st* wife Nancy Jordon*
born Sept* 1630, died Dec*. 31, 1591
2fid* wife Julia Bearn*
born ]b/ l I5 a died Pel?* i° 1907
George Hill and bis first wife, Nancy, were the parents of nine
children ns listed below* There were no children by hla Second
marriage*
Mary Josephine Hill, born Aug* 4, 1^55 died Get, 20, 1932
married John Ezra Waugh - 10 children*
Edbert Walter Tiillj born Mar. 26, 1557 died June 25, 1934
Married Jennio C. Beard 4 children*
John Thomas Hill, born Nov* 19, 1659 died Kay 12, 1932
married Mollie Porter 6 children.
Alice Thocnae Hill, born Mar* 5, 1863 died Oct* 24, 1933
married fcfesley Kinnison 4 children*
Martha Anri Hill, born Apr* 30, 1866 died Feb. 2, 1942
married Emory McKillion 1 child.
William Christopher Hill,bom. July 6,1668 died Oct. 22, 1934
married Alice ■— --
Samuel Lloyd Hill, born Mar. 17, 18?0 died Mar. 19, 1936
1 married Salina Rutledge no children
2 married Rose Lee Br&kobill 4 children.
Smna Francis ILill, bom Mar* 31, l6?2 died --
not married
Chr.rloa Bernard Hill, born Oct. 5, 1674 died Jan* 25* 1904
married Mattie Ltjpps Me Clung no children.
MY GREAT-GREAT *-GR ALD7ATH3R AND G.UNTC'TlER HILL
H JiLjrpJ-JJWW _e£ £, 0 . U/oJla^i |
Richard Hill born July 13, 1763 died June 4, 1^49
Nancy Hill born June 21, 1769 died Dec- 10, l£6l
their children
Thomas Hill
horn
Aug*
17, 1733
died
Fob.
15, 1365
Elizabeth Hill
born
Sept*
7, 1790
—
John Hill
born
July
29, 1792
died
Dec*
25, 1869.
Martha Hill
born
Aug*
25, 1795
—
Fef'gy Eiill
born
Aug.
10, 1797
—
Abraham Hill
born
Dec*
3, 1799
died
Jan.
6, 1871.
Isaac Kill
bom
July
23, 1802
Y/llllatn Hill
born
Dec-
27, 1804
—
Joel Kill
born
Feb.
23, 1307
di ed
Feb*
13, 1864.
George Hill
bom
June
3, 1811
—
KI GREAT-
-UitAMDJAXtlER .
AND OUNDHOT
HER KILL
Thomas Hill
born
Aug.
17, 1738 ■
died
Feb.
15 , 1365
was i^arried on Nov- 7.
1309 to
Ann Cackley
born
Oct-
24, 1790
died
Dec.
1, 1888
their children.
Martha KcNeal Hill
horn
Oct. 1, 1310
died Feb.
5 ,
1902
"William Cackley Hill born
June 15, 1812
—
Mary Fry Hill
born
Au S . 13, 1315
—
Nancy HilL
bom
Sept.25, 1818
—
Thomas Kill
horn
Apr. 20, 1822
died
June
13 ,
1322,
Evelyn Hill
born
Auk. 15, 1823
died
Apr*
17 ,
1900,
Levina f'ill
bom
July 12, 1326
died
)Jec,
1 ,
1&&5
Richard Valentine
[[ill born Nov-15,1^29
--
George Hill
born
Apr. 21, 1832
died
Jan.
24,
1920*
03ITUAHY
WAUGH.* Died in San Francisco, August 6th, at the
residence of her son, Mr. Wm. Waugh, lira. Clarissa
Jane Waugh*
The disease causing her death was dropsy of the chest. She w as born near Ms ns fie]
Ohio, February 20, 1826. For a time she was a schoolmate with General Sherman. When
very young she was blessed with a sense of God's saving love, and she joined the II.I
Church* In her youth, with her father, John Edsall, she moved to Ivlissouri. In 1841
she was married to Hev. Lorenzo Waugh, a traveling elder of the II.E. Church. With hi
she shared the toils and privations of the early itinerate life till the spring of
1852, when, the health of both having failed, they crossed the plains and came to
California. They settled in the country, four miles from what is now the city of
Petaluma. Nearly all of that delightful and fertil country was then uninhabited. As
there was no church yet built, their new home was opened as the first place, in all
that region, for preaching and for social religious meetings. Here the early preache
always found a welcome home. Ever their house was a model of neatness and quiet, as
as of a generous and unostentatious hospitality. Though never demonstrative, Sister
Wsugh was ever ready end prepared for every needed -work. Especially in cases of
affliction, her alacrity snd skill were apparent. Her character is wall expressed ir
words of the wise man, "She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the
of kindness." Though her sickness was for many weeks, and ivas very painful, her
patience and resignation were truly notable. The writer frequently visited her sick<-
and could not fail to observe that there the favor of God was amply bestowed. She
leaves a large circle of friends. Her husband. Father Waugh, in his sad beveravement
needs - and, indeed, he enjoys - the strong consolations, which, so often, he has iir
parted to others. She was truly triumphant in her death. She embraced the children,
gave them a message of dying love. Ha me inhering the two absent sons, she said: "Pa, t
John and Henry Clay to meet ms in heaven. I am going there, and X am perfectly happy
OBITUARY 002TIKUED«
Lira» Waugh wa3 the mother of four sons and one daughter, all of whom survive but the
youngest son, franklin. He died, aged ten years, A vary interesting account is given
of him in Father tfaugh's autobiography* - J.J. Cleveland*
OBITUARY OF FRAI2LI1J C. WAUGH*
FHA13CLIN CAHEEI1TER WAUGH, youngest son of Rev* L. Waugh, was born near Petaluma >
California, January 30, 1865. fchen but four years old he became thoroughly opposed
to the vices of drinking, chewing, smoking, and swearing: and was a faithful number of
the "California Younth's Association," and left his diploma therin unsullied* tiany of
the temperance friends xvill remember "Little Frank" as he stood up with his shrill,
happy, childlike voice in advocacy of his principles, while traveling with his father*
Obedient to the command, "Honor thy father and thy mother," he needed no rod of correct:
and seemed pleased with everything in the direction of reverence and devotion to God*—
We commend and honor men of marked ability, although too often they are slaves to vice;
most certainly greater honor should be given to a noblehearted boy, who stands firm in
every virtuous principle, and sets his face firmly against vicious ana filthy habits*
His whole bearing was serious and gentlemanly, and he was careful of th9 feelings of
all with whom he mingled* He died as he lived, peacefully end bravely, and is now,
doubtless, with Him who said, "Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come
unto me, for of such is the kingdom of heaveiu"
K- : -r Death -
j,^- Miu Eiribri **»*- jl-S
Alia* Eiifubatii &..\Viuffbi age*
ST 7 J.'iftrjjj yMMct = aWttj:.:ou ■SlU»'r'«|
Jay lit* raooo; Juue: A,-. 10-48, ut<
tins Poc*bovtA» Memorial HospitJ
if.j Jibe had -beau la-tailing btaltU
for the i*t*i eew»l waolb*. Owl
M-Wflaj tfUmooB her bolf wa*|
laid to ro»l lii lb9 family pic l ii>i
Mrrn ntaiiv Vk * Cam 0 tcry.. ' Tb ir
funeral .ansr^Sce- wa* cooduotud
frprcvtha Marliatoo Mothodinl
(Jaurnh -by Jmr- [inetor, tea IXcv*
Carlo M.
Miaa Loai* w*» n- cfftoyhior.'ol
the tote I^vj'anl. Amanda Foagi
Waugh. '8b# h by t wxr
brother*, Gw;« of WarMu-
toov^aotl Gro7er, of Akron, Ohio;
three sitter*, Mr*. <a K Dsaoiioo,
nf . Mnrltntoa; Mrs. Lulu ,\VIU
liorns, of Huotio£.t<on, : 'anfl MrJ,
William Clower, of ! Ruiut*llo, j-.-A.
brother, llurluw. prieoedea Lor in
January- of tbit year. un-J t.w<*
sister*. Mi* - Ann> Kastar aod
M«. dally Ibocino, aano >c*/*
*e»v "'. • ?\-7 ", 'Z
-Ja rengion.>MIsa -Lizzie wm‘b'
Method i*i, rtnd for-moro tbair
ihirty year* the was;in; chwrtf* of
t! o-Primary- DcDartmecit of the,
^iirdaj-fiohobl of the Mtvrlmton-
Metliodiw Church.Than «br
tOiirhrd for yood hooJrv I* nt
aoaaz profile in the formally®
or their lire*.
For furiv-fwur ^nrt Mina Lii-
zic WaOtfh wa* ao'efBckot uictu-
bar of eh* lUtff m the printing
office of The • pnuohontaB- Time*;
retiring only a few.weeks bq/oi’e
ber dciill). . *,
J.cft. mothorlM* m *5 uaH? **:*
and tbi> ck*eU of fu'krjc Umu*,
’ Miv» LArrit did veB ber pari in
I atsiiliog to hold together and
briciifvp tho children.
and Ic.rali. faithful arid
‘persistant woro the chftr>ioteriitiu»
of this truly ffood woman,
j Th» active ;ol( bearure, nil Tor*
ImerSuudrtv School im pi la went
Chat Vs Klrhardtoo.. Darr* Lynn |
■Sheeta. Walter Me son, Fd-.rardfc
K**<ro<Jc, Ardm-O^ Ki]liag*wvrth|
and-Paul R. Dmtotk:^'
Hoor.rary p*lf 1
. n. MoPcrrio,- 'J *y. Sy<krwtrW-<
! «\ 6i J. Kaaroda. LyO. Sltn-
rnooa,- Frwi Getmnf and , Oak In
W., -Pyii». ,
i'l’he flower brnrers wore:
Mabel Hudson, Mrs, Uura Briii;
Mi-j. Mr hr l Hcgeett,' Miw Mrhni
Liug, Mr*. Libby Kc*rode.. 1 &flr*
PrCiu r^nnrm. biimi Aaaa Loc
P-erioi, Mr*. Aoia Thomas, Mu»a
Eitslya Within, Mr*. Orda Stuiib
and Mra. A ooai-CoIo. Row. • - r, J
: Aqiopj? the nJatliVa :'and/*ih#
friandu cailetl liore b? ‘.tba 'lUnuiji
/ind death-.of Mine Elizabethan.'
.Wftu^fb wiroMra, Lnlil William^
Hu atla gtorvy * lift re; W xfl him;-05ow-;
er- Mrs. IT. L Guy and: dimuhr
tor; Mri^ Prmci tVotty Janti -Mm>
Lima Prioe, of KoinrUef Mr. aod
Mrs, Gvurgt Vioghmi' oTaVrai,
OMn; Mr. nod Mra. Gltsn Yau'ieliAi*
of AuunpuJi*, Marytaud;' ;f*tn.
John.William* and anha.-oF Wliild
SuIpbur Sprir>gi; Vit. 4lelODjMarV
of Elkioa, and Cudl Ctidiarii, ■ 01
Mitt Creek,...; 1 , • *’
ivi<» ■ • 11111 f ** • r •
» Heat ftf&SST* ■* 1
T Wn. taJ* A WHlHas r ■ 1
• M: ra..tuba. JJVWfcb W i lliam a,
a^ed'78 year*; di ad • on ■ Saturday
afternoon-, " a t K \
AOlpi t al. irr- Hu QLinRtorr, She hud I
been in . failing j^eaiih furix-anyi
inoa^.ha. On- Monday afterroor*
iUe knrnl aervko was bed trd
II un* mg ton. wtrfi eravcMiIo meal
at Mountain View Ce.-neterv fn 1
Marlinrowun Tuesday aflernonnj
Mra. . . Will lama wua= born an
Cdray on Aprils adau* r j
ter of ihe luia Levi and’’A mu nil J
| 0«S« (>f : her- father'^
f^niiy tfur* rviTitin’ter two ai*-
Ccns, Mrs. C. E. Denniscn. oi
MartinLon. and Mn. W..P. CU»rd
fir. of RnineHo; h*r hrncher, tj rV |J
r^e H7 Wauyh; OfEiBra.vr-‘ r ^t^
She becaroi-t.lie wife, of a!
Dennis Willfama. She is survi¬
ved by ber dauahl'^r. Mi*. Vela
Lee Smith, of Hunlinghrm, and
four grand children.
Mrv WUIiams ww a life ionpl
drrutia*, a member ul the M«*h-1
od(3f Choreh. J
. -Mm, MiUtie -V. Cloww, 74. of
Em( Hainrile. died Saturday.
April. 9. I960, in . lllutda hoapi-
lafafter a lop* illnoM. 1 »•
. Born, at H3dr*y, Poeahontaa
County, ebe.-wrpi.s daughter of
lh« late Levi and Ella Ruefanan
Vuaeb; Sbe »m i m.aibar of
Ihv Msdxvlat Cfcfffoti, Rdjeirah
Lodge. Dogre, of Honor, and
Python-8is«ra Lodge, Raiaeile.' ,
sdtyiving are her husband. W.
B Glower; -two tons,- William.
Glower and Charloj E;- Cloww,
both of Ease R.iinelle; three
daughters. Mrs; H.' L, Cray of
Ra'neilo;,««. P..A. Crottv,.of
Caet JUtaelk; and Mra. B. H
PnM,.Jr,,.of Bedford.- Pennsyl¬
vania;-' one slater, Mrs. C. L
Dtmaw. of Marlinton; twelve i
grand child roa, «nd three- great¬
grandchildren. - - n l h
Funeral services were bold Mon¬
day afternoon in Lhe NiclieJI Bu-
noral.Homo Chfipe] hi East P.ain-
eUe-bythe-Rev Row Evans, and
Dr. * 0. C. Mitchell officiating
Burial waa made in She Wallaeo
M emorial. Comet ery oear Clintoo-
i vin V. : 0>;.BL-W.»» saoe-^—-i
WAUGH-SEABOLD
Miss, Ijlargaret Hina Seabold, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.
Robert Seabold, 1137 Kfittman Avenue, became the bride of Mr.
Meade Lanier Waugh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harlow Waugh, of
Marlinton, West Virginia, this afternoon (December 27,1934)
at 4 o'clock in St. Johns Lutheran Church. The bride's uncle
the Rev. M. P. F. Doerman, of River Forest, Illinois, performed
the nuptial service assisted by the Rev. Ernest Boeger, pastor
of St. John's Lutheran Church.
A short musical preceding the service was played by Prof.
Fred Welchert, organist, and Mrs. John Asplund, soloist, of
Chicago, cousin of the bride. The altar was decorated with
poinsettias and lighted by tall white tapers.
The bride who was given in marriage by her father, wore a
gown of white crepe. Her matching turban was trimmed with a
veil and sie wore a corsage of gardenias. Iiiss. Alice Rowan
Waugh, sister of the groom, served as maid-of-honor. Her frock:
was of royal blue velvet. The Messrs Frederick and Robert
Stephen, cousins of the bride, served as ushers.
A wedding dinner was served at Fairfield Manor at a long
table where covers were laid for fifty. White chrysanthemums
and freesia a nd tall white tapers adorned the babel. Later
— a receptiorj ms helf for friends of the couple at the home of-
the bride's^ parents.
The bride is a graduate of Valpariso University and took post
graduate work at Indiana University. She is employed as head of
the commercial department of the high school in Marlinton. Mr.
Waugh is employed by the Department of Agriculture in the
Forest Service at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. After a
short honeymoon trip the couple will be at home at 57 North Camden
Avenue, Marlinton, West Virginia.
i.
Out of town guests at the wedding were: The Rev. Mr. Doerman
and his daughter, Miss Erna Doerman, of Forest River, Ill; Mrs.
Asplund, and Mrs. J.J. Meyers and daughter, Vivian, of Chicago;
Miss. Jean Wickemeyer, of Laporte, and Hr. and Mrs. Harold
Seabold, of Pataskola, Ohio.
Mote. Reprinted in the Pocahontas Times from the Hevrs-Sentinel,
Fort Wayne, Indiana„/glv
SILVER WEDDING
Me* and Mrs* A. D. Williams celebrated the twenty-fifth
anniversary of their marriage Sunday, January 23, 1927,
at the Marlin-Sewell Hotel, Marlinton, WoVa* The feature
of the day was a surprise party composed of their brothers
and sisters and their families residing in Marlinton* Mrs*
Williams was the recipient of sixty five silver dollars and
other silver mementoes*
At 1:30 o’clock the party was invited to the dining
room vihere a bountiful, well prepared dinner was nicely
served and much enjoyed by the twenty-five persons seated
at the table* Those present were,
i
Mr. and Mrs* A. D. Williams; Mr« and Mrs. E. H. Williams;
Mr* and Mrs. Harlow Waugh; Mr. and Mrs, C. Ernest Denison;
Mr* and Mrs* Arthur C. Pifer; Mr. S. L. Brovn; Misses
Lizzie Waugh, Alice Waugh, Frances Poage Waugh, Thelma
Williams, Grace Virginia Williams, Hazel Pifer, Vada Pifer,
Mary Frances Pifer, Bettie Pifer, and Norvil Pifer, Moffet
Williams, Meade Waugh, Paul Pifer, Eugene Pifer,
The surprise was complete and every one present enjoied
the day, i
i
One of tjhe interesting features of the occasion was that
Mr* Brown had issued marriage licenses to all the married
couples at jthe table, and Miss. Lizzie Waugh has been
Sunday Schojol teacher to all but two of the young people
seated at the tables.
Mr. Williams called attention to the fact that twenty-
five years ago there was not an automobile in Pocahontas
county; the!wedding conveyance was a buggy pulled by a
white horseJ The snow was about eight inches deep in Marlin¬
ton, and thd lanes from Edray to Marlinton were drifted
full of snow*
The twenty-five years just passed has been about one
sixth of the; life of the United States and Approximately
one seventy-seventh of the Christian era. It has been the
most eventful twenty-five years in history because more
has been done to lift the burden of transportation from
flesh and blood to physical forces; and through the tele¬
phone, radioi radio-photography, airoplane and the discovery
of various electrical rays more has been accomplished to¬
ward an universal bretherhood of man, the alleviation of
suffering an4 the comfortable living that in any other
quarter of a (century, and to those of us who remember, it
seems only a (few days,
j
NOTEpThe above clipping is from the Pocahontas. Times of 3a te
January ' 1927
WAUGH FAMILY REUNION
S JULY 1951
The 1951 Reunion of the Waugh families was held on Sunday,
July 3th, at the Droop Mountain State Park. Following a basket
dinner, E. Clyde Bussard was the guest speaker. Other speakers
were Rev, R. H. Skaggs and Rev, Don Taylor, both of Mariinton.
A gift was presented to the oldest and youngest members of *
Waugh families in attendance. Mrs. C. E, Denison, of Mariinton,
daughter of the late Levi Waugh of Edray, received the gift for
oldest member, and the gift for the youngest member went to little
Lee Winters Goodall, of Ronceverte, aged 2 months, the grandson
of the late Doc Waugh.
Next year the reunion vail again be held in the Droop Mountain
State Park, on the second Sunday in July, The committee on
arrangements are: Clyde C. Waugh, of Mariinton, and Alice R, Waugh
and Waldo Waugh,
Those in attendance from a distance were:
Mr and Mrs-. H. A. Waugh and family of Huntington,,
Mrs. Doc Waugh and family. Ronceverte.
Mr, and Mrs. E, B. McCormick. tf
Mr, and Mrs,E„ K. Andrews. ”
Mss Katie Stull. n
Mrs. Lucy Stull, n
> Mr. and Mrs, Charles Graves all of Ronceverte,
Mr. and Mrs. Aquilla Waugh of Rainelle.
Mr. and Mrs. Raijhh Sevy of ,r
Mr. and Mrs, Oscar Diehl of "
— - Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ballard and son of Morgantown. _
Mr. and Mrs, Sam Waugh and family of Elkins
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Gainer
of
II
Mr. and Mrs, David D. Brown
of
11
Mr* John W. Waugh
of
Montgomery
Miss, Bertha Waugh
of
Salem
Mrs. Cora Cayott
of
Stewart. Minn
Mr. Millard F, Waugh
of
On
k Hill
Mr. and Mrs. John Waugh
of
Oak Hill
Mrs. Lou Waugh
of
Baltimore, Md
Mr. and Mrs* Nathan D. Waugh
of
Moatsvilie
Mr. And Mrs. John Nestor and
family
of
it
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Miller and
family
of
»»
Miss Natalie Waugh
of ‘
u
Mr, and Mrs, Nathan D,. Waugh.
, Jr.
of
Grafton
Mr. and Mrs, James Waugh
of
Durbin
Mr, and Mrs, Joe E. Waugh
of
Cass
Mu? Lloyd Waugh
of
Dunmore.
Note; The above as taken from The Pocahontas Times of IS July 1951,
WAUGH FAMILY REUNION
$ JULY 1951
Others in attendance, their familyj and residence*
Mildred F« Waugh, 67 ,
Mr# & Mrs. John Waugh,
Patrica, 12 and
& Mrs# Joe E* Waugh,
Joan Cassell
& Mrs, Janies Waugh
Mr. Lloyd Waugh#
Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Waugh,
Mr# Dale Miller
Mrs# Mabel Millet
Sharron and Larry
& Mrs. N.D.Waugh#
Charlotte Sue 3 yrs
Nathan D. Waugh,
Mr. & Mrs. Doc Waugh.
Sue Waugh,
Mr & Mrs Kenneth Goodall,
Lee Winter Goodall 2.months
F. W. Clutter Guest.
Ada Clutter.
Dara Clutter
Hester Clutter
Thomas Clutter
Myrtle Clutter
Fleta Clutter
Olive? Clutter
Nancy Clutter.
Mrs, Woodsie Waugh Bleau, ,/Orestus Waugh,/
Mr, Sc Mrs. Geo. B. Waugh
ojKr. Orestus Wa ugh.
Mrs. Arizona Waugh Scott.
Mr. Sc Mrs, Jake Combs,
Jim & Benny Waugh,
Mrs# Norma Reed.
Mr# Sc Mrs, W.T*Waugh,
Mr# Mrs. Glen Shrader
Sharon.
Miss# Alice Rowan Wa ugh, /Harlow Waugh,/
Mrs. Harlow Waugh,
Mr# Sc Mrs. Waldo Waugh,
Mr. Geo. H. Waugh,
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Waugh,
Harriet Naye Waugh
. Mrs. Clyde Moore ,- ..
& Mrs. Alva A. Johnson /Geo# B
Jean Carol Johnson.
John H, Waugh,
Mr• Sc Mrs# E.B.McCormack#
Mr# & Mrs. E. R. Andrews,
Mrs. Lucy Graves,
Chas. V. Graves*
Mr, & Mrs. Aquilla Waugh,
Mr#
Mr#
Mr#
Mr#
/G.W. Waugh,/
Gene Wau-jh, 9
?W.T.Waugh./
/Guest/
/Q.B.Waugh./
/A. E.Waugh./
/N.D.Waugh./
/ " /
Miller#
/N.D. Waugh./
/Embree A. Waugh./
/John Waugh#/
/John Ezra Waugh,/
/Beverly Waugh./
66 . »
/Hannah Waugh Sc Jacob Waugh/
Oak Hill, W.Va. •
Oak Hill, W#Va#
Cass, W.Va#
it
Burbin, W.Va.
Dunmore, W.Va.
Baltimore, Md#
Moatsville, W.Va,
Grafton, W.Va#
Moatsville W.Va#
Ronceverte, W.Va,
Beard, W.Va.
Beard W.Va#
Marlinton,W.Va,
Mr,
Mr.
Mr#
/Sam Lloyd Waugh#/
/W. Talbert Waugh#/
/J.B.Waugh./
/G.B.Waugh./
/E. A. Waugh./
/Levi Waugh#/
/Geo. Waugh#/
/John Waugh*/
Waugh./
/Judge Roy Waugh./
/Geo.B. Waugh./
Hillsboro,
Elkins, W.Va#
Mar linton ,W. Va #
Edray,W.Va,
Marlinton.W.Va,
Kingsport. Tenn,
Roncervert ,W.Va,
Airs. Lillian Waugh Stull#/ Roncervert
/John Ezra Waugh./ Roncervert,W.Va
/John Ezra Waugh./ Rainelle,W.Va.
Mr. & Mrs. Raloh Sevy, Daughter of Aquilla, East Rainelle,W,
lir, Eugene Diehl, Grandson of Aquilla W./ u
Mr* Sc Mrs# Fred Ballard /Charles Waughs Daughter./ Morgantown.I
Mr, Sam Waugh /John Waugh,/
Rella Waugh.
,W.Va
,W.Va
,Va.
'/.Va.
51
WAUGH FAMILY REUNION
3 JULY 1951
Mr. & Mrs. Ivan Waugh /Sam Waugh#/ ; Elkins,. W.Va.
Ruth Waugh Brown, /B.D,Waugh./ ;• > Elkins, W.Va. >
David Dare Brown, soninlaw S.L.Waugh./ Elkins, W.Va.
John W. Waugn. , /J.E.Waugh./ Montgomery, W.Va. ■
Bertha Waugh, ’ /Smbree A. Waugh,/ Salem.W.Va.
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Waugh, /Son and daughter in
2 sons. Ronnie and law of. N.A. Waugh. ’ • -
Roger. 2/+71 1st. St. Huntington. W.Va*
Miss.,, Leosia?* Waugh. /H.A.Waugh./ ^ r. - ..
2461 First St. y Hun*rtington, W.Va;
Mr, & Mrs, Jack Waugh r /Hubert Waugh./ Huntington, W.Va.
and son.
Mrs, . Ethel Waugh, wife of Robert Waugh who is > . -.ri;
, ;1 the son of William and Lustrsha - •.
. ;V V Waugh. 2461 1st. St.., -i Huntington, W.Va .A o“
The following were guests of the Waughs,
Mrs. Cora Cayott, Stewart, Minn. V..v
Mre. J., W'McCarty, Buckeye, W.Va.
Rev. & Mrs. Don Taylor & Ruthie, Marlinton,W.Va.
Mr. M. B. McNeill, Buckeye, W.Va.-
Mr. A, 0. Pyles, Seebert, W.Va. : , , ... ,
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Bruffey, Hillsboro, W.Va.
Mr, & Mrs. Clyde Bussard, Margaret Ella and Mary Rachel, Mar lint on. W.Va.
Mr. Fred Wade, Seebert, W.Va. V <
Rev. R. H. Skaggs, Marlinton, W.Va.
Fir. & Mrs. E. 0. Shanahan, Marlinton,W.Va. .... .» (
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NOTE: Correct the preceeding page, at bottom two lines after Graves.
Mr. & Mrs. Aquilla Waugh, /John Ezra Waugh./ Rainelle, W.Va.
Hr, & Mrs. Ralph Sevy, daughter of Aquilla. East Rainelle,W.Va.
Mr. Eugene Diehl, Grandson of Aquilla./ u
Sorry.
Overprinted.
S-2.
THE WAUGH FAMILY REUNION
1952
The 1952 reunion of the Waugh families was held on Sunday, July 13
at the Droop Mountain State Park. Following a basket dinner, Dr.
Calvin Price was guest speaker. Other speakers were Rev. R. H. Skaggs
and Rev. Don Taylor. Rev. Skaggs conducted the opening exercises and
Rev. Taylor the memorial service.
Clinton Ballard, of Morgantown, entertained with solos. Gifts were
presented to the oldest, the youngest, the one traveling the greatest,
distance and to the one having the largest family.
Henry H. Waugh, son of Marcus Waugh, received the gift for the old¬
est member, and the gift for the youngest went to Betty Jo Reed, a
great-granddaughter of Henry Waugh. Maj. MeadeWaugh of Fort Wayne,Ind.,
received the gift for the one traveling the greatest distance, and A.E.
Waugh, of Rainelle, for having the largest family on the ground.
Next year the Waugh reunion will again be held in the Droop Mountain
State Park thik second Sunday in July. The committee on arrangements
consists of Clyde C. Waugh, Waldo B. Waugh, and Alice R. Waugh, all of
Marlinton.
Those in attendande from a distance were:
Miss. Bertha Waugh Salem, W.va.
Mr. & Mrs.S.L.Waugh & sons, Elkins, W.Va,
Mr* & Mrs.David Brown ”
Mr. & Mrs. Ivan Gainer ”
Mrs. Gainer, ”
Kiss. Betty Kump, n
Mr. Yancy Waugh & son Yancy, Clarksburgh, W.Va.
Maj. & Mrs. Meade Waugh, and
Caroline and Robert, of Fort Wayne, Ind.
Mrs. A.E. Waugh, Sc son Paul, Rainelle, W.Va.
Mr. Sc Mrs. Earl Waugh & children
Pauline, VJanda,Donna, Charles
and Earl, Jr. all of
Mr. & Mrs, Ralph Waugh & sons,
Gene and R.C.
Lee Waugh,
Mr. & Mrs. Wallace Waugh, &
daughter Linda Lou,
Mrs. Clarence Waugh and
daughter Sharyn, of
Mrs. Gene Wiraer and daughter
Pamela, of
Mr. Sc Mrs Edward Waugh
Mr. & Mrs. E.L.Waugh
Mrs. S.L. Hall, and daughter
Linda, of
Mr. Sc Mrs. E.R. Andrews, of
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Ballard, son
Clinton, of
Miss. Buna Ballard,
Mrs. Lou Waugh,
Mrs. Ada Burdette,
Mr. & Mrs. Forest C. Burdette,
and sons James & Samuel, of
Mr. Sc Mrs. Harold Burdette &
daughter Sue, of
Mr. & Mrs. W.P. Clower
Mrs. Rometa Diehl and childern
Doris, Nancy, R.C., Eugene,
Rainelle, W.Va.
tr
Ronceverte.W.Va.
Baltimore, Kd*
Charlottesville, Va.
Mt. Rainier, Md.
Charlottesville, Va.
Rainelle, W.Va.
Bx^giMgxg^xMd. Fairmont, VJ.Va.
Ronceverte.W.Va.
Morgantown, VJ.Va.
Baltimore, Md.
Renick, W.Va.
Huntington, VJ.Va.
Cismont, Va.
Rainelle, VJ.Va.
’ *
$ 5 11?
JVJCiUll J.Vi* J- 7 * **&“
Continued.
. & Mrs» C.W. Keim, of Rainelle, W.Va,
, John McCoy, Frame, W.Va.
Eldridge McCormick, Ronceverte, W.Va.
. & Mrs. Ralph Sevy & son Gerald, Rainelle, VJ.Va.
Those from Focohontas county.
From Marlinton, W.Va.
Mrs. YJoodsey Blus. Mrs, Cora Cunningham, Mrs, Dorsey
Tjittle, Mr* &. Mrs. Grace V/au^h Koore & Clyde, Betty Jo
Reed, Shirley, Charlotte, Durham, Lloyd* borma, and
tfottie Reed. 3haron, Almira and R.Olenn Shrader. Zona
Scott. Y/.R. Waugh, Oi*estus Waugh, James, Ross Ellen ard
Ernestine-Waugh, Harriot Fay Waugh, Mrs. VLB*. Waugh,
H,K, Via ugh. >iary E. Waugh. George 3, Waugh. flK. Talbert
Waugh. Glenn Waugh. Henrietta Waugh. Clyde C. Waugh,
Mary Price Waugh, and Alice R, Waugh,
Mrs, Blanche Bruffy
Miss. Nettie Reed,
Tolbert Waugh, grandson of
Deck Waugh,
Paleura Sue Wimsr, 43^1 Ruasel
Ave,, Mt. Rainer* Kd*
F,R.Wade.
Joe E. Waugh,
Bertha Waugh,
Hillsboro, W.Ya.
Case, VI. Ve,
Glover lick, VI. Va,
( Waahn. D. C. )
Seebort, W,Va„
Casa, II.Va.
Salem, W.Va,
THE WAUGH FAMILT REUNION
1953
The 1953 reunion of the Waugh families was held on Sunday July 12 th*
the Droop Mountain State Park, following a basket dinner Judge N.D.
Waugh made a vary interesting speech on ’’Security"*
Other speakers were Rev* R,H. Skaggs and Rby. Don Taylor. Rev.
Skaggs conducted the opening exercises and Rev. Taylor the memorial
cervices*
The Bruffys Creek Methodist choir entertained with songs, aslo
Clenton Ballard with solos* A gift was presented to the oldest, the
youngest, the one traveling the greatest distance and to the Largest
family.
Charles Waugh of Morgantown, W.Va., received the gift for the oldest
member present, the gift for the youngest went to William Waldo Waugh
of Grafton, W.Va*, tne gift for the one traveling the greatest distance
vent to Madeline V/iawof Mt. Ranier, Md., and Geo, B. Waugh received
the gift for having the 'largest family on the grounds<>
Next year the Waugh reunion will agiia he held the 3rd. Sunday'in
July. The committee on arrangements arej Janas Waugh of Marlinton,W.Va,
and D&vid Brown of Elkins, V.Vaa
Those attending from a distance are aa follows^
Judge and Mrs. N. D. WaughJ of Bogan, W.Va.
Miss. Phoebe Joan Waugh, Logan*
Martha Waugh Davis of Fairmont, W.Va. -
Charles Waugh of Morgantown, W.Va,
Mrs. Buna Waugh Ballard, Morgantown; W.Va,
Mrs. Pat Waugh Peitro of Morgantown, W.Va,
Mrs* E.B. McCormick of Roncevsrte, VJ.Va,
Mrs* C. R. Graves of Ronceverta, W.Va.
Mrs* Madeline Waugh Wimer, Mt, Rainer, Kd.
Pamela Wimer of Mt, Rainer, Md.
Mr* Nathan Waugh & family from Grafton, V.Ta.
Mrs. Pearl Nestor of Moat SVi lie, W.Va*
Karan Nestor ,r
John W. Nestor Jr*
■Steven Nestor n
Mr. & Mrs. Jo^n K&yes of Huttonsville, W.Va.
Mr. & 24rs. Ivan Gainer of Elkins, W.Va.
Fred Ballard of Morgantown; W.Va.
Kra. Ida Burdett of Reniclc, W.Va. •
Mt* & Mrs. W* P. Eflrd ett of Reni ck, W.Va,
Mrs. Laura Taylor of flUMfr*** 8 **^ Montgomery, W.Va,
Paul P, Taylor, "
Mrs. Pauline Carithe (?) Montgomery, W.Va.
Kenneth Miles of Clarksburg, W.Va.
fancy, Loretta, Sandra, Judith and Yancy Jr. all of Olarksburgh, VJ.Va.
MR. &Wrs. S.L„ Waugh of Elkins. W.Va.
Mrs. Li Hi am Leftvicrh &• family of Montgomery, W.Va.
Mike Crouch, Charleston, VJ.Va.
1953 REUNION CONTINUED.
Harriet Faxe Waugh, Marlin ton, W.Va.
Jean Carrol Johnson, n
Fatima Waugh Denison "
Henrietta G. Waugh Ir
MR. & Mrs. George B, Waugh Marlin ton, W.Va.
R. Glenn Shrader a
Sharon Shrader "
Alva A. Johnson Jr. n
Clinton C. Ballard Morgantown, W.Va.
Buna Waugh Ballard n
Charles Waugh ,r
Zona Scott Marlinton W.Va.
VJoodsie Bleau 0
Orest us Waugh 17
Mrs* Waldo Waugh
MR. & Mrs. Nathan Waugh Jr», Grafton, W.Va.
Charlotte Sue and William W, Waugh, Grafton.
Shirley May Jeffries, Marlinton, W.Va.
Ruby and Paul Jeffries 11
Clyde and Grace Moore Marlinton, W.Va.
James R. Waugh n
Rose Ellen Waugh *
Ernestine Waugh "
MR. &. Mrs. U.C. Waugh Hayes & Virginia Buckeye, W.Va*
Mr* 8c Mrs. John Hayes of Huttonsville, W.Va.
John Andrew and Billy Burke Hayes of Huttonsville, W.Va
Mrs. Blanch Bruffey of Hillsboro, Vf.Va.
Mrs. Otto Kennison Hillsboro, W.Va.
Otto Kennison 11
Fred Ballard of Morgantown, \hV&.
Rev. R.H, Skaggs of Marlinton, W.Va.
Mrs. R.H. Bkaggg '»
Glenn Waugh "
Mrs. Ethel Waugh Johnson Marlinton, W.Va.
Mr. Alva Johnson ”
M.S. McNeill of Hillsboro, W.Va.
Mr. Mrs* C.P. Pritchard of Bucicaye, W.Va*
Mrs. W.O. Ruckman H
R.L. Sisemora of Montgomery, W.Va.
Kenneth McLe of Glarkeburgh, W.Va.
Lucy Combs Hillsboro, W.Va.
Coda Cunningham "
Clyde and Mary Waugh of Marlinton, W.Va. '
Bertha Waugh Marlinton, V.'.Va.
Lena Smith ft
Maud Vfaugh
Fred G. Wade, Seebert, W.Va,
Goo. Johnson of Marlinton,W.Va.
And many others who did not sign as being present.
Additions
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Baxter, of Clover lick, W.
Tuesday, august 25,1953, a son, John Allen Eextar.
Vs., on
Edray W.Va. Nov. 7, 1392
Hiss Lizzie S. Waugh,
Academy W.Va.
Dear Sister.
I thought I would write you a few lines today as it is
raining and X cant do any thing else. We are all well at this time
with the exception of bad colds, hope you are well.
The protracted meeting is still going on at Edray yet.
But I expect it will close tonight, there has been 3 professions,
they were Annie & Lula, Levi Gibson, Ruth Barlow, Birdie Baxter,
Mary Gay, Hamid Gay’s Mary, Bill Mann and Albert Gay, Mattie Payne
and Wallace Jackson are mourners they went forward last night. I
think it will close tonight, the weather is so disagreeable people
cant go that Has very far to go.
You ought to have been at home last Sunday week. We
had one of the biggest times you ever heard of, Uncle Dick Mayes
and Mr Ed Summers were here'. Mr. Summers is agent for Organs,They
had two organs with them, he was the best organist I ever heard
play, and everybody that heard him play said the same, and there
were a good many heard him play. I will try to tell you who all
were if I can think of them all. First A. J. Smith, Ida & Allie
Smith, Mattie Payne, Miss Nora Bobbet, Sam Waugh, Ab Mann, Hanson '
Mann, Bill Gum, Will Morgan, Au dry Smith, Wier Landis, Pres Baxter,
Chas Waugh, Pat Poage, Mr Uriah Bird, Mrs Taylor, Mirandy McNiel,
Allie Barlow, Uncle John Stella & Dew, D. Waugh and family, and
William Wade. I think that is about all, it is all I can think of
at this time. Mr. Summers is from Chicago Ill. the price of his
organs were §150.00 each, nice organs you bet.
Edgar Sharp & Mary Gay were married last Thursday, John
Gay, Effie Moore, Adam Baxter & Mattie Payne were the waiters, they
made no big dinner nor nothing of the kind. Bill's D’s Poges’s and
Uncle John’s were about that were invited. Uncle John is getting
along very well with his house, it looks like another place about
their now. We are not done shucking corn yet. Patterson folks are all
well I was dotvn there Sunday afternoon, Miss Tokie is there now.
I will have to tell you who Lula & Tima's Beaux are,
William Morgan goes with Lula , Andy Smith with Tima, they bring
them home from meeting about every other night. I have no Betsy
myself. Do you ever see Miss Lena K. & Dollia P- I would like to see
them.
I thought I would have been down there before this time
I entended to come to Aunt Marthas Saturday but it was so rainy and
cold I did not go.
Well I suppose I will have to close as I have run out
of news. The election and politics is about all the talk up here
now.
-continued-
I suppose tomorrow will settle the question. I suppose
you and Aunt Marthy are getting along very well, if you are you
had better stay with her, the girls are getting along very well,
Mr. Mathews commenced his school at the draft this
morning, Lula/ Mattie & Sallie started. I felt like crying because
Miss Lena did not get the school.
Well I will close for this time, give my love to all
the pretty girls you see, and ugly ones too. Dont let any body
see this scribbled up sheet ofpaper, But put in the stove when
you read it. Write soon to your good looking Brother up at
Edray and tell me all the news.
Tours Truly
Harlow Waugh ■
P.S. Please excuse bad writing and spelling composition to.
I am coming down soon maby Saturday® I would like to see
you tolerable well.
Note® Although Uncle Harlow instructed Aunt Lizzie to burn this
letter X am glad she did not, because in this one paper alone
there are many events and dates about life in the 90 1 s, gatherings
people>and their socials, asoseen through the eyes and writing of
an 13 year old farm boy./glv
OBITUARY OF LEVI WAUGH AS APPEARED IN THE
POCAHONTAS TIKES THE FIRST Y/EEK OF JULY 1913
Death of Capt. Levi Waugh
Capt. Levi Waugh, Commander of Moffett
Poage Camp, United Confederate Veterns,
is dead. He passed peacefully av/ay at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. A. D. Williams,
in Marlinton, Wednesday morning, July 2nd.
about 2 o'clock, aged 75 years. His remains
will be laid away at Edray this (Thursday)
afternoon.
Levi Waugh was born at Dilley's Mill,
this county, March 30, 1#3&, and was a son
of the late Rev. John Waugh, one of the
earliest settlers on Indian Draft, near
Edray. Late in 1S5# or early in 1659, he
enlisted in a cavalry company made up at
Huntersville at a general muster. This
company was originally mustered in as state
troops, but at the outbreak of the civil war
it was mustered into the service of the
Confederacy.
In 16563 he was captured and was held as
a prisnor of war, most of the time at Fort
Delaware, until the close of the war. For
six years he served as commander of Moffett
Poage Camp, U. C. V. A few weeks ago he
attended the Confederate reunion at Chatta¬
nooga. Only last week he was stricken at
the home of Mrs. Williams with something
like paralysis, and remained in a very
critical condition for several days. Last
Monday he had recovered sufficiently to come
down town. On his way back to his daughter’s
he was again stricken. From this he never
recovered but lingered along until death
came to his relief.
Besides his childred he is survived by two
brothers, Beverly and John, two sisters, Mrs.
Eveline Johnson and Mrs. Ann Potts, all reside
in the county except Mrs. Potts, who lives at
Elkins.
Deceased was of a very quiet disposition. For
several years pas£ he has been making his home
here, dividing his time among his three daughters,
and sometimes visiting his other children. In 16555
he was converted at a camp-meeting being held at
Mill Point and united with the M.E. church. Shortly
afterwards a motion was made in the conference to
grant him license to preach, the motion being made
by the late Rev. Jas. Moore. On account of his re¬
ticent disposition, hox^ever, he declined the
offer to enter the ministery.
37
Death of Capt* Levi Waugh continued,
His father, too, objected because of his
youthfulness* When the church was divided
he cast his lot with the southern branch of
the denomination, but probably against his
religious judgment, for after that time he
never took an active part in church work
although he retained his membership in the
churcho Through life he always lived up to
his motto which can be found in James 1; 27**
*James 1: 27* Pure religion and undefiled
before God and the Father is this, To visit
the fatherless and widows in their affliction
and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
do* I, 2$th t Virginia Be&ii&ent.
Coafe derate* stateu Arny.
A* a cut- to the Kditort of the
Pocahontas lives In 1903 by
H.P.MCslaugMl* * neaber of
thi* Company, I enclose for you the roll
of Company 1, 25th. Va* Inf. C5A.
Thus? with a croes opposite their ruuroee
worn? either killed or died of wounds
end disease during the war. 1 would
like to hear fro» other cowpanys that
went frost this entity, as it would keep
the muses of those woo foil for the Lest
Cause fresh in the minds of comrades. H.
h.A,Stof*r, Captain.
J.H JfeOlataghlia, lit. Lt. x
A^gus, flnplean
alderattiB, Audy C ■ x
Aker*, J aM« H. Jt
Arbegaet, Daniel, x
Boon, S.B.
Jjitrr, George. x
Burr, Frederick, x
Bradley, Janes, x
Corbatt, Me*to* N.
&l*ek, Peter L,
Cash, George B.
Carpenter. lfillitis H.
<3ol«j Will law
Ragan Chari**
Krvlns, VilllsjB H.
*Vi*i. M.A.
Oranfield, Jo Jin
Griff in, K.P. x
Grises, Pater
&uw>on, c.a,
Gannon, Lillies, T.
Hannah, Robert
Hannah. Joseph
tteldsk. George A.
Ubgsett, Wllllan a.
Harold, C.B.
Harold, B.F. x
Saines, I.B. x
Hamilton, A.U. X
Jordan, J.J. x
Johnson, Joe
Lyons, Enos
Moore, Levi x
McClaughlln, K.P.
Raher r Patrick x
Moore, Michael x
Mltchel. Sylvester x
Piles, John
Piles, VlliLai L. x
Pence, John ¥.
Swsdley, Jaa*a x
filaren, Willla* V.
Seebert, Lanty S, x
51 vey, Cain H,
Shsrmc®, Michael
3htxmon, Jams
S«lth r Louis
Siuwons, Cheeley A.’
Shrader, B.F. x
Tamer, David A. x
Wwer, C.V.
Wearer, ft.L.
Hare, Eugene M. x
Were, milaja T.
Ware, George, x
Villihen, Michael
Wlllibsn, Pat x
Waugh, Levi.
2b of 60 died in war.
Leri Waugh of Coapany I fought In many battles and late in the
w&r was taken prlwsnar end sent first to Point Lookout, Maryland
but later transferred to a prison in Ohio, There was & note
found in the taoigh Bible that simply said, ,! Levi Vaugh coma home
fra* prison Say, 2oth, IS 65 .* ^
HARLOW WAUGH
Harrow Waugh, aged 74 years, died on Sunday morning, January IS,
194&. He had been in failing health for ®ome weeks,, On Tuesday
afternoon, his body was laid to rest in the family plot in Mountain
View Cemetery, the funeral being held from the Marlinton Methodist
Church by his pastor, Rev. E. N. Carlson.
Acting pall bearers were Leslie Gehauf, Robert L. Miller, Walter
Mason, Moffett Williams, Edward Rexrode and John Bear. Honorary pall
bearers were C. W. Price, Fred Gehauf, Emery Anderson, A. H. McFerrin
S. J. Rexrode, E. H. Wade, E. H„ Williams, Orin J. Beard, H. P. Spit-
zer, Guy Faulknier, S. H. Sharp, Fred C. Allen, Mack Brooks, Frank
Johnson, J. D. Schafer, Ed. Grubbs. A. R, Gay, A. 0. Baxter, Andy
Thomas and John Sydenstricker*
Mr. Waugh was a son of the late Levi and Amanda Frances Poage
Waugh. Me married Miss Gertrude Gwin, daughter of the late David A.
Gwin and Alice Rowan Gwin Robertson. She survives her husband, with
their three children, Mrs. -Bruce Crickard, Lt. Co. Meade Waugh, re-
cently of the United States Army, and Miss. Alice Rowan Waugh, a
teacher in the county schools. A son, Harry Harlow, and a daughter,
Frances Poage, preceded their father some years since.
His death occurred on his and Mrs. Waugh’s 43rd. wedding
anniversary.
Of his father’s family there remain his sisters, Miss Lizzie
Waugh, of the Times Office; Mrs. C. E. Denison, of Marlinton, Mrs.
Lula Williams, of Huntington; Mrs. William Clower, of Rainelle;
and his brothers are George H. Waugh, of Marlinton, and Grover Waugh
of Akron, Ohio.
Mr. Waugh is also survived by his two grand children, Caroline
Rowan Waugh and Robert Harlow Waugh.
For many years Mr. Waugh had been a prominent citizen of our
town and county. For thirty or more years he engaged in a prosperous
store business, from which he retired some years ago.
Marlinfcon, W.Va.,
Sept. 30, 1926.
Miss Lizzie Waugh.
c/o Marlinton Gen. Hospital,
Marlinton, W. Va.
Dear Sister Lizzie:-
We are indeed sorry to learn of your illness and
on account of your faithfullness to your church your absence
is very noticeable.
We are at this time making our preparations for
Rally Day and we could not think of the Sunday School on
such an occasion without remembering you especially*
The brotherhood is remembering you in prayer
and hopes that you may have an early recovery*
The implicit faith that you have always had
in your Lord in time of health as you went about your
work in the church and elsev/here, we feel sure, will
sustain you in these trying hours*
As we remember you in our prayers on next Sunday,
we wish you to join us in spirit as we unite our forces to
rally to the work that is so dear to the hearts of all
of us*
Very sincerely yours,
VJesley Brotherhood
By
/s/ Ira D. Brill.
Note* This letter was received by Aunt Lizzie when she had
a serious operation performed by Dr. Harry Solter. in
1926* Her belief and^ the prayers must have been heard
as she recovered andlived until June 5th. 194$, twenty
two years later./glv
K-is tjmjs a.-.X'iEfi
Mrs. Annie 3axt«r, vrLfs of G. F. Baxter, died last
Wednesday night, Hot ember 2?., 1922, at the Mar lint or.
Hospital, Iron'. t'ie effect o #1 injur mo receiver in an
aautoinobile a.c aidant on Uoverabsr ‘j. On that data Hr.
Baxter and Mrs. Baxter wore coning from tha home of
their son Floyd Baxter, of Poage Lane in an automobile.
A a they were oOrdtVj up out O.C the rut. near the residence
of Giles Sharp, the Machine left the road and turned
over, breaking Mrs. Baxters bnck and Otherwise injuring
her.
Fundral:.Gorvices v.'oro conducted from oho. Be!ray church
in the presence of a large congregation on Triday after¬
noon by her pastor, Rev, iM A. Powers, of the Methodist
Church, aiveihted by iiev. Fred B. Vyanrl cf (Jr? id, K,
Church, South, and dev. Dr. Flow and ?.av. H. K. Orr,
of the Presbyter 1 '-h Church. Burial in the Rdrny ceretery,
Mrs 3ax^er a daughter of the late Leyi l-Jaugh and
his wife firs. Amanda Poage Waugh. Her age was (-.6 years.
She is survived by her huob-nr£ G. Preston Baxter or.d
their eon Floyd Baxter. Of her fattor's family, there
remain her sielera, lira. ", R. Pent son, of J-:a Clinton.
Mrs. A. D, Vi 1 .linns, of her gar. t own, Miss. Li s o i e Waugh
of the Pocahontas Tinea, Mrs. Wan Clower, of Hainellc,
11 ar 1 ov; Waugh, of I Is. r J. i ’ top, 0 e or • < c (•[., of Sdrr v, and
Grover B,, of Akron, Ohio, _
Mrs, Baxter •■•as a most useful vwian. She performed
well her uart in the home, the community and the church.
For more than thirty years she had bee", a professing
Christian .end '■ rm-v-ber a** the Methodist church.
NOT 5 !? From Pocahontas Vires of Is he >k.>vember 1922./-Iv
CLYDE ERNEST DENISON
Clyde Ernest Denison, aged sixty-two, died at his home in
Paw Paw, West Virginia on V/ednesday June 25th. 1947* On Monday
he suffered a stroke of paralysis. On Sunday afternoon the
funeral service was held from the Marlinton Presbyterian church,
of which he had long been a member. His pastor Rev. Roger P.
Melton, was assisted by Rev. E. N. Carlson, pastor of the
Methodist Church. Interment in the family plot in Mountain
View Cemetery with Masonic honors.
The deseased was a son of John Elliott and Frances Henderson
Denison, of Rockbridge county Virginia. Forty-two years ago
he came to Marlinton, to be employed by the United States Leather
Company, and rose to positions of trust and responsibility. About
fifteen $rears since he was transferred by this company to its
plant at Paw Paw, where he was employed until his death.
He married Miss Sally C. Waugh. To this union was born one
daughter, who is now Mrs Anna Denison Fisher of Washington.D.C.
Mrs. Denison preceded her husband many years ago. His second wife
was Mrs. Fatima S. Vaughan, who survives. He is also survived by
his daughter, Mrs. Daniel Fisher, one grandaughter, Elizabeth D.
Fisher, three stepsons, Herbert Vaughan of Marlinton, George
Vaughan of Akron Ohio, and Glen Vaughan of Annapolis, Md.
Oft his fathers family, the deceased is survived by his four
brothers, Harry B. of San Antonio, Texas.; Hugh of Fairfield,Va.
Bruce and Glen of Stanton, Virginia.
Thus is noted the passing of a good, substantial man who did
well whatever his Sand found to do.
Among those from a distance here Sunday to attend the funeral
of C. Ernest Denison were Mrs. Dan Fisher and daughter Elizabeth
of Washington, D.C. Mr & Mfts. Hugh Denison of Fairfield, Va. Glen
and Bruce Denison of Stanton, Va. Mr & Mrs. Glen Vaughan of
Annapolis Md. Mr & Mrs. George Vaughan and daughter Virginia of
Akron Ohio, George H. Vaughan of Corpus Christ! Texas, Mrs. W.P.
Clower, Mrs H.L.Gray and son David, Mrs. Prince Crotty, all of
Rainelle, W.Va. Mr 8c Mrs John A. Williams and sons John and Billy
of White Sulphur Springs W.Va. Mr. 8c Mrs. T.J.Hanrahan, Mr & Mrs.
J.J.Hanrahan, Mr & Mbs. David Keifer, Ed C. Ambrose, Merle Crhbtre
Boyd Gordon, Morgan Hogbin, Floyd Robertson, Leo Robertson, Bob
Halcomb, Albert Moore, Llovd Ryan, Mr & Mrs. Dorman Hannah, all of
Paw Paw, West Virginia, and Harry Foley of Petersburg, W.Va.
NOTE: From the Pocahontas Times of July 3, 1947./glv
-''^'Deaths
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. Clyde Frncst Benlsoi»*a;*ed si s .
t.J : two jwpi, died nt his hhniB in
IKmr Paw un WfJn^-KJa.r jj>n® 35.-
] £^4T -(3 d Muflduv he *u derail a
t-rtrbieof paralysis. Oof SdtKls.
afhernnnn fhe fnnersl s.tTl«»»v „
held from the 'Marlintorv- Bresby.!'
| k-riin cburchj ■'. of which-'-fee bad ,'
! h>ntf bt*o j lowml'er. . ilis.pssti.r |
h'c». Jioier- P. Mi)ton. «m us ,
hy Ker. £. N. OWn; be*. J
tar af the Methodist raDrah:-'; In»j
termrot in tbs' family plnts-do]
Muuolsiu ; View ,Cemeters'ftwitli/j
, Msisook honors. ••>i
The dteeeserl was a eoir’csf Johc
Fyiioti ( end Frances Heertensniv
Penieor, of'RockbrMge county
Virginia- Forty-two- years sgo
hir ed ilic to, Marliutou,' tu be out
irloyed by the United Visits Don*
tbBr.Cnmpeny._ and rose, rcrpMj.;'
I liocafof trost-ami reepooa.ibihtj. j 1
, About .if teen;,years. ,.*it>cp£u Wes '
1 traoetormiT b.v.ttiUouinpsu] j louts
pkntnt Piiwp*»i-,w|:ire fie’me
employed untilihis death...
tie- tuarr SrU«.VsGM
I VVeurt.'. lij thid unki«t-ms#_bot-n ‘
lone daughter;' Who -is note Mrs.
A aha- Oenliotf .Fisher af ibVsrsii,
iurrtoaY 13. rs. Dnuiy'/u pro
eoded . her; huelwnd rueh^'.ycnr-
•rCr-' UiT secotui .wife we* >tr-
f Atirne id. Vaughan. srHosoreitey
11 b is also survived by Srj daagh-
tor, Mr*, Dauhti -Fiehari noai
erumidnurrh ter; K)i 2 nbuth'It.'Fish -
r. three slop son's, ■ Hrrhert- v*u
-than, -Msi lir.tnn- George. Akron
Ohio;. Glenn, Aotupnli*. 5td. *
Of iiisfaLlterV family, this dg|
coused. »t survived .by bis;’font |
■brothers; Herry-B Sun Antonio; I
Mesas; Herb, of Fairfield. 'Bruns-
and Glean of Staunton, Virginia.!
Tbue is titilef tbo taniu. of s i
[TUOlir sulMuutiut. Olui vliu oftt i
i
Among. those- fr^h^TSt,nc,-p
htre.aorday to atteod the funMaT'
rCn r El ^ Wero.Mra
ueth^v-WiishingWh. D; O.'Mr
^" ,r E?b. Denfsonlro#>,!,.•
bold, Glen ;Dfni4uu.'-arue«>Der,i.
,«U and-srw Boyd , ftt^oton.
1 -.Mr-, end'.Mrs. "f)tm
W AM ?v°' r,;
** r ;. * n< ' Mm:.- 'Georg*-;. Vitigheii
xnfl. lUuffbtfcr VirginTrn'T a i _v
vF w ~tr r Mr * w * r C f O»Sr.
£?"- H_ Is- Gray and «ou(Da’r£
?!'* • P r '^a .Grotty,: . K.tinelh;
■«od «p-'r>pbu A: Wtlliuma
and son* John and.' Blllr; Wbtfel
rtuiphir .Sprioa,; M r . aD i ,Mr t (
T- l- M"t>™h»o. Mr :\ B jl Mra. 7 .
ri 'Ji I I U 0 /,* i * n V, Mr aa | Mrs. I
\s J / f ,| cr i' Ed C. Anibr'uee ;
1 S^d-.-Gordou,
Morganl Ilog-hm, Floyd Bnhert, 1
RMwfjon. Bob- Mai. |
w 1 * Utdtn Ryan
TW J° d K l, % aNofftfOSlTaioahv
t, W Hurry . boluf,.; PefrrJ
THE BRADSHAW FAMILY
A grariddaughter of John Bradshaw
became the wife of Beverly Hugh
Waugh.
About 1760 two brothers, James and John Bradshaw came to America.
James finally settled in Kentucky. John Bradshaw, Esq., remained in
Augusta County, Virginia, and married Miss. Nancy McKamie. They
settled on the Bullpasture River. After a few years they moved to
what is now Pocahontas county, West Virginia, and settled near Hunters¬
ville. They were the parents of eight children, four sons and four
daughters as follows.
James
John
Thomas
William
Nancy
Elizabeth
Margaret
Jane.
James Bradshaw married Isabella Stevens of Greenbrier County, and
settled on the old homestead. They had three children that we know
about today. John Bradshaw and Franklin Bradshaw. Their daughter
Eveline Bradshaw, married a Byrd and settled near Falling Springs in
Greenbrier County, James and Isabella Bradshaw also had two grandsons,
Captain R. H. Bradshaw, a gallant soldier who fell in the battle of
Port Republic, and James Bradshaw of McDowell County.
John Bradshaw married Nancy Stevens, sister of his brother James
wife, and settled in the Big Valley between the Bullpasture and Jack-
sons River. They later moved to Missouri and we have nothing further
of John's family. 7 - —
Thomas Bradshaw married Nancy Williams on Anthonys Creek, and settler!
on Browns Creek. He was a botanical physician and died in 1362 at an
advanced age in Huntersville. His family moved to Webster County then
to Missouri.
William Bradshaw's family will be described at the close of this
section on the Bradshaws.
Nancy Bradshaw married Levi Cackley, and lived on Stamping Creek,
near I-iillpoint.
Margaret Bradshaw married John Gwin on Jacksons River. Their sons
and daughters are: Nancy was the first wife of Squire Hugh McLaughlin.
David Gwin married Eliza Stevenson, of Jackson River. John Gwin Jr.
married Miss Gillespie. B. Austin Gwin, son of John Jr., is a grand¬
son of Margaret Bradshaw Gwin. Jane Gwin married a Mr. Starr, and
lived at Winchester. Elizabeth Gwin married a Mr. Givens on Jacksons
River.
Elizabeth Bradshaw, was the first wife of Samuel Hogsett of Augusta
County. Their children are; John who married Leah Cackley, Nancy who
married a McAtee, William, Perry, Josiah, Thomas, Samuel, Margaret,
Mary, Eliza and Elizabeth. Total of eleven children.
BRADSHAWS CONTINUED,
Jane Bradshaw, vras married to William Tallman of Greenbank, and
lived at the old home place. Their son Colonel James Tallman was
clerk of the two courts of Pocahontas county for many years. He was
Colonel of the 127th Regiment of Virginia Militia. Jane’s husband
died in early manhood.
Jane Bradshaw Tallman’s second marrigge was to Thomas Gammon. They
were the parents of five children thus; William, John, Franklin, Cvriis
and Martin. William married Elizabeth Slaven, Martha Jane’s first
husband was Amos Campbell of Highland County, Va. Her second marriage
was to Ret. J. V7. Canter, a Methodist minister.
William Bradshaw married Jane Elliot Hickman of Back Creek. They
were the parents of children as follows,
nine
Mary Jane Bradshaw married mxaiHaimMaKXinaErftraqwnmncfife
Alexander Moore.
Nancy Makamie Bradshaw married Isaac Hartman,
Senilda Eiler Bradshaw married Washington Nottingham,
Huldah Hickman Bradshaw married John A. McLaughlin.
Martha Ann Bradshaw married Beverly H ugh Waugh (See under Waughs)
Matilda Margaret Bradshaw married Nicholas Linger.
Rebecca Frances Bradshaw raamnuisEi died early in life.
Rachel Hannah Bradshaw died at the age of six years.
William James Bradshaw married Mary Ellen Watson and settled in
Lewis County.
NOTES ON JOHN BRADSHAW ESQ.: - -
John Bradshaw and his brother James was a native of England
before coining to this country. Bradshaw is a historic name in England.
John Bradshaw at one time owned most of the land from Huntersville to
Dilleys Mill. He donated, without reservation, the site for all the
public buildings of the new Pocahontas County, at Huntersville the
county seat. He once drew a ten thousand dollar prise in a lottery which
made him a. wealthy man for the times. He was drafted into service
about the time of Tarletons raid on Charlottesville during the War of
1512.
John Bradshaw died suddenly in 1537. His grave is marked by a wild
cherry tree in the old Huntersville cemetery, which is said to be
growing directly over his grave.
The above is taken from ’History of Pocahontas County’,/glv
!9~V>
Many tieou during those Manuscript' a there will be family
histories which du not relate to Pocahnntss coonfcy - these ''111
be the forerunners oi the famlits who cat tied on the Greenbrier
on or before the v*ur liiOO.
bhatches ol' Ghe-l’afttcues, h.alttjits, Renicke, bonnallys, Muyse,
Drakes, hills, brad*?, IScCorhiek's, BrartotiaWe, Anderaons,
Howards - and on buck to Karlin himself.
An interesting item tent Juut crossed my mind is that rany
years a^o Mr. liulvln Price told ns that his name was not Karlin
but tne tiane was stringed then some biJcJcwoodsiwn who coulrint read
or write very well forgot to cross Ihe’T' In Sferlins none .>urt it
Should huva been 'kkirtin and bewail' instead cf Marlin »nd bevel’.
Have often wondered 'Wt-al. would happen in th-Ht mistake were not
liiiuo .
The next lew pugee are dedicated to the Vuuydiana - my fatl-rs
family, and to tiisa Amy doir-l, ol 7t Indian* Aye., charleston, ’.V?.
^5302. Atny and her bister Dak** both taught t school at Thornwood in
the early Teen’s - Inter moving to Greenbrier County and finished
touching High School in Char let ton, T.Ya. X believe tier. they hsd
about fifty years tone hit; p float Virginia schools before they re¬
tired in the late 1W». $nn n:-B been deed over ten jjeers and
/nay iind Doctor Robert Kinlck v&ughsn of Logon were always the prte»
Bowls oi’ the YaurJirr reunion:, until ear] y 1970, since then
Bessie opence oi Oulu well has railed the notices, which I an sorry
to aui)_ ia growing smeller each hefer and doubt that there will be
u reunion this year 11976). - ■
Have located the following cousins but cannot connect them
with Burrell Vaughan,
Dorothy Dteiti of Honvell, t!cv> 1'exlco, Two girls, Three Boy*.
Gladys V.-i lain son, 5J»r> Wyoming fit, Charleston, V'.Va, 753G3.
Burrell's Grandchildren branched out in raspy and various
profession:;, iiostly Ministers and Teachers. Farmers, Biiioneesmen,
isursea and wives of all the former, fee there were a couple
Flliionuire's for good measure. Mostly just tho run of the nill
nen fruni Pocahontas County, '
tony years ago the Gib ho:: House that Burrell, nnrl M.r> wife
tery Jane b\i it on duess.-.r Mountain was belnr moved down to the
Kason Vaughan 1’arr.- to be used *3 v meat house, burnt - ho now ttvra
is nothing but memories for all us Grandch11dred of Kurrell Vtuyh^n.
the next three pages -re the family ac written by Amy ”ov*rd.
Burrell Vaughan Family
Burrel] Vaughan vca horn in Bninov/iok. Co* Virginia* Hon of
John You^arj Jind Rebecca Drake Vaughan*
His rife, Mary Jane Vgii,7hu~n, daughter o*' Jn&rtph Anderson and
Virfinnia Donnelly Anderson*
Burrel l arue Mary Jane ’•'aio the parent*: of nine children. Maggie
died in infancy* Their married li?> wa spent in Greenbrier and
Pecabouta* Ccr critic »« Both are ;buried" )* cemeterv of th* Old
Stone G lurch, L*v?i s bur ^h* h.va
r ?ne following are their children and nunher of grand/preat children.
1. ricihilie llocif.es {d) - LJijoS HoOfcs* (rl)*
: , Uhildren d f Grandchildren 35, Great grandchildren?
Samuel Kod^es (d)
Lena McMI111.or- - Renick
1a lira Virginia Kwr.f’w - Watt (d) - Stenbffnvii 1 e, Ohio.
A* Vod&fifi - Brov.Tii*, RoneAverta
Ftflv.-ard A. Hodges *■ Barborsvilla, Va.
Mary Ann McCoy - Lock (ci) l«.arri % ■ ■••'
"hone a 21- J lodges - fSewfield, t : . Y. . '*1
Frances Mae Utkin - Dr- L.tk - C-reenirood, Msg*
Bftsnie Spence - George - Ce Id veil*
2* Thomas Re'ilck Vav.fhan [6] - Mary Vill on
Children f>, Grand and Hre»t fprand children 7
Maggie Carr (d) - Theodor^ (d)
Lacy Eagle - John - Kenick
Berdie Friel - Jerry - hJhrlirton
Earnest Vaughan - Dixie - Hutchinson
Fred VflughB*! (d) - Lillian - barling
Mc-.br> L !jiae.ll - Charles - Logan
Grobthern U elrionridge - Elmer - Huntington
Clifton Vaughan - Lethat - Hoanoke, Va #
httrreJl Vaughan Family
ii-nry frcson (d) - Haney bclton [<iI
(jhlliii'en ( !) Grande ttildrrn (?2) Gr<if;V.i*rt.iJUlrhii<jr«n liVj
Dr, dob*rt donicl: ¥&v.-~han - [?) , McConnell t.'.Va.
Cock K» Vi'.tijc! iz.it - fie/'Kie - i!tlIi5horo» il.Vtt.
forest iiuri'cl.T Viiu^han Id)
il. V •■ufiiuu - iiojieph.Lnct (1) f.o^an, t.'.Vfc.
],9<jTKtrd it. Vi-.uyi'.iui - i’orthz. - ifrnl.'.izcon
OrXei>nu dlevrn*ysr - :, :drard - Cleveland, Ohio,
KJ1 tor My* V<\ii>'hv.r; - .ioe':jd;ir;e - Hillsboro, b.Vfi*
iicmiidi Virginia fcuitun td) Joseph-lalton (d)
Children Grandchildren IS Crest FTKiidcM Wren iJd’4)
Lockie inmeafi (<U Colbert
Clarence v dUton - Miry - F-nick
J on Kill ton - i ionic!
Blanch -'ijfpon» - fSjirry - crick
J.iicy rliirrwr ~ Jrincf; - Villiar>sh'Jr
ftisil biilt’-'i-n - ,'tllir - Charleston, V.'.Va.
fory Min i.'ovard id) lit vie c. florcnf it!)
Children 11 - Grand children 33 CirePtpwn'JcMldren ?7, GGGChildren 1.
ilcorp^ orthur ;cwird }.i) f'apsio (d)
lor;; list in-:? l’errov - Ijs*-rt‘i!c* id; - Fort. ' : pri ! ,Ya .
Lr.iuiic Cutv.riitint - jtev. Vernon - Pridl'tn'wrt,
hvr/ L'scy ISowrrd - J)fcrIt>at:or<, ' ,Vtv» ’brltirt' of cMf p? per 1
hnct; Hci tha Hmiiird id) Charleston, ' »Ve.
J;_ne hertriZ. !fowf;rd Filftn - iivnrt - Vheelinp, V'.Va
Hlctich Irene ?1oanor id) - Mvyn - Vi'ashin^hon, !'i»C.
Hilburt 1 . Clark itawrd « Sellle - ft. j'lfc^n';, v.'.Va.
Jtelli; Laura Kirkpatrick - . rile, F»rk*r.«b<irr, b'.Va.
Milan Uovid .toward - lilda - charleston, b'.Ve,
Ki-iiley Vau^hun iloviard - Virginia - Oak hill, b'.Va.
BURHfiLL VAUGHAN FAMILY
Charles Lockwood Vaughan - Hattie Walton - 2nd, Lillie
Loudermilk*
Children 11, Grandchildren U, Creatgru rid children Groat-
grandchildren ?. 9
Grace Mann (dj Porter - Oblong, Ill,
Oliver Vaughan - Grace - Robinson, Ill,
Gertrude Sharp (d) - Joe Sharp - Hillpoint
Lawrence ii. Vaughan *- Beseie - Gallopolist, Ohio.
Inez Elliott - Walker - Martinsville, Ill*
Orion Vaughan - id) lizzie {d)
Bertha Stidham {d) - Jerry !dn,
Gladys Wilkiuflon - A.J. tyilkson, Charleston.
Leckhard Vaughan -(d)
Nancy Loudereiiik - LI eve - V^gc
Winfield Viuigh&n - Mario* - Vargo*
Joseph Morg»» Lovic Vaughan ~d-' Georgia. Hind garner
Children 11 - Grandchildren — GGChildren —■,
Bruce Waugh an - Hines _ _ _ _
Edwin Vaughan - California
Lloyd Vaughan - itichmond, Va,
Hnllie Malcolm *- Harley - Goody, Kv*
Mildred Fo* Villi an - Victor
Lucille Sheppard - California
Anna Houchinn *• Baltimore, Kd*
Bettsy Murray - Malcolm, Big Bear Lake, Calif*
Arlte Vaughan ^ Hillsboro
Yency Vaughan - Hillsboro
Nashit Coleman - Ousted
Elijah Burrell Vaughan - Fatima Susan Waugh
Children U t Grandchildren L*
James Herbert Vaughan *• Cethleen, Marlinton
George Beard Vaughan ~ Grac* Hunt - Akron, Ohio,
Glen Levfc Vaughan - El*+e Geneva Paget, Annapolis Md*
Idwin Vaughan (d) age 6 Ho, 22 days*
End Burrell Family,
Tr irrr. (DcaESA^PXATKE Arnn> osm© iraulwat cokupanv*
RICHMOND 10, VIRGINIA
Ixtfar
; APR 7 - ICft.-, \
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•ildanl - lobof Rtlallooi
April 6, 1955
File 171-G
Lt, Glen L. Vaughan, U.S.N. (Ret,)
400 Kelvin Avenue .
Annapolia, Maryland
Dear Sirs
%
I understand frem your letter of March 17, 1955, yon
are trying to establish the exact date of the death of your [
father, , . ,V ;
Our book record shews that year father Elijah Burrell
Vaughan, while working as a section foreman, was fatally injured :
whan he wa3 run over by a car being shifted at Handley;, West
Virginia, May 1, 1906. .* .
I trust this information will assist you in applying
for membership in the Maryland Society, Sons of the American
Revolution,, j
Yours very truly.
Bryant T"~
Assistant Vice President-Labor Relations
jlisloriopipltp
The Vaughan Coat of Arms illustrated left was drawn by an heraldic artist from
information officially recorded in ancient heraldic archives. Documentation
for the Vaughan Coat of Arms design can be found in Rietstap Armorial General,
Heraldic artists of old developed their own unique language to describe an
individual Coat of Arms. In their language, the Arms ( shield) is as follows:
"D'or au lion reg. de sa., arm.
et lamp, de gu. Cq. cour."
Above the shield and helmet is the Crest which is described as:
"Un lion iss. coupe d'arg.
sur sa."
When translated the blazon also describes the original colors of the Vaughan Arms
and Crest as it appeared centuries ago.
Family mottos are believed to have originated as battle cries in medieval times.
A Motto was recorded with this Vaughan Coat of Arms:
| "PLANE ET SANE"
Individual surnames originated for the purpose of more specific identification.
The four primary sources for second names were: occupation, location, father's
name, or personal characteristics. The surname Vaughan appears to be
patronymical in origin, and is believed to be associated with the Welsh, meaning,
"descendant of Vaugn (little)." The supplementary sheet included with this .
report is designed to give you more information to further your understanding
of the origin of names. Different spellings of the same original surname are
a common occurence. Dictionaries of surnames indicate probable spelling
variations of Vaughan to be Vaughn. Although bearers of the old and distinguished
Vaughan name comprise a small fraction of the population there are a number who
have established for it a significant place in history. They include: SIR
THOMAS VAUGHAN (d.1483) Warrior during the War of the Roses, taking the Yorkist
side. He became a Knight in 1475. WILLIAM VAUGHAN (1577-1641) British poet who was
a colonizer of Newfoundland. He purchased a tract of land there in 1616, and
between 1617 and 1618, he sent many settlers. Author of "The Golden Grove."
HENRY VAUGHAN. (1622-1695) Doctor and poet. Two of his many works are, "Silex
Scintillians", and "Mount of Olives." ROBERT VAUGHAN (d.1667) English engraver
who was chiefly employed to do portraits and plates for booksellers. His
chief employer was James I. THOMAS VAUGHAN (1782-1843) English tenor who was
a choirster of Norwich Cathedral, under Beckwith. In 1799, he was elected a
Lay-Clerk of Saint George's Chapel in Windsor. In 1803, he obtained the
London appointment of Vicar-Choral of Saint Paul's Cathedral, and Lay-Vicar
of Westminster Abbey. ROGER WILLIAM BEDE VAUGHAN (1834-1883) Benedictine
Archbishop of Australia between 1877 and 1883. Author of a biography on Thomas Aquinas.
No genealogical representation is intended or implied by this report and it does
not represent individual lineage or your family tree. , •
Succumbs at 80
s,..-: .. v< ; _ 'rc-Jtf.r,, j: •• •,, -
' Funeral'.services, for Mrs.-; Mary;
Ann Howard, 80,' above, who died
Monday at 7 p. m. at'Iier home at
1317 Pennsylvania Av;, wiil. be held;
Tuesday at 8 p, .m. "at’.the;
i residencejjyvith Rev.- ; C'.' R. ‘Garrisoni
i officiating.' The body' wiU'-be taken]
I to Konceverte Wednesday Tor addi¬
tional-rites-at;2 .pV rid. at-the Ketroh
J Memorial.’ Methodist-? church,., with
I ReYt.Okey Summers/ Rev. Mr. Me-
Glung^id Rev. John Gillispie. in
.charBartlett mortuary ,willl
directvbui’ial in Whan’ger cemetery,
.-.^rlffl^^oward; mother of 11 -chil¬
dren, hine.pf whom. 1 are living'; was
born, in ^Lewisburg. to J.' Burl and',
Mary Anderson Vaughn. She-camej
to-Charleston in 1918. with ■-.bee-
husband,: David C: ■ Howard. '.whcf’J
died 14-years. agoc Knovvm to-ncigh^y
b.ors as-.'’‘Grandma Howard,” : she;
made h'er.-’home with two .daugh¬
ters; -MissJVmy Howard, teacher at
Taft school,-and Miss-Emma How¬
ard, teacher at Bigley school, Mrs.
Howard- suffered, a .stroke in July 1
1939 arid another lqst Dec. ll/'Also:
| surviving axe-four other daughters, 1
•Mrs; L. A..Perrovy of Fort Springs,:
; Mrs., V. CACutright of Salem, Mrs.
; E; E. Allen of Huntington.and Mrs.
A. J.- Kirkpatrick .of Parkersburg;
three son s ; M, -C. . Howard.^ of' St. I
Albans, Milan D. Howard, principal
of Owens- school, '^and;- Manley . V.'
Howard of. Elkins?two : brothers* 1
Henry M.\-Vaughn • of • Lofaelja;';' W.!
| ya.7_ and ;Lovic Vaughn : oR Hids-
xj ?•••- • -yv-*i-r V V •
Thursday,. February 1.4, 1963
. Mrs. C. E. Denissa '
M rs.- C:' KiDeriison, . ago 88
years, of' Mariinton, died on
Sunday, February 10. 1063, in.
a Beckley hospital after a long ,
illness. ;Vv..i> ;. ./ ■'.-
"She was born at Edr^y, De¬
ll’ cember 19, 1874, the daughter
of-the-fate.:.Levi and Amanda;
Frances’Pdage Waugh.
Mrs. ; Denison was the last
of nine.children to be called. /
She "was-ipreceded. in death-
by her,/two husbands, E. B. ;•
i Vaughan , ana C. E'. DeDison,. ,
1 and a son, J. H Vaughan.
Mrs.':.-Denison was'a memU:
her of the "Marlinlon 'Melhp- ,
.. dist Church anda charter mem-, ,
ber and. past^matron of MaN?-'
linton Chapter Number 97 / 7 '
Order of the Eastern Star. HJ:
' Survivors: include two sons,,
George.'Vaughan, of Akron,;
Ohio. and.Glen L. Vaughan,.
- of Annapolis,’Maryland; and .
one step-daughter, Mrs. Anna
Denison Fisher, of Saigon, ,
Viet Nam; five grandchildren,
and eleven great-grandchildren
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon in the
Mariinton Methodist Church
with the Rev. George McCune
’ in charge. Burial was in the
Mountain View Cemetery.
,p.-y: v,y
iSPENCE, . George Washington -I
• Service will be at*,2 p.‘m. Sat-
lirday fi'w4liace
Funeral Home at: TjCWisourJ
with. Kev.;G. C. Mustek a n d
Rev. A. R; Hancock officiating.
Burial will be in Oak Grove
t ery at Hillsboro. Mr. Spence, .1
90 of Caldwell. Greenbrier ,
,/'County, died Wednesday at ms:
I'uhome after a long Dtoess. He
' was. a- resident, - of GreenbrieiJ
: County ior most of his life, p l
I ■ member-:of the Antnony • Bap-
tist Church, 'and. a reird m
ployo of the c k O-IbilwWj
Surviving, are his widow, t h
■. former'Bessie Hodges; t w j
.daughters, -Mrs: Thomas. Leg g
'Allen of Roanoke, Va;l two sons i
; Lloyd of Oak Ridge, Jennvv and
■ of Frankford, and Mrs: Da,id
Capt. Eugene with the army at j
' Ft Meade, Md.; a sister, Mi-s.j
Aragon . Scott, of. Renick-, and-
nine grandchildren,
m3 -<n *1
SILVER ANNIVERSARY,
Mr and Mrs. J. Herbert Vaughan entertained
with an informal reception it their home on South
Third Avenue, Saturday afternoon. November 12.
193^, celebrating the tventyfiftn weeding anni¬
versary of Mr, Vaughan 1 a mother and step-father'
Mr and Mrs. C. Ernest Beniaon of Paw Paw, W.Va#,
who were their guests far the weekend.
The reception rooms were decorated with bowls-
filled with chryanthemums, The dining room
table was covered with a hand made lace cloth*
A crystal bowl filled with pink r03ea surrounded
by white candles in crystal holders formed the
center piece#
Mrs, Samuel Nixon Hench and Mrs, Robert Bruce
Crickard presided at the coffee and tea service#
Y/hile the guests were being served Miss Edith May
sang two beautiful solos, toss. Elizabeth Waugh
had charge of the guest list which included more
than a hundred relatives and friend3 of to and'Mrs
Denison,, who are former residents of Marlinton.
Out of town guests included to and Mra Daniel
Fiaher of Washington DO, Mr and Mrs Georgo B.
Vaughan of'Akron, Ohio; Mr and Mrs Ray Portsmess,
of Paw Paw, V.Va,; Mr and Mrs Y>\ P* C lower and
sons William and Charles, of Rainelle: Mrs Floyd
Baxter and son Ernest of Cloverlick; Mrs. R. Bruce
Crickard of Valley'Head: Miss Mary Moore of Mingo;
Mrs Malinda Hannah, Mrs Russell Hannah and daughter
Amy May, of Slaty Fork, T^Va.
Dr. Vaughan,
v? re
Retired, Dies
LOGAN • —’'' Dr. R.
Veidcbah, 70: o/ McConnell, pi-1
OM *r physician of Lagan and Fay-1
it .‘a uuUntrex, diet! it &. p.U).
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pllnl nfkc a l^art-^Uock entice
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HV.V Ih worm*!? Chfr[Wt
burr. Dunel will lie In Forest
Uil GMMtarp ak Mfi m
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Dr, Vmi a -h.in fcad prjictKxri
o>dlck« ta Lostn Ca.iuly eiLte-
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Vi tut *I xeerrai jmn in Patabvn-
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H<* * a* it bolted and Dcjua-
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iu»a wai .{MaNcviml with I'll^
hv.lclibsoo Coal Co. at Uacbeu*
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Pnblijhed every Thursday exact
the last week of the year. 5
Entered at the Poet Offica at Mm-
lintoD, Watt Virginia 24964, m
twcond clai* matter.
SUBSCRIPTION CHARGES
la Pneahontaa County *4.60 a rear
EJaawhara 15.50 ayaar. In Ztn££
JANE PRICE SHA RP. EDITOR
T HURS DAY. APR. 15,1976'
Panlher Killed Sthat Col. Cecil Clay and Fran-
' •? "It only Cal Price were alive” ™ 1 £ ta S »!»»«>,“b"*
is what everyone has been say- * can £ the date. Col Clay
ing since Sunday afternoon at was a friend and frequent bunt-
2:15 when a panther was killed McCoy on Day's
ih the Jacox-Lobelia area by ^• un Williams River. Clay
Kessler Pritt. Pritt was work* had l° 9t an arm J n ^h® Djvil
ing . on his truck outside bis War. One hunting trip they
home and saw an animal in hia treed a panther Clay steadied
ffbck of sheep about 50 yards h* 3 8 un .° D McCoys shoulder
away. At first, he thought it an ^ shot. The wounded pan-
waa a dog but then realized it tber fell among the dogs and
was'a cat animal, it picked started mauling them, McCoy
up a iamb in hia mouth and. rushed in and with bare hands
went over a rail fence down the saved the dogs. •->n v .*>>»**»**
hill a little ways, and started . ■
eating on the back leg of the “ there wasn t already
lamb. Pritt got his gun and enough excitment, Tuesday
came after it. He shot and the evening the report came that
bullet' from the 3.08 went another panther was on Bruf*
through the lamb and exploded foy s Creek. It was bedded
iii the shoulder-chest area of down against a fence beneath
the panther; when he saw a rocky ledge on the farm of
what it was be called a conser- Norman Walker. The night
vation officer, Within 15 min- before bis cattle,and sheep bad
utes several were there. tried to push through the fence
' Conservation ..Officer, Larry ^ R n °I?l k l L e 7 nr S h7 - T H e
Guthrie, of Durbin, piStrt#fed'a-^ P NR ' wa ® ca i Ie ? a «<* soon^of-,
bove, took the .animal to theDanrttn k 16
Department of. Natural Re/ 3 r0n }. b ^
t nnr,p, OfWin Rlkms. / disturbed, federal author¬
ities were also notified as east-
sources Office-in Elkiha.
He stopped off in/ Mariinton
where a big crowd quickly
gathered..'’
ern cougars are an endangered j
species and protected by fed- '
f i era] law. :
The big cat weighed an even Some w j( 0 saw jt thought
hundred pounds.? • He was a tbis one was bigger than the
young male, 1 to 2yeais old, 68 other one and, by the way it
inchpa'long from neap to tail acted a female abbut ready
{tai» was 25 inches long.) -h to giv'e birth. The taillooked
j The dictionary says cougar,, about halt as long, j ■ ^ j
piiffla, panther, catamount and At x am tha big ca J * as s hotr-1
mountain lion are all inter- with a trar.quilzer gun, ran a-j
changeable.; r • , • ‘ . • • bout 80 yards and Collapsed. J
; We couldn't put our handa The men got her in aj box and
on any panther facta—or even took her to the French Creek I
'unfacta”—but remembered Game Farm. A call from Pete j
the story ’ of Francis McCoy, Zurbuch Wednesday said a i
who probably killed the last veterinarian verified it was a ■
panther killed in Pocahontaa pregDant female, 65 to 75 }
before the turn of the century, pounds. But they question the
We checked with his grand- wildness of the animals because
daughter, Mrs. Lee Barlow, tbey don’t seem to fear humans
Theodore Rooeevelt-records in and this one didn’t mind the I
his “Winning of tbe West" cage. -. .l-i.: ]
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r*iNl«b*4 •+rry Ihontaj KN(t
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T^U MDAY. APR. 22 , 1 OT j
Panther
. 1 -
The Brqffy Creek panther—
tb« McOcd panther—will imy
at French Crock Came Farm,
accordtoe to plena.
'Dm U. S. Fish and wildlife
r?rvuc» at Urti aaked that it
be released in the aru ernere it
*ra* found but Jatcx change,} its
requeue.
Maurice Hornocker, of Ida-
ho. i* the recognised authority' |
on cougvra, mountain lion®,
panlheri, or what bave you.
II* laid they wera probably i
same farm animal*. Pete 2ur-
iiuch told ua Mr, ffurnocker
laya che fclaatern and .Western
gObiter* ara the aiime species
bu”. the Smithsonian peojife'in*
a'.fit tbara iaa dilterencc. Tha
littar will eaarmiie the akuJJ.
etc, on tha firat one that was-'
hilled; no report haa been ra~
ceived.
Tha eectinrl mountain lion
tad a ui! that had been cut
U )4 to tt inrh«: the tint nuf’g
Uii wa» 25 inch** Jong. 3ome I
9M raid it « common for coo- 1
nncd young *niroa> to chew o3
tblir tail* hm that esv ba
j uat talk.
W* bate had several com-'
wenta nod litter* about tce.J
puambUiiy of a tine for kHiipgi
the first animal but a game
farm aatmal wouldn't ban
protected species and. there
«eeme to be r -0 irrcJinsticn to-
ward flndiag fault with a - man
protectlpg his property, • • y_
* -v « Panther* * * *1
By Arrow* L. C wan r
I ah) surprised mat eipe- i
rtenced workers m nature
aj-e looking tor a *hy animal
in the farm af a cougar,
mountain lion or ua I knew
it. a punthu’r. Th'7 •»*•*
uwnoor impudent and very •
unafraid. |
I have heard, seen and '
been followed hy such dn •
animal and have , beard
many crue atorfe* by othurs ,
from Pocnhoniu* County
and Randolph and have yet
to hear of one riiruiin* sway -
from • person.
O. I remember telling*
Howard Havener about
seeing a panther. 4 mass-,
ured 100 rant* from our
house, waging dowly in
the n»rri<w nr a cheep that
had drowned is ■ water ,
trough. Hu laughed.'
'" Anni n, you have hern
drinking too ri»cn of tha*
'mountain writer.' "
To aet n record straight -
that a panther hasn't been
a*en in VVeat Virginia for
raofe thus ono nur.dnxi
yuura, I um nut that Old and
cun toll of many thffM wwi
have hemrl and seen them,
on Cheat Mountain *
A few year* ago. mjr,
husband, Hmvay. and hi* 1
brother. Rube, took a pony-
on a ptduip to a road on
. Cb**t Monnuin where tray
'ptanned to leave it. Abous
two hours before one of our.
'horses had kkkvd Ihc puny
uikI bruiso nc*.k. Aner a
^icrl dtsuoce thev fxind
they were mired in a
awemoy road, 'llae truck ’
waa atu.ck While they
worked to get k out. two
panthers screamed, un'f In
n truo ovur them rnd
unotfwf uce o few feec away
in th«? oUmr direr cion.
Harve and Rub© weren L
•vtArc*i? ' I don 7 know why
they ^pwit the night in the
cab of thu pickup with the
windows- up unless thoy
didn't like tJie streams
which can make one feeJ aa
f/ Jhe ground actually trem-
Nas. Later, 1 roud that
pony meac ia a apeciai ,
atirartion to this type of; i(
wildanirtitl.. r
I hope thuro ia a fund
somowhere that will pay for
the Joes of the lamb belongs
mg to thB farmer who killed
the cougar last w-*ck. If 4
this m-xa vJ noc paid >iad i» .
iiuled ernl fined m -cm,'
tviper was p<i«dhle
far killing this. pnxe«*:e<1
2 “.Iawl and the brmeo of
tr>e county do not defends-
him, just maybe the Farm
Bureau Woxnan’s Com¬
mittee may-Uike a stand. I
Pm the chairperson I
?ga POCAHONTAa TIMES - APRIL 22, 19 76 j
The American Circus
The year Nineteen-Sev¬
enty Six not only marks our
country’s bicentennial, but
also is the Two Hundredth
Anniversary of the Ameri¬
can circus. The first Ameri¬
can circus was introduced
by John Bill Ricketts, in
1776.
The performance was 1
held in an amphitheatre i
that he built in Phila¬
delphia, Pennsylvania. It
consisted of a clown, a rope
walker,, and several eques¬
trian acrobats and their
horses. In the years follow¬
ing, small families, groups
of acrobats and clowns
toured the United States, ■
playing small towns, per¬
forming inside roofless can¬
vas walls. These groups
would travel from town to
town in two or three-prim¬
itive wagons.
Animal exhibitions be¬
came popular at the - Same
time as the early circuses.
Later, the traveling circus- '
es and performing •’.animal -■
menageries combined to I
become what is known to¬
day as, “The American4
Tented Circus.' ' The word -j
circus was derived fr&m the ■
Latin word circulus,’ -thean- 5 ]
mg circle or ring. j
With even tne earnest 1
circus, there was always at
least one clown. Dan Rice;
bom in 1823, became the
first great American clown,
and for years dominated
every show he worked) He
created such a following ■■
that circus owners fought 1
for him. In his ^circus j
costume of red-striped;
tights, blue star-flecked
leotard, high hat and. goa-j
tee, he is reputed to!'have]
been the inspiration of our ;
patriotic folk figure, Uncle !
Sam. , He jumped from !
show to show, and ran his ;
own circus for many sea- i
sons.j making and losing !
fortunes.
Circuses today haven't ‘
changed much from the ;
eighteen hundreds. They ■
have changed wagons to)
trucks, old canvas tents to/—
new isteel reinforced, fire j
repellent canvas, aluminum j
center poles replacing the j
wooden ones, and much of'
the hand labor is now ;
mechanized.
Chances are, if you visit j
the eircus grounds early in i
the morning, you jvili be .
able to see a little of the old
fashioned hammer crews
pounding stakes, although,
most of it is now Bone by'
machine. \
As part of the American
tradition, “The, Roberts
Bros. Circus,” under the
canvas big top, will appear
in Marlinton on the 5th day
of May, with perfokinances
at 6 p. m. and 8 p. m.,
sponsored by Pioneer Days :
Committee. I
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES - APRIL 22, 1976-f
— ~ . . - . — • — —
Woman of the Year Named
Peggy Thomas was named Outstanding
Volunteer of the Year at the Michigan
Community School Education Association's
(MCSEA) fall conference on Mackinac-
Island on October 3. Dr. Bruce Jacobs,
director of continuing education, Ferris
State College, and past president of the
MCSEA presented Mrs. Thomas with a
plaque in recognition of her vast con¬
tributions to the Bedford schools and
community (see picture)..
It is impossible to list all of Mis.
Thomas’s volunteer activities because they
are too numerous. The following are only
a few of them.
Mrs. Thomas brought the Kerwin;
Theatre Ballet Company to the Bedford
High School auditorium to perform
Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet in Decemj-
ber, 1969.
She was chairman of the Bedford House
Tour in 1973. All proceeds went to the
Bedford Township Public Library. She is
a charter member of Friends of the .
Library and was its vice chairman for two
She was chairman for the Community
Holiday Fair for two yeais, a huge fall
bazaar which raised money for Commun- r
ity Education and the Friends of the
Library.
For the past four years Mrs. Thomas has
held monthly antiques classes at the Senior
Citizens Center. Her purpose is to make
the Seniors aware of their antiques’ value.
She is an area historian and authority on
early American antiques. She is also an
RSVP Advisory Board member.
. She was in charge of the one-man art
show and reception held for Bedford’s
artist, Howard Schuler, held at the Bedford
Library during the month of October.
She has been active in two of the school’s
PTOs, as president and a board member
and as a volunteer mother at a third. She
has been director of Bedford’s preschool
program for the past five years and is
currently chairman of Bicentennial events
for the schools.
On the local (den mother and Girl Scout
leader) and council level, Mrs. Thomas has
been active in scouting.
Active in local church work, she has
been department church superintendent,
a member of the Commission of Edu¬
cation for her church, a church school
teacher and she conducted classes for
training church school teachers.
In the spring of 1974 she was chair¬
man of Bedford Township’s American
Cancer Society’s fund drive and is a
board member of the American Cancer
Society.
Mrs. Thomas is on the advisory board
for the summer parks program and re¬
cently was appointed to the Monroe
County Health Board.
She lives in Temperance with her hus¬
band, Robert. They have five children
Robi, a junior at Central Michigan Uni¬
versity; Ralph, with the Army’s 75th
Airborne Assault Batallion of the U.S.
Rangers; Rich, a junior in high school;
Randy, an eighth grader and Philip, a s ..
fourth grader. •
Mrs. Thomas is the daughter of Mrs. j
^Van (Lucille Zickafoese) Poage, formerly , j
of Marlintom .... j
Continued from Vol. X
Page 46.
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TH* F0CAH0NTA8 TIMES - APRIL 15, 1976-
■ —■ — — ' ■ ■■ '. 4..; 4,;;.. r«tJ
v \ New Minister v ?
Bishop Robert P. Atkinson,
Bishop or West Virginia, has
appointed the Rev. Dr. Eu¬
gene L. TenBrink as Vicar of
St. John's Episcopal Church
in Mariinton. With his wife,
Rath, Fr. TenBrink lives in
the rectory at 811 Ninth Street.
They have four children.
Their daughter, Carol Pifer,
lives in Wyoming, Michigan,
and works in a school for par¬
tially handicapped children.
Their oldest son, Eugene, lives
in Columbus, Ohio, where he
is a commercial artist. They
have two sons in Bowling
Green State Univeriity, near
Toledo, Ohio. Calvin is a <
junior and Victor, a Freshman..;
In addition to his response
bilities in St. John’s Church,,
Fr. TenBrink is also in charge
of summer services at Grace
Episcopal Church at Clover
sLtck. Along with these two
mission churches, Fr. Ten--
Brink has been appointed bjH
Bishop Atkinson as Canon
Evangelist for the Diocese of
West Virginia. In tbatcapacity
theTenBrinkB travel ail over
the 3iate conducting parish re¬
newal teaching missions and
retreats. They also work as a
team in the ministry of coun¬
seling and spiritual healing.
They maintain an open house- j
hold for people who come for l
the healing of their lives; In
this ministry the peace and
quiet of Mariinton and the
beauty of the mountains around
help to bring peace and whole-
ne|s to troubled person^ who
come here,
Before coming to Mariinton,
the Ten Brinks lived and work¬
ed at Trinity Farm Renewal
Center near Marietta, Ohio.
For twenty years, from 1946-
1967, they were missionaries in
India, where their three sons
were born. Now they are hap¬
py to live in Mariinton, one of
the most beautiful spots in:
Wes t Virginia. i
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Km lut week ol tbe year. 4
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JANiS PRICE SHARP, EDITOR
THURSDAY, MAY 6,1976]
Episcopal Church History
Continued from a previous .
paper.
To the Council of
1873 the Rev. Mr. Mason
reported that in 1872 “I
have been officiating in
Huntersville, and on
Knapp’s Creek (Driscol)
once in four weeks, with |
much to encourage me. I
Communicants 8. Three {
candidates for confirm a-
- tion”. ,
The next year, 1873,
Bishop Whittle again visit¬
ed the church-people in
Pocahontas County and re¬
ported to the Council of
1874, “July 25, Presbyte
rian Church, Pocahontas C. ■
HI” Confirmed two.” The
Rev. Mr. Mason reported j
nine communicants and
stated that they were scat¬
tered widely over the coun¬
ty which made carrying on
a Sunday School difficult
but that family and pastoral
instruction of the young
were diligently attended to.
He also informed the Coun-
til that in Pocahontas Coun¬
ty there .were five persons
awaiting confirmation at
the next annual visit of the
Bishop. For some reason
the Bishop did not make his
annual visit that year and:
four of the five went to.
Warm Springs and were
confirmed by Bishop Whit¬
tle in that church. In 1874
an act of the Council of the,
Diocese of Virginia crown-;
ed the work of the Rev. Mr.1
Mason by declaring thej
area of Pocahontas County;
to be Madison Parish in-
union with the Council of
the Diocese of Virginia. '
The Rev. R. H. Mason _had
ministered in Pocahontas
County over and above his.
obligations to his own par-i|
ish in Bath County. Under
him the work in Pocahontas
had so progressed that;
Bishop Whittle placed the,"
Rev. Emile J. Hall (in 1877H
in Madison Parish as its full
time minister. Soon more or :
less regular appointments
were kept for preaching
and other ministrations in
Driscol, Huntersville, Dun-?,
more, Green Bank, Mar¬
lin’s Bottom (Marlinton),
Hillsboro, Edray, and Clo¬
ver Lick. ^
The Diocese of West
Virginia Created ?
As far back as 1851
clergy of Western Virginia;
felt the need of a diocese of
Western Virginia with its
own bishop. To this Bish¬
ops Meade ,and Johns
objected. Finally, when
Bishop Whittle became the
Bishop of Virginia he gave
his consent and at a special
conference of clergy and
laity assembled in Trinity
Church, Staunton, May 16,
1877 the petition of the
parishes of Western Virgin¬
ia was granted and after
approval of General Con¬
vention the diocese of Vir- ;
ginia was divided and a?’?
new diocese of West Vir¬
ginia was organized. At the
May 16, 1877 conference in
Staunton Col. James T.
Lockridge of Driscol was
the lay-delegate represent¬
ing Madison Parish, Poca¬
hontas County. Col. James
T. Lockridge was therefore
one of the founders of the
Diocese of West Virginia
and M am son Parish, Poca¬
hontas County was one off
the organizing;parishes. ^
i On December 5, 1877 the/
clergy and laity of the Wesf
.Virginia parishes met in S£.
. John's Church, Charleston,
!to organize the new diocese
and to elect a bishop; The
Rev. Emiles J. Hall and Dr.j
C. P. Bryan of Clover Lick
represented Madison Par¬
ish. The Rev; J. H. Eccles- i
ton, D.D., Rector of Trinity
Church, Newark, New Jer- i
sey, was elected bishop.
The Rev. Dr. Eccleston
declined the election and a ’
new council had to be
called. This council met in
Zion Church, Charles
Town, February 27, 1878
and was presided over by
Bishop Whittle. The repre¬
sentatives from Madison
Parish, Pocahontas County, -
were the Rev. Emile J. Hall
and Dr. John Ligon of
Clover Lick. The Rev. j
George Wm. Peterkin,
D. D., Rector of Memorial
Church, Balitmore, Mary¬
land, was elected bishop.
He accepted and was con¬
secrated Bishop of the Dio¬
cese of West Virginia May
30, 1878. Madison Parish
had a part in the election of
the first bishop of the
diocese. We learn from a
later report of Bishop
Peterkin that at one time or
another Col. James T.j
Lockridge, John Ligon,
M.D., C. P. Bryan, M.D., 1
Samuel B. Lowry and
James Warwick acted as
vestrymen of Madison Par¬
ish, Pocahontas County,
)Vest Virginia.
Madison Parish in the
Diocese of West Virginia
When in 1878 Bishop
Peterkin paid his first offi¬
cial visit to Pocahontas
County he found the Rev.
Mr. Hall living in Lewis-
burg but holding services in
Huntersville and Clover
Lick. Bishop Peterkin was
not a stranger to Pocahon¬
tas County. He had cam-',
paigned there in 1861 as a
Confederate soldier. He
came to Pocahontas with
the Twenty First Virginia
Regiment which on August
6 th, 1861 camped on Valley
Mountain. The Bishop said
that during the 43 days of
’ tneir encampment it rained
thirty seven days. Of the
l nine hundred men who
came to Valley Mountain
six hundred came down
with typhoid fever or
measles. He nursed the
sick, and since he had been
licensed a Lay Reader by
the Bishop at the request of
General Pendleton, for.
those who died he read the'
Prayer Book Office for the^
Burial of the Dead. In his :
History of the Diocese the;
Bishop says nothing about
his care for the sick but"
does comment, ‘‘I attended
the funerals of the men of,
our Brigade, and gave them;
thelast rites of the Church.";
After the War, at his own-
expense, the Bishop erect¬
ed a monument at Mingo to
the memory of those who
died during that encamp-;
ment. The Rev. Dr. William
T. Price, in his diary, On To
Grafton, relates that on his
return from the Battle of
Philippi (June 1861) that he
passed through Marlin’s
Bottom (Marlinton) on his
way back to his Highland
County Presbyterian
churchea^ Dr. Price was a
volunteer chaplain in Capt.-
Felix Hull’s Company. The
Rev. Dr. Price and Bishop
Peterkin in later life be¬
came warm friends, and in
: Marlinton and Huntersville
Dr. Price’s Presbyterian-
, Churches were always open
to the use of Bishop Peter¬
kin. One wonders if the two
men could have met at
Valley Head during the
Confederate encampment
there. .. : it- V- ••
At any rate when Drtf*
Price was pastor of the
Huntersville and Marlin's
Bottom (Marlinton) Presby¬
terian Churches the Episco¬
palians held services in
both churches, Bishop
Peterkin preached in both,
and on his visits frequently
visited the Rev. Dr. Wm. T.
Price. This information I
received from his son, my
father-in-law, the late An- (
drew Price, who also told]
me that when the Rev. Guy
H. Crook held Episcopal
services in the Marlinton
Presbyterian Church he
played the organ for him.] ‘
The Rev. William T. Price
,. D.D.i {
Something here may well
be said about the Rev. Dr.
William T. Price. He. was?
born near what vis .now,
Marlinton, July 19, 1830..
He pursued studies prepar¬
atory for college at the
Hillsboro Academy, he was
graduated from /Washing¬
ton College (Washington^
and Lee University) in 1854 i
and he studied for the j
ministry of the Presbyte-^
rian Church in Union Theo- -
logical Seminary, Hampden
Sydney, Virginia. /HeT wass
ordained by the Lexington 7
Presbytery and licensed to
preach in 185-7. In l86She
married Mias* Anna Louise
Randolph of Richmond.
Their children were James*
Ward Price, M.D., Andrew '
Gatewood Price, Attorney-'
at-Law, Susie A. Price,
M.D., Norman Pricey*
M.D., Calvin W. Price,
Editor of the Pocahontas
Times, and Anna Virginia
Price'who was married to
Frank 'Hunter. From 1861
to 1869 Dr. Price was pastor
of the Highland and Bath*
counties \Presbyteriaa
Churihes \ From 1870 td
1885 me was pastor of the]
Cool? s’ CreeRPresbyterian
Church in ^Rockingham
County and frdin 1885 to his,
. retirement in 1900 he servL
ed as pastor of the Hunters-?
. ’SjU. '
Iffleand Marlinton Preaby-.
terian Churches. His mili¬
tary service as volunteer]
chaplain in 1861 has been,
previously referred to. To
him and to the sessions of]
his two churches the Epis¬
copalians owe a debt of (
gratitude for the Christian
courtesy shown them by
allowing them to share the
churches in the days when
they were without their own
places of worship.
■ The Warwick and Ligon
J Homes at Clover Lick
% After the War between
the States Dr. John Ligon
qame to Clover Lick and!
began the practice of medi -1
qine. It was told me that ;
Bishop Peterkin informed
Inm of the opportunity and
qxged him to come,' Dr.
Ijigon married Miss Sally
Warwick, the daughter of
John Warwick and Hannah
Moffett. The old Warwick
house at Clover Lick was
replaced by a more elabo¬
rate or modem one by Dr./
Ligon. This burned in 1884.
The Ligons had nine chil- j
dren. In my time as Minis-,
ter of the parish two of his
daughters, Louisa (Mrs. J. 1
Jy Coyner) and Annette
(Mrs; Luther Coyner) with
thefr children lived at.
Clover Lick and were active
in the work and worship of
the' Clover Lick Church.
I Just as the original War*
1 wick family made their
home a place of preachmg:
or worship for Presbyterian:
and other ministers so thei
Ligons 1 frequently enter-1
tained the bishops and-.,
clergy, and prior to the i
erection of a church had;,
services in their house. Dr..|
Ligon often acted as a lay ]
reader, conducting the |
service in his home in the )
absence of a minister on the >•
Lord’s day and doing such
other things as might be of
spiritual assistance to his
patients. For the above
information about Dr. Li¬
gon I am indebted to his
daughter, Mrs. J. J* Coy¬
ner. To Dr. and Mrs. Ligon :
due, more than any other ■
persons, the existence of .
CJrace Church, Clover Lick, j
'Bishop Peterkin’s Visits
to Madison Parish
Reference has been
made to the Bishop's first
visit in 1878. The following
year, 1879, he made his
second visit to th$ church-
members in Pocahontas
County. Here is o summary
of his report of that, visit
which he made to the
Council of the Diocese in
1880.
: On Tuesday, August 17,
1879 he preached in the
Presbyterian Church at
Mingo', on Wednesday,
August 18th he went to
Clover Lick and preached in
Dr. Ligon’s house; on
Thursday, on that same
day, August 19th, be bap¬
tized a child there, and then
he went on to Green Bank
and preached in the Meth¬
odist Church. Of that visit
he continues “the few com¬
municants we have in Poca¬
hontas County are very
Scattered, so that after you,
reach the county, you have,
to make quite an extended,
circuit to visit them. (He
made that circuit and he
visited them again and
again.) As the record of our
services will show, we tried
during the trip to make the
most of our time. On Fri¬
day, August 20 I rode five*
milesr to Dunmore and -
preached in the Presbyte-,
Han Church. I preached
again in the same place on
Sunday-toorning, and in the
hftemoon rode fifteen miles!
'to Huntersville and preach^
ed Tin'“the Presbyterian.
Chinch. Sunday night I
spent in the country about
three miles from town at
the home of one of our most
zealous Church people (the
home of Col. and Mrs.w
James T. Lockridge at Dns- j
col). Monday morning I
into Huntersville and
baptized three.- children,,
and then went on fifteen
miles further to Clover
Lick. Here I jomed. Mr.
Powers, (the Rev. W. H. H...
Powers, then mini ster at
Weston) and Mr. Dame
(Rev. George W. Dame, Jr.
minister at Clarksburg) and ^
• rhool hmiM
w- th« neighborhood, and
on-Sunday morning At IhinJ
more aod on Sunday eight
A Grow Bani, in etch raj*
■to le/g* congregation!. Mr.
Power* had praached Ihrovl
tnnaa, in the afternoon to
the Colored People at Ck>-i
.y«r Lick, and In the mora-f
ing and A night at a?
schooLhoaee about fwoj
ttu^aa distant.... .tomcnw
ww go to Min bo where I
. aspect to preach.” Not® hi
: this report an J in «Ii othera
following how often the
I Matbodlita and Prenbyti*.
■ open their church** to
hhr and invite him to
preach to them. Note aim
hii cuetom o t taking other
clergymen with him on hiar
offlciai yi«ts acd haying'
them flfcare with him in hie
oaieelonary work Such nu-i '
ilonary activity of the Biab-i
op .ana rwb brotherly ahar-1
t23g of it with hia clergy wee,
moat effective in building
up the membership and'
spiritual strength of the
Diocese of W« Virginia.
The bishop writes of
~ making continual atvrm<| |
visits to Pocahontas county
but I can cci locate a report?
of thraie for the year*
lSdO-iMl and 1882. In hie
1864 report to the Council
oftha Diocese hi* said "My *
annual visit to Pocahontas'
County was rondo the Iwfci
week in August. On Satur¬
day, the 30th. ta company
with the Rev Dr. UcyfTfce.l
Rev. T. H. Lacy, D.O.l ,1*
drove from the railroad to I
Hillsboro, a distance ofj
about feit)- mile*, having.-]
sendee that night. On Sat-.
undny, August 31st, we '
have services both in Hills- J '
boro and in Huntersville, »
the distance between them
being eighteen miles. to*
Haatsmille. we have hope i
soon to have a lot. and than
to go oo to the erection of a |
church. On Monday, we*
had iwvloei at Clover Lick J
in Dr Ugon's house, right- ■'
een ruDee from Huncere-
, ville, And on Tuesday at the j
’ school bouse about three-
miles higher up the moun¬
tain where I confirmed two.
At Clover lick-w* have a
beautiful lot for a church; j
and we trust the next year
to see it built. That night I
we pushed ,on -tc Hillsboro |
cm our return, s.dhUoce of
about twenty*five miles.”*
IG W. Peterkin, History of*
the Diocaae of Wm Vagin -1
ia. page M3.| u , ]
On his 1086 visit Bishop
Peferirfn took with him the •
Rev. Mr. Otbeoe uhe Rev. i
Robert A. Ofbson had been i
in-, the Seminary with the i
bishop, had been one time •
aew^sat ta Bishop Peter;
bean induced by 05© Bishop
to accept a call to Trinity
Church, Parkersburg.) The
Rev. Mr. Gibson later be¬
came Bishop of Virginia.
They came to Clover Lick
on May 31st and held
services in a grove Mr,
Gibson preached and Biab- .*■
op Peteakin confirmed two 1
individuals.
The Bishop reported to ,
the Council of 18S7 that Mr.
Lacy was in charge of the I
parish and that he. the 1
Bishop, had preached In
the new church at Clover, I
lick on Sunday, November
14, 38S6. The church there,
had been built after the!
Bishop’s May 1886 visit!
and before his visit of Nov. i
14, 1886. It was elected !
during tba ministry of the
Rev. T. H. Lacy, D.D. bnt'
tha Bishop ' wrote in hisl
report that tba church at
Clover luck was the direct !
outcome of the “zealous !
Interest of Mrs. Dr. John!
Tha Clover Lick Church
During Bishop Peteridn’s
annual visit to the parish in
189S he consecrated Im-
manuAl Church. Clover
Lick, on August 2|«. He so
designates it in hia report to 1
Council but puts Grace m
brackets. It would appear
from tKc remark of the
Byb'p that Immen nal was
“twh at <t« consecration
but that it was later called
Grate After smno ye are
Uw church Ml movec to a'
uow stiff nearer to thel
tfepot. in his address to the 1
Council al I9lc ho staiod
that on Sunday, August 8,
j? 09 ' had ooqteemed
Grw» Church, Clover Lick.
He wi, “This i« the oldi
church which w»t. located at •
, • point a mil® or so distant,)
■nd consecrated August 21, j
1892 . Owing to tb» changed
jmpuUUm. U <kȣe3 !
Jjkjb. ’ ’ Th* Blshnp roport-
ra that he had again-''
preached In thy Hunters-
viUe Presbyterian Church
and that Dr. C P. Bryan '
vm warden of the parish. 1
He reported also that a lot
had been obtained at Hunt*'
era ville end'that the officers
of Median Parish were Dr.
C. P Bryan, Dt. John
Ligun. James W. Warwick,
H. M. Lockridge, and H. S
oeet to move it nearer the'i
depot, and sc great were.
I 'the difficulties involved in
fefcbsg it to pieces. that H
may oe ocnuxfered practi ;
I calh a new building,” He
continued, ” Preached in:'
St. John's Church, Marlin- !
*xm. This is a new building, {
rendored necessary by the
change of the church from i
Huntersville. (Had a church
been built on the Hunters-1
vllle lot?) The rector and.
ooogrsgntlon deserve great
credit for their energy dis¬
played ia (he work; and
thanks.ere due to die Hon.
John T. McGraw for his
liberality In giving a desire-.'
able lot. On Monday, Au¬
gust 9th. Bishop Pecerkm
wynt to Hunters* 11 U» and-;
preached In the Presbyte¬
rian Church. He said. *not-
wfthata&'Juur the removals.
W« Still have i few faithful
members in that neighbor- w
hood. Tuesday met u-Uh tbe.l
at Merllntoo and I
o ingulfed with them about
| building a recb.’iry,” L910
Journal of the Dioonw of
W-Ve.. pages 16*17.1
So far lids historical nc*
count of Vie • work of the
Episcopal Chords In Poca- J
V
hontas County has been ! Mission: St. John’s Church']
written largely in terms of- wa9 organized.” By 1911 *
the visits ’and activities of there were forty-five com- j
the bishops of Virginia and municants at Marlin ton and j
West Virginia. It should be go Baptized persons be- <
remembered that faithful, longing to the ,St. John’s
ministers usually travelled' Mission. A church was built <
with the bishops on their. at a cos t of 53,000. Hand,, a ,]
visitations and they carried) rectory costing the same
on the work with regularity amount. Both'stood on the 1
until the next annual epis- lot given by Mr. McGraw.
copal visitation. A list of After Mr. Hiatt’s departure |
these men will be given the rectory was sold but the :
shortly. By such men dur- church remains the proper- J
ing the episcopate of Bish¬
op Peterkin services were flf the panah( title held M
conducted in such places as 1
Driscol (Minnehaha
Springs), Huntersville,
by trustees, and at the j
present time its use is i
Marlinton, Hillsboro, Ed-,1 shared with members of the
ray, Clover Lick, Green 1 Roman Catholic faith who
Bank, Dunmore, and at !
Campbelltown. Bishops \
Gravatt, Strider, and i
Campbell have continued |
Komm hv
at present do not have a
building of their own. The
Rev. Mr. Hiatt Hsted the
following vestrymen of the,
the visitations begun by parish (Madison Parish) for
Bishop Whittle and Peter- Marlinton ' and for Clover j
Irin Lick. For St. John’s.
;< . St. John’s Church • Church, Marlinton: War-
Mar lint on p den: Blake King. Vestry-
The first services of the men: J. W. Hill, Frank
Episcopal Church held in King, Dwight Alexander,
Marlinton were held in the and M. E. Pue. Registrar,
Presbyterian Church of Blake King. Treasurer, J.
which as has been pointed W, Hill. The officers for
out the Rev. Wm. T. Price, Clover. Lick are listed as
D.D. was paitQr from 1885- follows: Warden: W. C.
T„ . ■ Gardner who also serves as
.Registrar and .Treasurer.
1900. Marlinton (Marlin’s Sunday School Superin-
Bottom) derived its name indent, Sarah S imm ons,
from Jacob Marlin who Lay Readers: W. C. Gard-
with Stephen Sewell camp- ner ^ Mrs. Eva McNeel.
ed there in 1750-1751. In Ministers who have serv-j
1890 John T. McGraw of ed Madison Parish, Poca-'
Grafton purchased the hontas County, West Vir-!
Marlin’s Bottom lands, g^a. The Rev. R. H.
Soon thereafter the name of ; Mason, before 1866-1877,
the Post Office was chang-* The Rev. Emile J. Hall,
ed from Marlin's Bottom to ) 1877-1880?, The Rev. Fran-
Marlinton. The farms were ^ p Lee, -.-1880—, The
laid off in lots in 1891 and ' Bev. T. H. Lacy, D.D.,
the town began to be. By 1885-1888 or longer, The
1901 the railroad from Ron- j r 0 v. Thruston M. Turner,
-c/v.vsv." 1897-1899, The Rev. Guy
jH. Crook 1901-1907, The
ceverte up the Greenbrier Rev. Jacob A. Hiatt, 1907-
to Marlinton and beyond 19 H. Vacant 1912. The
was completed. Marlinton Rev. Josiah Tidbald Carter,
was incorporated as a town ' 1913-1916, (Bishop Peter-
in 1901. The county seat kin died 1916), The Rev. F.
was removed to Marlinton! A. Parsons, 1917-1918, Va-
from Huntersville and the I cant 1919-1920, The Rev.
latter locality entered a. 1 George J. Cleaveland,
decline. The Rev. Guy H. jD.D., 1921-1924, Vacant
Crook served the Episcopa- J 1925-1926-1927, Rev. Rob-
lian in Marlinton from !|ert Tomlinson, 1928-1929
1901-1907. The Rev. Jacob I; (supplied from Buckhan-
A. Hiatt followed him in
1907 and by his efforts oriJ
April 28, 1908 “Marlinton ||
. ^continued! ^
'non). The Rev. Olaf G.'
Olsen, 1930-1949 (At first
he was also in charge of the
churches in Greenbrier),
Mr. J. L. Welch, 1950-1951
(Church Army), Mr. E. S.
Wilson, Lay Reader, 1952-
1957; The Rev. C. L. Dra¬
per, 1958 (served from St.
Thomas, White Sulphur);
Mr. John Klatte, 1959-1961
(Church Army); Mr. Ed¬
ward Wilson, Lay Reader,
1962-65; The Rev. F. H.
Dennis, 1966-1970 (Minis¬
ter at Summersville); The
Rev. J.W. Ford, 1971-; The
Rev. R. M. Hall, Jr., 1972-
1973-(also Minister at Sum¬
mersville).
Sources: Journals of the
Diocese of Virginia and of
West Virginia, Wm. G.
Peterkin, History of the
Diocese of West Virginia.
Rev. Wm. T. Price, D.D.,
History of Pocahontas
County, W. Va. . j
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solidated schools from two to four roems.
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from fornier teachers and pupilB - as ttisny
of these teachers are not with ns now*
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When I w«3 sixteen and vrorked at the twinery on Saturdays with
several other boys xuy age all being Sort of never turning down a darn
and taking more courage than cc»«sc*> sense* One dny fionecne dared. «ia to
swim the river.
One Spring afternoon after work and the ice had nm out of the river
and the now cement bridge hod replaced the old covered wooden one *
few of us decided to take the dare and swim down the river to below
town* The river was full from brink to bank*
Hubert alaven, Winfield Hobart, Jack Anderoon and myself that
Saturday after work put on o\n- swim splits and entered the river at
the tannery barn. The v:.*ter waw cold and rmKiciy with some trees and
other debris that made the water dangerous. Jack lost his nerve and
Cuiw© out about the lower tannery row of houces* As we approached the
bridge we saw that ecweone had passed the word as it was lined with
people froir aide to side to watoh those fools in the water*
Winfield tried to cross eu>d although he had passed tire bridge he
managed -so reach the other side and hold on to some willow trees and
Vfec pulled oid; by some nsen with a boat and a rope,
Hubert a-nd I lived down close to the river and know its currents
from fishing there i-amy t jUnes,, Just he fora the strong cunr^nt reached
a rocky strat^h behind f'r, C,J,iiichardsons house it took e slight
left turn*
Hubert and 1 did not fight the swift current but swam down st.rean
working our way towards the bend on the left bank and come our well
below where >'r. Calvin Price lived* We never timed our time in the
water nor the distance covered but bet it wss the fastest swim iriuher
of us ever took, We had swam in Knapps Creek many times when it was
at about flood stags but this ws.s our first time to tackle the river,
IX ve hadn't fcr,own about the change in current our swim might have had
another ending* Arriving hor*e 1 never had anything said but frorsi the
looks 00 bother's and Kme»t4fi faces 1 knew
they disapproved*
Mountain View Cowetury
Kvuryon* in Jfcirlinton or no-a ©vor lived there or closo by for Firy
l©n;ith of tiro htive traveled up the hilly rood to yarllnton*©
i : j>untr*in View Cerdutorv, fhny titroa S. have :tfide thu«t. trip for 1'anily
one i friends that Sleep ts-ore forever*
how 1 kw by he rt vhat the /inistor will bay a» he stlw&y*
reel tea the twenty third Fartlm,
"The Lord w.ay i^iopurci; 1 shall not want, He tr*kr.*th me
to lie dovm In ^reeii poaturfus; fto leiidoth me bosid© the
still waters - etc* etc* utc„
Tkifi cenetary beings: located in ouch & beautiful apot that in term¬
ing completely around you wust look up to ©et? t*--© te* utlful aky and
dov*i for o. view of the towi. . 0 sruiuy tripe to this beautiful place
for loved >>neo and friends th«t oonehow i always think of the One
hundredth TwentytMrd Psnlsu
^Lift up thine ayon unto the Hills und into the 1 livens above
f t<j& whfcnco thy strength cr»rwth., Ftav© -»rcy fj board hcv*
®orcy uj*m u®„ - «tc* etc. etc.
iiuch u beautiful place to soend etomlty, up ©aonr t,te hills -
up into t)i© heavens. • henever there I «*lvay3 think of tl*J 1?3 Psalm,
fcote: This version of the 173rd,, Peal* i« fr;jm an lf*92 Bible */GMr.
ft Child dies
.4bout 190S-09 * group of un youngest«r» v^fst© playing in t!» old
apple oj*cJtnrd beside birrtn iiun about tw blocks fri»J the old k’ethod-
iat church one siu<iw)r df-.y - probably catching tadj>ol*s - trbeii v© Bfc-w
3 a&ull child running towards uo frow ks'. cilaven© house. He win play¬
ing with ejatcheo ttiui hod set Filnself on fire, I roweciber so plain his
scrota© as 1* macliect us and vc w*ro unable to put. out the fire, he
died there before us and his oldsr Brother Hubert, Fio w©s the youngest
son of Mr* & Krs, i(«B, Sloven, Brother of Hubert raid Hebeccii- Tw© dnyp
later X a**i oovon other boys wore flrc*?r boys at bis funeral. Then and
there X lammed ©bout de th <»nd pleyimt vith Hatchss.
muring the taeA'c rArllftton had naverfel ?:o«xi Doctors *:nd * .fliie
4 Ufc-:*fi»r> HonpLt-'tl and >KVPinl,»tx'*fcftd* iwiy of the Occtnrs had o^tal **
flDiiflciid infcerosta to rtciV:.riCO th'feir .fC7i*tunr find ftt^udrinp In the nrtt?l
c>WrvUt 7 « ac«ee were f^inp; t entU^ buslnean, tneuwiscfr vtnrt Jiml'Cr
iba lar^e saw Ml at l:owt ,i .Ui tfrov*, VlrrinJ u br.nlod their lurcher
to the m*«rost rp.il head which wfc© th» l.ar*e railroad yard behind C.J»
.tlchi'jcduonc Harder© ^tore. usually thny neod tw or lhn»« toasris to
each wugffli brinjfiiaj’ their limber over th#> mount; in al; r<JLn*l and rtt>wn
ftuvppa break to iMarlirrbona ft Mr* Farrell ran the nlll At Koi^tsln Hrove
and his son Kichnel £,tt«nd«*4 Focnhcnt*.«K County Mi£h (school* He vr>a n
£?od lOttktag lriah boy &d.r,h rod h*ir- Later Ms sister cone to «nrli:.'tt?n
ttaok to medicine - y^nov^r a wy needed His tonsils out be *ou?d
visit dr* J*V. Io»^r*s office for *in upnolntviftsit and instruction** Tin?
next ttay aft«j* school our pv.-.'fiift vould with tho tSi - ^
it ■was iMnny Lynch, We would look 3$or Doctor Tpci»m* oral stop at which¬
ever lumber otaok 1m was scallgiiL ^njfyjoadlh*' on railr oad c ar*
frhan lie Wits r«>.»iy V*> would open his little black Doctors bfejr - pour
souse aloiialo over nifl hands - tytt ills inst.ruynenta - hold ftanny’r. head
buck - ranch in umd snip the tonsils - then uhew tc us ksds. A ft.or thr^t
he would throw ticei* awwT* swab Lenny’s throat - reach down in liis
pocket n/xd »*ivo U3 enough chant's for each boy to ©ton at d.r»«.V&ll^ce , s
Uni£ store cud have au ice crecia conn» ;«*ema atrunpe medical practice
now but "mass xwo mountain boys wore * hardy bunch of yo«iu«;8t.(rrs»
Fire-e
uur town in tha fifirly ’teens boasted a fine fire dajv>rtr*©rit that
John tfszlett so veil ik scribed in his Tinea article. The tf-iren hose
carte located ii\ wl'l «Usiwsrt sncti-flio of tow, ritfc the hos*> tor^r cion©
to the hill behind the fexilropd etntirin.
Of course the larfyist and roost dflria.^in/r fire *iys idinn the tannery
burnt in the twenties, The loss of ©rcploytr.gr,. t to th^jojwntciity v»t» a
severe blow u<5 rebuilding took alnoot a ye*.r.
In 1912 the large Valley Hotel behind the Mlro^id PaBScr.ger atntJon
burnt, A |fc*. Hume a v;># the barter and nothing ires Stfvad, he la tor nowd
to Cinsrlenton. The rooming after the fire I reaeftbor going over to look
at the ruins And he^'.rd several hotes bcihg played on the pi^no in the
lobby * ttadeloine tfiw*s ) a classmate in school was trying out the few
keys left, About l?2y0 I auw Kb'lttL&lna in Charleston, ah© vrb working Ji>
a lav office on Knnawha street*
Another large fire waa the two otory ft-etne building on the comer of
Main Street and Third Avenue - vhere the dinner is row. This building
contained several shops ana had roorae and offices on the second floor*
The building ran all the way back to the alley and was a total lose#
>or a wbi-e the town h*d a band stand in the nitidis of the lot end
our town baud gave concerts ©very batnrdcy night and cut special ocanreions*
Mr- «ob kroner and f*r. To« Anderson, both printers vere the prime covers,
teachers and leaders of the band, *owe of the roerabers vere, Kr. Ffcrrjr, the
station waster t Orcn Huai, Gterle «iul tllve froottoll from Us^plbelltovn,
Aroot and thill loader brother lilats Vaughan and nany wore 1 have forgotten.
Later a Hr* Schola built a snail nevstand on the front part of the
lot, ?ta olao add penny candy, soft drinks etc. In tile rear of the store
stronger drinks could be bought, Parry <>harp bought the business in PW
and fixed up the store and had a first clfcst place of business. Me elan
retired typewriters, cosh registers and adding Biiichinee. lioroe ye«rs
later he bought the old A.b.Overholt building across the street and did
a thriving buflineea, Itowstand and eodR fountain In front ~ 4 pool hail
end p*t« flo«r* shop in re*r.
FIRES
fire of sotse irvortajice vs& the two story but Ming cm Fourth
aid LiOui t ^tr©Rt, where tho host Officii now standc, The* by? Ming covered
the entlrs block and almost tc ti*? Bakery# it contained a fruit stand
several a I top:* on the first floor, Tte second flo,,r ware th«s meeting
ha 11a of ttie. .‘.odc-rn loodisaft and the I.O.O.f- The wooden sidowalk an tbo
front vms three feet above ths ground which along with the but Id 4 ft/* *vs ?
a total loss*
Later tbs* b'oodnefc and the 1,0,0,1* built the two story building or
ths corner' of Laradon avonuo and Kiln Street beside the* Hospital, The?'©
w&u a lot between the two building*-
lii'# j-torgan Ww liver, t-vc blocks up C^auien Avenue bought the Moving
picture e^uipuent from a rian who v^s shoving tnoviss in » tent about
vhers Haul Over holts building stood - but behind the little office of
«"4
Mr S#W*c,ajr<ic»r 1 fl office# who woe an insurance agent and had a erosl
mew***
contract with the C. Z 0- ii*ilroud, Later a Youger taap- dad a small
building visere run an auto battery repair shop. This building was later
coveo down third Avenue,
There ware *cany firts (hiring this period. The Karllnton htftn»
Laundry located behind the railroad freight d^pot on the sitfo of the
hill burst. Then hlians bepartwmtti store on Kaln street shout 1915-
One fire I rower-ibor wan a tent show that van being set up between
f-iss. «v.isie Uuy r a home tuid the boiling alley and swirling pool,, which
was later a movie house- Ho one JSoiev how the fire started but ex'ery one
blijwd every body else- It took the tip tent about three minutes to go
up in flames as the oonvas was dry and even tfie foreman of the cr<?v wan
snicking hiinSGlf-
Fires
during tin* idLd t-eg&u the auatlciphl powir bovnc? thftt supplied «vll the*
electricity to the kovff; burnt. 1 was jiist, t* teenegor but this night
telephone at the office on the second floor of the* fk.rdt of
Ktrlinton Iiuilding
I h£*d just relieved *^a^nn»e Sesr et nine i ,H« and around widnight
the alftrra sfrandacU Looking out tit© bfeck window I cojild see th© fire
which wua juefe above the Clifton *<jr/?S Wvolcsale ttrocary IVailding and
wuc between tiv© tarmery office and the itailroad. Could not raise anyone
oo tfi* phone ao called tire. ttuu^s boarding totfuee mkI tried to get her
(toindsoo L^Kronce Xinnoton to find out whore tho fire v&s Hut ho h?d
gone to the fire himself. Every hubscribor for phone service rurut !wve
been at the fire*
Tbe hospital called and inquired whenetbe fire *ifes as all their
lights wore out, said it mist lie the Light klc-nt but could get ne
answer -fro* that part-of bow** About-two bourn lat^ vee able to give
out the location cd' the fire. All tho phonea had self contained hotterins.
Kowwr the next morning the tannery Cane to the rescue and nade
orrangemunts to Connect the hospital to their electrical equipment,.
Later the town received da ansrgeitcy potysr n-quipment until repairs vmre
©Aden, tfoext X think the plant was sold to the west Penn lilectrie Conpofty
with the undarstantiin^ that they wold keep the old plant for sow? ve^ra
as ^ standby In c«ae of outan'es.
Two Mountain Boys
Two hoys ll P together in the Greenbrier vallejj - their
experiences In many and various ondevers during tho mid toenc,
J-^urijJCG Lan^, whose family had t.roved from Watogt to Merlinton Tor
better schools, Tlvelr Mother Grace, Harry, FJeet*, Mabel, Ottie end
H^uricc, Mru Langs name vas bavid snd var. oflift Of Gods wen who always
had n t%ood vd^rd for everyone whoever they vere* f'h'. Lang ras «
sealer in the lumber camp for the Vratoga will. His camp vas several
mil*:, a from watoga back in the mountains, once he mp.de the mistake of
telling Maurice and my so If the quickest vn^jf- to reach tho comp.
One morning Maurice and I took tho mornldir tr:4n from Marlihton to
iiesbert - traded the Greenbrier - crossed over two iountains until] v*
came out on the railroad track. Here we turned up stream ;md in about
two lilies cam* upon the logging comp, Mr Lang was surlier hore, Vo both
received a drosaihg down as we had pan sort through some of tho wildest
rattleancke country in the whole lumber track, however we had bec^
taught the way of forest and with our long walking sticks and Berlov
knives kb felt quite sofa, That nipht after the loggers had dinner ve
were fed- told all the news about homo in Msrlinton - bedded do«b in
Mr, LLmga tnd the Camp Foremans hunkhouse (On the flnorl, /ifv.ar Ffreak-
fast Maurices dad 3ent us home by the sane route snd v* errivfKi In
Karlintan on tho six PK train.
About two years later I r 'r„ Lang (or Uncle David), lied moved his job
to the West Virginia iulp and Papeer Company where his camp wes about
six miles doi-tt Blk river from filaty Fork, Maurice and 1 leit MarJ.lnton
about three Jdn one morning and by eleven had w-lked to Slaty Fork -
by lunch time we vers down to the logging cump where Nr, Lt*ng net ua
with another stern face. At that camp the logs were dragged over about
three mountains by overhead steel cable, What a sight to sea Hugh
bunches of large logs dropped several hundred feet into the r?.vp^r.
From ttarw they were loaded unto flat Mrs, secured, then honied In
about a twelve oar hookup up to bj.aty Fr> ■-k i-.hijr^ c v larger £>bay engine
would tnfco than on to Spruce*
Another time MuWT.tf.oe and I walked over to Slaty fork and the car.))
w«b only two miles up tho mountain at the left of Slaty Fork 5tore, W*
stayed several days this time os we knew the Cookes, Charlie dharpe, who
v/e used to help wash dishes i-:n<l set th- table .lor the evening meal.Once
we wont fishing below the* fitore and I caught a tivo pound trout about a
flil).:? dOvtfi»tre<m f5roin the store - Charlie ccoked t.he troutc- lor xin and
the thr^n had a full mess of trout with thc^thers v/e had caught*
Kurin# our spa.re tine ve walked up the track hut manured to stay
clear of the Iced inf/ operations as ye liked to watch the derricks load
the cars with the logs then chain them down and the lit tin shay engines
put on their breaks taking, thorn down tho mountain.
Many year a after these trip* with Enrico to slaty Fork T spent the
night with cousin rtyldred CriciJ^: and Hruce for one nlrht « this happen
ed to he the night the tannery in Mar lint on burnt. What- a sight it was
the next morning when the mailmans Car drove down from Camp lab oil town
across the river from the tannery or where it had-originally stood*
Unco on one of our camping trips - we were down river around th« bend
at the tunnel. Thin time Uempsey Johnson was with us- nov; here was a r '1
real sport sraan and /’inft fisherman * For two nights wo hfid a di stint!? li shed
visitor - F.ooro, the game warden. Hr* floor e^s a v.onderfuT nr-ip and
taught no many things about survival and sportsmanship - be was a great
man. Damp soy .Johnson bad *c:iuir<3d n goo.l habit of mailing fisMng license
to rouny non and bnys he found who could not afford or know how to obtain
a license, hers wan a spirit of a true eportsi.it.il hastily found in those
days, Dempsey will be remembered for eo!* of the feig fish he pulled In
i
Up and cloven die Urannhrl«r as ’.veil as over on Williams river. Tea creek
and both lilic and Cheat rivers.
for spending money Maurice am? !f trapped muskrats in the slough
below Knapps creek by the railroad track. Without much experiences ve
W'rre not experts in removing the pelts from the rats.
Once tor* Ira ftrill of the Peoples Store and Supply Company where v©
sold our pelts asked as who taug-t ns to skin a rat. Revel vine: a rtegat-i*
answer - fir. iirill being the kind o.f man he was took us Into his store
room and with a feeish muskrat preceded to tench us step by step /fust
how to remove tb© pelt with the least cuts or dawege. After that little
lesson fcourice and l received at least a dollar more per pelt due to
tblindness of Mr. riril.1 - who also I £uoss received a better pi 1 ice
when he sold them.
Another money rauker we used was going through the trash at the
town dump down by the bed of the creek looking for old nodicine bottles*
The smaller -the bottle -U>e iuore we were paid for them*. This was at a
time when bottles were blown by hand. Usually five certs for a real
snail bottle up to a half cent for a half pint.
Many of th%outlet contained dried medicine which coated th« Reside
and our problem vns to get thorn clean - our answer - get n a willow
stick fill the bottle half full of fine sand a neater - insert the
stick- tie .0.1 throttles in line oil a long string and put trite the
rapjlds where they would not break. The string being tied around the
middle gave the bottles a back end fourth notion and soon the stain
was gone. However the bottles had to be Inspected twice a day or the
sand would lesve the inside frosted*
When the bottle* were clean we would take them bone - boil them in
the laundry boiler —dry in the oven - get- a note from our Mothers that
the bottles were sterile deliver to either ot the towns 'Doctors who
were always lift nee^of bottles.
I remember tte liiet basket of bottles I sold ^ they were to i>r, J»K,
Teager - lii* office was in the First National ftw.hk building on the
opposite aide of tt»o Bank itself. I rewotaber ti&t tMe vma s pood haul
and Dr, Twicer aft«r sorting out the bottles and reeding t'other© note
he gave no eighty two cantr# fliifl vns e lot of ?3o«tty for s country boy
on a Friday afteriioon-
1 rorrofiber tliat I crossed the street to the store being rim by fr,
A* S# Gvernolt, a general store* (Ittttnr ithrry Sharp had a newutnd >ind
sods foiautain in the front &hd a pool hall in the b;;cV with J et© foge-s
Berber ;shop behind that}# 1 bought a poir of knoe length stockings,
a pair of noya auspondera — a. red bandannt' handofkerchief f a btjoI] bn*
of stick candy - a.U this {inri t:hirt)tw cents to ue* for the Saturday
Matinee f Pearl White Serial*, after t!«a show Crertrude Overhnlt snd I
had enough between us to stop fct Key-*c Drug store and get e chocolate*
soda itwo straws) • Ask her - she is now Mrs* Theme e Trent*
— Jtuny Yfero the caopfng tripe" F/iurice — and I Jlad all ever Fdff'Vtntas
County 7 knew evory owlawin^ hole - v?here the fish were biting In
what kind of voatlnor.
tfhen tho hit MarXinton In 191^-19 I fcl**ye stayed vdth the Langs
taking care of then with the help of mil the r.eighbora who did nil the
cooking artd shopping*
I’t-urico chose the hir force and I picked the S'svy. V'e newer flaw
each other after tlait in the early twenties but correr-voided fTe^^ently*
When he died 1 loot a very dear and good friend- Tap* for Maurice in
Texas. I will always renepjber our hi:ppy deyn and nights we spent
together# ileut in Peace-
A Vinlb «iorao to Pocahontas
Uncs while visiting Marlinton I drove up Elk Kotmtain through the
fog - turned around and came down to the nscond big curve, The .fog vhs
heavy co parkarl jay car close to tbo b.**»k out of the v«y and waited* Thin
wag the Lund of any people for six generation*! znd I wanted to have a ?;ood
look and remember every detail* In about an hour the sun burnt through
the fog and sparkled on ovary crystal,
So hers wae the land of my people for four generations of Waughs, and
others. Of course on down the Greenbrier valley and vp Knappn Creek there
would he other generations of Vaughans, Waughs, y-one s , o l Poo£N r Ra/iklns
and others*
Immediately below me was the .idray cemetery where my Father and little
Brother >JrivIn were buried. My Aunt Annie lkacfcer and her only son Floyd!* #!y
At cfiBvr ur* t/gw
Grandmother Amanda Prances Pongs Waugh, A
baby of Undo Harlow Waugh’s, those and many more of my kin sleep in the
liidray cemetery including some of ay iiankin kin.
Looking acrose blraer Poag« Farm I could see the new home that Uncle
Preston Baxter had built for bis second wife and behind that the remains
cf the large hovad log house my Grandfather L^vi Wo ugh had bought and
enlarged after returning from the C.S.A. and the Oivi^ War, Here he had
raised nine children - six by his first wife Amanda Francos Poage and
three by his *»«*con<j! wife Ella iiuckman*
Lifting my eyes a little i could see the Indian Draft location of the
Indian Draft Church end school - both original? in the same building that
dated way back when Aunt Livjzio v<as a schoolgirl* the canetory was behind
the building and there wore my Grandfather Lovi Waugh beside Ms second
wife Lila Hackman and their daughter dally Waugh Denison, Another row of
unmarked graves contained the remains of Granddads three lltb'f* Brothers
und Sister, victims of the disease that followed the troops during the
Civil vjar* My Granddads youngest Brother, John Waugh and hia wife wore in
another row side by hide* Thera were more older graves mostly unmarked so
I do not know who they were*
Y<ho could sf*.y tiist this uitfa any home lend* Or* down in the valley
of :,r«e treenbrier river I htd left n:y blood frort Stcei* bruises from every
toe on down, the river -iyvcJ u v> Kr.apps Crock on dozens of roeke and holders,
oven on thi: hill sides above*
Above MsrUJntos on a beautiful hill ir Mpimtafo V:F-«V Cemetery, owned
by Uw toy/Ux My re lections of thin place goes back whom. ;.t way » farm and
the lintc her shops cf town -used a shed there as their slaughter house. Mr*
Ratliff rived i‘! n soa.1.1 house there arid tuny tides I bad played with hia
children ** even after be moved tc He nick* . .
OtU V/illi«3»is, i' medical, man from & Gotland ami the father of A *11. '■•ill-
iamr> and the l«'t- 1'Jrl, billlama v«.=> the .first psrs an b<:rjthere,
grave is in the corner to the right of the main gate* There the road
turns sharply left and curs tinned three miles up t-h* ritigt? to the Mountain
View Apple Orchard - which w&* a failure* I spent one there*
After the hill >:as used as a cemetery and enlarged jiaary times it?
foriTicr size* There arc few people in Marl inton who doc&'nt^iave soma one
buried there. There sleeps my Mother Fatima, thisan Denison, Brother James
Herbert Vaughan, Step Father Clyde Krnest Dnrtlaon, Aunt. Sllfiabetfc £♦Waugh
Uncle Harlow Waugh, his wife Aunt Gertie and riau.r/h ter Franc in, i facia beta*
H. Waugh, Aunt Lulu 1-Lilians and many, many cousins and firends*. Surely
there must bo some thing that .mfekos this ray eternal home*
Up Knr.pps Greek there are two more generations that r& bunk to the
latfc ly?r> 1 &. fty GreatGreutGrandf.Hther Samuel Waugh snd his father James
who fought in the Uevolutiunary War, he received a land grant for his
services* Both durauel and hid Brother Janice /fad# ar*> buried in en un¬
marked {jrave at 'jefchel:, Iti thr= Hill country or rear Dilleys Mil/ They
were both members of the counties first county court of Pocahontas Co*,
tiiey noth died in i£?l
Surely this Is ray own, ray native country. At Uw* bond of Cummings Creek
on over to tlir Little Lavoie country there ac%iar*y p many mrted and un¬
marked graves of the fo&gee* My Grandmother Martha Poage’s people
Col. Lhoorgo Washington Po-'ige, her Gr< .ndiVthor b*v«j the original lf?nd
lor the flrut church and coRctory end the present fJ*k Grove Chi3*eh arid
twnctery in *illnboro #
*o further prove that this valley la «ty how, «y and
Grai»dn»other Burrell Yaughnn are biarled la the cemetery behind the Old
Stone Church in beuloburE. Their grivoe ere uraar.rked but .'-re recorded
«m the plot of the cawotery in the church*
Generations cose and go *nd every one le; vns their ovn nark or irich*.
In n place they n#y cl^ln as horse. In this respect 1 claisi Pocahontas
County ^8 ray hon» although I KtS barn in jlonc^rvert, Greenbrier County.
However it gives proof tfiftt Although ** yotm^f country boy nay cut his
apron strange and go to the four conwrs of the earth - his he^rt strings
ran*In ent&ct forever - so this county called Pocahontas *111 Always he
»y hojae - today - tomorrow - forever.
And thus it will ulvaya be forever wore ** sure ar. the th&v cows and
the Ice goes out of the river evf-ry Spring soirw young person will le ve
t hi s v a lley -*m<4 th* oyol e will continue* _£.ll things coroe t o an end _
evidently - but life goes on and so it will always be - forever.
Wednesday June 6th, 1976, 5:50 AM<
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POCAHONTAS T1
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IB> ’;r. ^
JB3 . MAY Zf, lS7fij
~ JustCommetilfl - 7 |
rve.rendiwith interest ail..
tllfrCdaul/ School .Superizi-
tandepc’s articles on the'
proposed .grade school I
buildings. for' 1 'Pocahrmtas I
County. I attended.the pub- 1
lie meeting, saw the slide a
and heard- the. comments,
• pro and con 1?I-rend Mr. •
Charles Moore'a article in a ,
recent Pocahontas T^mes, I
I'm sure^' everyone in-;
PoeahontEia County is inter -1
ested In good school build- 1
” ingg and good .Schools in--;
side chose buildings. Th«i
problem we £bco is the fact,-;
that a small/ percent of the 1
people* are the ones who
I'wifi have io^ay lL© tux to i
pay for. the .'School bonds. 1
Until a-tax method ia reach" 1
ed Where every citizen of'
the-county, pays their, fair'|
share, there '; will ' bo • a'*
problem.' We had one per*-
Son running jor the Board
of Education,-who waa in- I
terested in going before the |
Legislature, to- get some
type uf county tax, where '
vre would pay: That person
was defeated by not too
many votes..;..-' ' ; .v: s ,....
- We are.'.' *> county of a
large number of older-
people, who don’t- feel liko ;
voting a tax‘ oh. the Land
Owners and the few othera |
who will have . increased
{axe*,'Many of these older
people have'.' taken • the
Homestead Tan. Act and are
exam peed the first &5,0I70.
It just takes ID dimes to
make a dollar—and 10—
one hundreds to make a
• thousand—and all of there '
extra dollars.' which are i
exempted would. Boon add j
;Gp', v We'could gat passed
■ County' Income Tax, or .a ■ •
7 jPdunty Car Tag, and then.;
ill would be in the business* 1
of getting' che schools we'”':
aMii.
taught in a ondj,
, f 90 m school. I got my gKtd$’.|
Khcml^uiiMlion in a on^. 1
and two'room schorl. My*
lunch fyuze from tho time f y.
...ret-, the lunch pail on .tbej
shelf in the hall until lunch'
time. Of course, I want our ,
children to have better than :
this. We have much mmft
Id out ho tries r cars- oo the
road 'and all these things *
ahd we- don’t wuni our s :
14Ljw-h- boys iinii girls it*,
graded school u-bere thet^
plaster may fall and knock
tbam In the head, or.whsreii]
they’Add be electrocuted by
exposed wires, or where,.
..they will bo trapped by fire. J
'A litfle walking in the bubw^J
dr rain to gym 07 cafBteria.’.
won’t hurt them—they’ll'
jjlay io the rain and snow a'SMjj
jh»n hb they get homeuji
^piatVgood for them-
X;At the public meeting the"
‘Question was asked,' ‘ What Vi
tai dries a 'salaried person. •
owning' no. home, puy?'*
The answer was, “On their’
•V"- - p .
My question Is, “Why -: 1
can't some method oF taxa->'-$
'tion be reached where ev*
fer'yone would be a membe^c
of. the team?" Maybe w«- :
would have to go to theJ^
state to got a new Law.' Why .3
’ Mrs-Robert Hiner ;
^SwfiSA •
v- ••• "f.>v. - v 'r - = - I
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES - MAY 27, 1976-
West Virginia History
The marriage of business
and politics that gave birth
to modem W est Virginia is
documented for the first
time in a book published by
the W'est Virginia Univer¬
sity Library.
. W'est Virginia and the
Captains of Industry was
written by John A. W'il-
liama, W'VU associate pro¬
fessor of history, who grew
up in Greenbrier County
and who received his doc¬
torate from Yale Univer-[
sity.
‘By 1900, W'est Virginia]
business and politics were)
dominated by industrialists!
who marshalled bo*h thej
political and economic re4
source of the state for usd
beyond its borders,” W'il-j
liaras writes. “The forging!
of this colonial political!
economy is the central conn
cem of this book.” J
With development as
their nostrum, those mer
gained control of both the
Democratic and Republican
Parties while also dominat¬
ing the major industries,
according to W’illiams.
But “W'est Virginia bare¬
ly kept up with the national
pace of improvement while
failing to break out of its
marginal and tributary po¬
sition within the national
economic system,” Dr.
W'iliiams concludes.
’ ”Thus in terms of their
expectations, the boomers’
utopia failed to.materialize.
W'hat went wrong? Equally
to the point, were there,
alternatives to the disap¬
pointing type of growth that
took place?”,.., •': j.
1 W'iliiams cites the career
of Joseph H. Diss Debar as
one example of how faith in
development failed W'est
Virginia.
,In 1864, Debar was nam¬
ed the first state commis¬
sioner of immigration “to
alert settlers and investors
to the untapped riches of
the infant commonwealth, ”
Dr, William writes.
Debar, who designed the
state seal and produced
some 19,000 pieces of pro -1
motional literature about I
West Virginia, later ended: 1
his career in prison—“con¬
victed in New York as a
confidence man operating
"iii partnership with a wom¬
an who claimed to be the
daughter of mad King Lud¬
wig and Lola Montez.”
Copies of “W'est Virginia
and the Captains of Indus¬
try” may be ordered by
sending a check or money
order for $11 to Moun¬
taineer Book Store, W'est
Virginia University, Down¬
town Campus, Morgan¬
town, W'V 26506. Vi
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' ; Governor? Arch Moore has
'approved* ian; expenditure of
;i; ( $200Gia Bicentennial funds for
" ■the Town of Durbin in Poca-
' 1 bontaa County.'/.■■■i ;.;y
Moore said the fundi will
help the renovation of a town
building for use as a may or’i ■
office and community Center.
. ,1 The Governor indicated that
j. the center will become a focal
* point of community activities,
and will serve all the people of
Durbin. - M
Governor Arch Moore has i
. approved an expenditure of
\ $3000 in Bicentennial funds for
> several special projects being
^’sponsored by the Casa Bicen-
£-*tennial Commission in Poca*
f. '.'.hontas County.
The funding will help enable
the renovation and reconBtruc*
L tion of the Mayor’s office and x
city council chambers, Moore
said.
In addition, the commission ;
plans to rebuild the suspension
bridge that once linked the .
east and west sides of the town
by providing a walk providing ,
a walkway for pedestrians a-. v
i v cross the Greenbrier River, he
^'continued. ■" / •
The Governor indicated that
^■ planning is also being complet-
!}v: ed to convert a former church
into a community center for
V the Town of Cass.
“tJlitV-v.r;--- + h#
?/■''' July4
V ; The Bicentennial Commis*
aion is asking all churches to
^ ring their bells on July 4 at 2
3 p. m. lor two minutes to cele¬
brate the 200 anniversary—
to the minute—of the first ring¬
ing of tne Liberty Bell, pro¬
claiming the independence., of j
the United States.-;. .
■ -• .'..v’iiT V.J
£SPSIiIah'oNTAB Tt MM^-'MARCg 26, 1976*^
™ w s 'cass'tra'in' _■**
A* Uw oprnios of the •vn-S
Birr operating mmoo approach-
» thing* art bower at the
Cam Sreolc Railroad. AJ-
Ibcogh regular public trips d©
not begin until Saturday, May
29. the railroad ha* Already
operated on* eperlal trip in
February, tu two scheduled
(or April, and wHi be ©peiat-
inf at (cast ns days in May !
prior to the 29th
During the winter mouths
Superintendent Jim Keep and
bia crew bare been busy in the
ihco doing oicemry repair
work on the engine* and cat*
end maintenance oo the track.
They have apent time ini*'
• winter getting the new *hop
organized and hove replaced
the (Jude la Sh«y* Z and 2 and
tbe tire* oo Shay 5. These i
threu locomadYM along with I
Shay 4 and Hefei er 6 will be
providing the motive power
(or tbe 1976 **Mcn. Cera have
been cleaned end painted. Oo
th* track tbe major project
baa been tbe ettminaUtm of s
cJirve bet wean Wbitcikrr Sta*i
tioa a ad OM Spruce. —
Tha State U io the proceee o{
rereitmg 21 surplus railroad
care ana five dleeei locomotive*
from ib« Federal governm^ot.
Part o t thia equipment will b*
o*ed at Caa* and part on the
new scenic railroad owned by
the State hi Fayette County.
At pr*«ent the major
need at Casa is aomtorn* to (ill
the ■ hop fort man'a position. Lf
anyone is inUirci.tMl ia ibis job .
they are asked to contact Su-J
penntendent Retp at Casa,
j/THET POCAHONTAS TIMES - APRIL 15, 1976^
■ Greenbrier Scenic Railroad'
• The popular Greenbrier
Scenic Railroad ia abandori-
_ : £ ing;'operations. Railroad
‘ board of directors March
‘ announced their non-profit
corporation is cancelling
' ’ plans for any further,Au-
. *.tunm weekend passenger
: jr- (trains. - ■,; . ;«.
. ''Due to increased opera¬
tion costs, these railroad
officers said expenditures!
for fuel, diesel locomotives
, . .and train crew leases have
risen. Air brake equipment
upgrading is needed cn
coaches they own and use.
ts Additionally, the Chessie
^System is considering re-
. : mriving a large portion of
• the Greenbrier River Valley
: • ^trackage from Durbin south
to' 1 North Caldwell Station
" f; r : ' .near here, y
With the ''uncertainty
both of track abandonment
. and the time frame in which.
; it might occur, the railroad
>. directors did not wish to
* :■ invest in coach equipment
repairs.
• ' .The four passenger
i,' coaches the Greenbrier
Railroad owns are to he
; sold by bid. The remaining
• 14 c° ac hes and cars will go
into storage at the Cass
Scenic Railroad. This e-
quipment is owned by the
West Virginia Department'
t of. Natural Resources.
I JOCAHONTAS TUISS - JULY 8, 1975-
Letter, - i
I hear that people are
writing letters about Mar¬
lin ton, and I thought you
might be interested in what
I think of it.
In 1916 I graduated from
D & E Commercial Depart¬
ment, after which they got
me a job at $25 per month.
My father thought I was
starving myself to death so
with the help of Mr. An¬
drew Price and Mr. Beard
from Hillsboro, I went to
work at the Bank of Marlin-
ton in February 1917 and
worked there about three
years. At that time Mr.
McFerrin and Mr. Wade
were bookkeepers. A
couple of years later Mr.
Wade went into the insur¬
ance business and Mr.
Rexrode was hired in his
place. I worked under Mr.
Echols, Cashier, and Mr.
Hunter, Vice President.
Mr. Hunter kept an “Eagle
.Eye” on me and gave me
much good advice when he
saw me doing something I
shouldn’t be doing. One of
the things he told me was
that water ru nnin g over
stones for a half mile
purifies it. I never forgot it.
I roomed and boarded
with a family named Sheets
who lived down on Second
Avenue and later with the
McFerrins who lived up ;
near the tannery. One j
morning after a hard storm,
I went to work in a row
boat.
At that time the passen¬
ger train ran from Ronce-
verte to Durbin and every- J
one went to the station on
Sunday evening to see who '
was traveling. j
After the first World War '
ended, there was a man ;
from Hinton who brought 1
an airplane to Marlin ton j
and gave people rides, j
fifteen minutes for $15. I j
wanted to ride in it but was j
scared. Catherine Clark j
kept begging her father to 1
let her go up, and he finally I
told the man to strap her in !
and give her the works. He
took her up, looped the
loop and nose-dived and
everything. When he land¬
ed she jumped out and ran
to Mr. Clark and said "give
him another $15. I thought
it wasn’t so bad, so I paid
my $15 and took my one
and only plane ride. We
went up high enough that I I
could see Huntersville. I j
got down in the plane and |
promised if 1 got back i
safely to the ground I would |
stay there. I was up eight j
minutes.
Sincerely,
Mary B. Cromer !
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tha last week of the year.
Entered at the Post OfHco at Mw-
Haton, West/ Virginia 24954, as
second class matter.
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la Pocshontia Coanty $4.50 a yeas.
Ela«-srhard$5.50 ayaar. In advunou.
JANE PRICE SHARP, EDITOR
THURSDAY. MAYl37l976 j
Dear Jane,
Mr. Sam Hill omitted the
name of Henry Harper, my
great, great grandfather,
from his list of early Poca-. :
hontas County settlers. i
I do not have my copy off
Uie UisiOiiC&i onclOitCo O'J
the late Rev. Wm. T. Price
with me and cannot give
you the page number, (note
Page 393, Henry Harper
settled here in 1812.)
Please check and makei
correction. I would like to i
see Henry Harper’s name!
on the list. He deserved!
great credit for the part he
did in helping to develop
our county.
Shall appreciate your
looking into it.
Sincerely,
V 4 Enid Harper
Independence Day—the fourth of July—commemor¬
ates the birthday of our Nation. The day symbolizes the
divine right of each man to have a voice in his own gov¬
ernment. A Republic was bom on this day! This special
day is probably best summarized in a letter written by j
John Adams to his wife on 3 July 1776:
“Yesterday, the greatest question was decided which j
ever was debated in America; and a greater perhaps j
never was, nor will be, deciding among men. A resolution |
was passed without one dissenting colony, that those i
United Colonies are, and of right ought to be free and ;
independent States. The second day of July 1776, will be \
the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I
am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding I
generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to |
be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn j
acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be '
solemnized with pomp and parade, with show, sports, i
guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of j
this continent to the other, from this time forward for- j
evermore.” j
Adams was talking about the discussion and the pass-
— ing of the declaration of independence resolution intro¬
duced by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia on 7 June 1776,
but deferred until 1 July, so that the committee of five
could prepare a statement explaining the reasons for in¬
dependence.
On 2 July, the Lee resolution was approved, and on 4
July, after much debate and sdme slight deletions from
the explanatory statements as presented by the
committee of five, the total statement of declaration, in¬
cluding Lee’s resolution was adopted.
Thus 200 years ago this month, our Founding Fathers
wrote the Declaration of Independence, and as Benjamin
Franklin was leaving the Constitutional Convention, he
was met by a woman who said, “Sir, what have you given
us?” And he replied: “A Republic, Madam, if you can
keep it.” There is a great deal of wisdom in that state¬
ment.
The very next year, in 1777, even though they were in
the midst of war, Philadelphia residents observed 4 July
as a day of celebration. Today, practically every hamlet
in all of the 50 states, plus American Servicemen and
civilians, who happen to be in other countries, observe
the Fourth of July with prayers, speeches, parades,
pageantry, and fireworks.
. Fourth of July C ' i
It was a grand and glorious Bicentennial Fourth of j
July celebration in Marlinton Sunday. The PCHS I
Band played, under the direction of Charles Fauber, I
Dale Curry was master of ceremonies, Mayor Ed I
Rexrode greeted the large crowd, David Corcoran I
led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, ]
PATRIOTIC PRESENTATION, Liberty Proclaimed,;
was directed by Mrs. Ben Morgan, with a)
county-wide group of singers, ten young persons!
representing various occupations, with “hats off to I
the past and coats off for the future,” Connie!
Campbell and Davy Corcoran as Martha and George;
Washington, and ‘ ‘Butch” Michael as narrator. The!
ringing of the church bells brought minutes of,
throughtful gratitude for our freedom and many
blessings. Congressman Staggers brought chal-j
lenges of the changes facing us in the third century]
of our nation—one thing that is certain is,
change—and the program closed with patriotic]
favorites sung by a Bicentennial singing group led byj
Mrs. Willard Eskridge. There was plenty of cake]
and watermelon for everyone. The large cake]
decorated with a scroll, flag and Liberty Bell wasl
baked and decorated by Helen Kellison, Cameron.
Astin, Osa McLaughlin and Sally Nottingham. j
Happy Birthday, America
POCAHONTAS TIMES
(Page 2)
Published every Thursday accept
he !a«t week of the year.
Sntered flt the Poet Otiice at Mar-,
inton. Weat Virginia 2496-4,. a»i
scond clui matter.
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EUsawhare 15.50 a year. In advanea. '
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< JANE PRICE SHARP. EDITOR j
"THURSDAY, JULY 15,1976
: Bicentennial
From the Fourth of July
Z observances-to the Bicen-
'Z tennial Hymn Sing, last i
Z week was a fitting celebra- -
JZ tion of our Country’s 200th
-I Birthday. . .
; We .will _ express here..--
appreciation for everything
•;'done to—help make- this
-* historical observance
Z* meaningful and a true j
^'County-wide endeavor. j
Z* Happy Third Century!
:• Pioneer Days
*Z Pioneer Days have come
and gone again. Next
-I year’s Pioneer Days will be
RJuly 8-10. Start making
- ► plans.
R By almost everyone’s
Revaluation, this year’s ac-
-Itivities were successful.
Always a few things forgot¬
ten and a few things done
-: wrong but everyone will try
harder next time,
t* ~The crowds were good,
’-'the weather good, and
everyone seemed to have a
good time, which is im-
R; port ant.
■*>: Saturday’s Parade was
Iy unusually good. Real work
Rhad gone into the floats and
gentries. There were manjr
Rfine. horses. - Steve Hunter,
ly. was Parade- Director agam-
? - ahd'fhis yeaTEi'was assist
t^ed~by: Julia Price, coordina
Rtor, with, of course, many
*- helpers. Good planning
2* was evidenced. The sur-
2- prise Uncle Sam was good.
There was a planned histor-
'yical sequence, with the
group of Indians, Princess
^Pocahontas, Chief and
-Z Braves on horses, pioneers
Z_Z on foot, settlers in a pioneer
-C wagon, chicken coop on the J
R side, mountain musicians,
R and a clown from bygone I
R days for frivolity. Clubs i
C and individuals made excel- i
Rlent entries. It was all.
*“ good.
R Many good comments
R were heard about “God-
v* spell,” presented by Green
R brier Theatre. It was
•^.exceptionally good.
The Flea Market was i
successful. ,
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES - JULY 8, 197^
Pocahontas Pioneer Days l
Sy Bobby Dean
As we walk through days of 1
festival
O'er the paths our i
forefathers trod j
And we imitate their f
workings j
Sometimes with approval
the elders nod I
Well, it pleases me
immensely
To hear the old ones say, !
- “Well Done” ^ I
That's the way we did in my
day
From the dawn till setting j
sun”
And I welcome all the
visitors
Who have come from far
and near
Those who take part in the j
program
And those who just come to
see and hear
As they travel through our
county
With its lofty mountain
peaks [
And they gaze with awe
and wonder
At the lovely hills and
creeks
Now I am so proud of my ,
heritage
That my ancestors left to |
me
It’s been spread through
out the country
Even clear across the sea
The courage of the . -|
mountain folks
Is told as far as history goes ■
And the same is still true
today
Which proves—One reaps
Just what . he . sows
And when God fulfills his .
promise
That He gave in John: 14
And we move on up to His ;
House
The pattern of which I’ve ;
already seen
It will be alm ost like this ;
place
With its rivers, hills and !
streams j
And the gathering of the
mountain folks J
We’ll all be there, it seems i
There’ll be someone to pick
* some bluegrass
And someone to sing a song
Maybe even have a square
dance
What e’er they do, we’ll
go along J
I hope this verse will pay ‘
tribute
To the folks I love so well
And the beauty of our i
County
Till the last tolling of the
bell.
POCAHONTAS TIMES' J
CPo*» t>
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wihIt <rf tba yiiBr,
F?i"*& at (be ETi«t < at Xtr-
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•truoil iIam mutter.
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Mi
Vani PRICE SHARP, EDITOr!
Titut taPAY. jlse 17 , me
Pi onwr U aya-July 9-11,^76";
Bicentennial Week:
!; , Activities s vf
N l I- ,
Pocahontas County
7 .'11k’! Bicentennial W eek »* I
idling TO hw very. very full
rif uuUvitit* in Pocahontas
CyccAy ;«larting'*ich ih» J
Durbin Jubift** on Satur ^ ^
<t*y, July 8, and ending* j
Wllh Uu? final uvvnls of ^
doctor iXijn on Sunday,
July it- All type* of acriv-
ilU'u two bain" scheduled in
BkUV ifitftroal par-U of the
Cxr.r*?. Murk your cakn
<]L‘* now und ijIoh to attend
eft manyoe possible..
♦'This wwvk w* are print -
frip a briof jeMufe of |
fivanta anil plan a detailed
Inline tor m>*r week's pu<
T^t If wo l«*w mused «*»/ |
eventa picas* let ui know |
for next wwe-k. • .,
.Saturday, fuJ[y 8 :•;•
Afternoon* ntirb, n Ju-
hilwe l)ay at IJmbin
; Evening: iicdeo at Kjtir-
grounda.
Sander. July 4
• Afternoon. Bicentennial
pirthduy Celebration at
-VL'rli.-iun.
F.rr-vag: Rod wo
Monday, July p
\ :*'V*nfc»s: Rodeo' r. : : 'J*7
rue id ay. inly ft ~~v--.
* -Afternoon and evening^
CheucDuqua at Hillsboro
>\edntaday, July 7
•^Afteccoan and evening.
CJi.'utuuqua.
Phuraduy. July a
Afternoon. ChuuLouqua j
< Evening: Mu. Po.»h<m. *
bjA P»J«Mll.
lyidAy, July 9
AI1 *>»y: Cwm Dv»
.-evening: • Ond3j»ir
%«»«!»». Julv I ft ,
I; All l)*y; Pioneer
Arterannn: Per.fi,-
femdsy. July tl
I: All Day: Pioneer Uav.
;. Afternoon: }lorx Shew _--i
-*Evening; Bicentennial
worship Scrvko.
I* Vi>r iaformtiUon contact
V** fallow mg people
*• Roden. Argil* Art
3 JKMS.S 3 .
Durbin Juh.lee. Mrs.
,\!rna Kick. 46*-W30.
bicentennial Hirchdav Colw-
p'ration. Mra Jam>*Sh*ru
fyy-4«73
; Chautauqua. David f*or-
Vuran or Suxan Hefner
>63-4430. •
:■’ rioorwr Days, Lkxj* ihi n .
Uruck 799-iyyj.
Arbogiac.
THE*
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DURBIN BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION \
Uppe? Pocahontas Coun¬
ty came alive again with the
special jBicentennial Cele¬
bration in Durbin on July 3
that included a parade and
carnival] activities in the
Hiner Park. This has been
the biggest event in the
BartowiFrank-Durbin area |
for yeans. The Bicentennial j
Committee has worked for (
several months to make this j
celebration a success and j
were well rewarded with a j
grand turnout. We were ;
honored by the presence of
Mr3. Julia * Pitsenberger,
member of the W. Va.
House of Delegates, who
entered her car in our
parade We are grateful for
the P trade entries from
Marlin »n and other local
and neighboring areas. Our
local a ea clubs and organi- ‘
zation: were given ample
opportunity to make money
for thsir organizations by
-operating a variety of j
booth: i and they thank all
who donated their baked
goods, gifts, money, time,
and efforts.
Mr i. Janey Warner, of
Bartow, is to he commend¬
ed fo' the fine job she did
organizing the booths and
fun activities at Hiner’s
Park]
We all appreciate Mr.
and J]drs. Richard Hiner, of !
Durban for donating the use
of their property to these
clubs and organizations.
Thle Bicentennial Com¬
mission's president, Mrs.
Louise Collins, and the Vice •
President, Mrs. Lottie j
Moore, wish to thank each 1
and every person who help¬
ed to make our celebration !
a success. !
Mrs. Alma Mick, Mayor I
of Durbin and secretary of i
the Bicentennial Commis¬
sion, who was in charge of
the parade, sincerely •
thanks Gray Wilfong and
Karl Hille for helping or¬
ganize and form the pa¬
rade. The Town of Durbin
and the Bicentennial Com- i
mittee wish to thank Mrs. !
Barbara Hille for making
the posters used to dec¬
orate their parade vehicles
and for the one used on the
carnival grounds.
We hope everyone en¬
joyed the celebration and if
we missed thanking any¬
one, we take this opportu¬
nity to do so.
Durbin Bicentennial
Commission
POCAHONT.VS TIMES '
(P»?« 3)
t*ubli«B«d •v«* TBondjk/ eisrji
U.-r Um oi cfia 7* At.
«i tk« P«n UJOn i* *•/. >
War. Virnsia 2*W4. u
«'"1 clManatur.
aufljcaifTion cnAkhgj
*• ^»V 3 a^a C-wtly a 7m
JIN IFlUCtSHA HP. V.DITO* •
Tir UBSPAY. JUNE ZlTTifl*
'fioofu D»r>-July 5-11. 7d
Hunorarr Parade Marshals
M'lsast Mribftl nod Ft Bet*
L»nj will br Honorary Par lie
Marshal* for the ll^fd Pion«r
Days Paiadu. Thaw twn young
liulieR are known to almost
cvtr/yon* after being in their
business. L»og> iJreej tfboppe,
from 1996 to 1968, cut two'
ye*ri«, and than from lt>70 to
lUVd Mam before retiring for
good. Mabsl started work for
Ovsiholt's Store and stayed
With theta for 2L years; Fj^eta
Worked far Schurhat'e And
K tine's Stores for 20 years, be*
lore they joia&d ia a afcochof 1 -
thwr own,
Thoy were bom in Kerens, j
Randolph County, taut have
ppent moat of th«r lives in
POtahontM, Their parents
v*rs IJavld and Grace Lar.g* ■
, Bicentennial Week Activities
<$. In Pocahontas County
% 1" ’lk,Mkm July 3-U la going to be 6 meet htw-
M £ »*in* Milt etching 0 »» m PocahonlM County with a:
w n lvy»l on* event sCoMfallod for r»iii day No rr.itt^r
l ■? whut vowr inUuenU might be - oaradel, hopes,
r country nmafc, unhe, ketanrt, iiiirnw, snrn*B IB*”,
Onttno. .urging. art work. cUncrng — you w^ fiml
ocliviu,, to Mil y«M test, Make no other pljra fce
llil i week but 10 upend it hero in wild, wonderful
Pixohordo, County.
A trhwJulo of event, lor the weak ts given Below.
He «U!» to let ur know if we have 1^ any artivtlj <* *
POCAHONTAS TIMES ]
(Pag. 2)
Publiibad every Tftarsday «xci»t'
i'i-) lait week of the year. 1
En<a>«d at the Pott Office at M«v-
fiatoi. Wait Virginia 21954, «
aaeond elan matter.
3UB3CR(PriON CHARGS3
la Pocahontaa Conatjr J4.50 a j%tm.
*;!<• where 15.50 a year. In advanee.
J1MB PRICE 3HA RP, EDITOR
THURSDAY. JULY 8,1976
Pioneer Days—July 9-11, 78
Pioneer Days Parade f
The 1978 Pioneer Days Pa¬
rade will be held on Saturday,
July 10, at 2 p. m. Registra¬
tion will be from 10 a. m. to
12:30 p. m. at the VanReen
en Funeral Home parking lot.
Judging will begin at 12:45 p.
m. and all entrants must be in
place at that time to be judged.!
There will be classee as fol¬
lows; Pioneer Horse and Ri¬
der; Horse or Oxen Drawn
Conveyance; People Walking
in Pioneer Drees; Western
Style Horse and Rider; Floats
of Pioneer or Bicentennial
Theme; Bicycles and Rid¬
ers of Bicentennial or Pioneer
Theme; Commercial Entries;
and Antique Cars of 1951 Mod¬
el or earlier.
In addition this year, immedi¬
ately following the parade, an
Antique Car Show will beheld
at the Marlinton Elementary
School field, with trophies for
the first five places, and prize
money for the top ten places in
the show.
All parade classes, except the |
Antique Auto, will have tro¬
phies and prize money for the I
top three awards. No prize
money will be given in the
Commercial Class. For further ,
information contact J. Steven
Hunter, 799-4700
Pioneer Days Flea Marker
If you have any collectibles, i
antiques, or odds and ends a-
bout that you want to be rid
of, the Pioneer Day Flea Mark
et is your opportunity to clean 1
house and make some money
in the process. It will be held
on Saturday, July 10, at the
old Marlinton Graded School
playground, weather permiting,
beginning at 9 a. m.
The charge for display space,
will be $2plu3 the Pioneer Days
Badge. No clothing is to be
sold. . ., ji \
THU POCAHONTAS TIMES • JUNE
Pioneer Days Parade
Tbe l r *76 Pirnsaar Day a Pa-
rad# will b* held . oo Saturday,
3uly 10, at 2 p. d.
tii» will be from 10 a. m. to
3250 p. tc. at tba Vaaftcea
an Funeral Home parking Jot.
fudging will begin at 12:15 p.
in, and all entrant# meat b# jn
place at that time to be judged.
There will b# ela###* a# fol¬
low#: Pioneer Horae and Rt-
der; Horse or Oxan Drawn
Conveyance; People Walking
in fioneM Dr#*#: We#tern
Stylo Horae and Rider; Float*
of Bicentennial or Pioneer
Theme: Commercial Entme;
and Antique Car* of 1951 Mod¬
el or earlier.
In addition tble year. Immedi¬
ately following the parad#, an
Antique Car Show will beheld
at the Marlloter. EJWmtntary
S<hod field, w*ta tr op Kite foe
tbe firrt five p eeea, aud prise
-otibv for the top ten place# l*
the Show.
All parade due*##. «xc*pt the
Antique Auto, will hav# tro¬
phies and priae money for tb#
top three award*. No pria#
money will be given io the
Commercial Cla®#. For further
information contact J. Uteren
Hunter, 7M-470U
Band Practice
Tbe PCHS Baud wfll hold
practice on Monday, Jun# 'M,
7:30 p. «„ in tba High Sob no j
band room for Parad«w July 3-
Durbjn; Pioom Dayi.
Charlie Fauber. Director
Durbin Bicsmenai®]
The Durbin Bicentennial
Cosrnuaumi baa received tha
$2,000 grant and applied it to
theeomptetiofi 0 r tbe Durbin
Mayora omen. Tbi# h ■ grant
from the American Iievohuioo
Bicentennial Cowmiieaion. Fra-
.al plan# for a Parade and Parti
v* at Durbin on Saturday.
Jujy 3, to commemorate tha Bi
centennial are beina co mr-let-
ed. Formation of the Parade
will bt at the Westvaco Wood
yard at the west end of Dur.
bin ? t I p. m. Ali.flowti and i
entries should be »t ;^y*aite br
that time. The (c'.Jr^ootbt at
i* S re>u P d will open ,
at 11:30 a. m. and the Parade ;
tt!J ?tart at 2 p. m. The Tower
of Durbin irajlnwing free parlc .
ing from noon on that day. j
"Pioneer Days
Program Changes j
Since the official program 1
for Pioneer Days was sent
to the printers, several
changes have been made to
the schedule of events. Be
sure to take note of the
following changes and
mark them in your copy.
The Pony Pulling Contest
on Friday and the Horse- I
pulling Contest on Saturday
have been moved from the
Marlinton Athletic Field to -j_
the Fairgounds. I
The Historical tour of
Marlinton listed for Sunday I
afternoon will not be held, i
On Page 11 of the pro- I
gram the dates for the,
Pocahontas County Moun- I
tain and Bluegrass Festival j
were left out of the adver- \
tisement. This event will be .
held on July 30, 31, and j
August 1, and is not part of |
Pioneer Days. The Pioneer j
Days Mountain Music Fes- I
tival is on Saturday at 6 p. ;
m. at the Athletic Field.
The Marlinton Senior j
Citizens Crafts will be at
Richardson’s Store instead ,
of the log cabin at the
Museum. |
Correction ,
Miss Pocahontas Pageant j
In last week’s paper and
the official Pioneers Days |
Program the sponsoring i
organizations for Sharon i
Kellisou is incorrectly giv- ;
en. It should have been the j
Swago Extension Home-!
makers Club. The Miss j
Pocahontas Pageant Com¬
mittee regrets this error. I
: SATURDAY, JULY 3
Durbin Bicentennial Celebration
11:30 a.m.Food Booths Open
2:00 p.m.;— Parade V-.
Following parade: games and food at Hinera
Park in Durbin. Community singing.
Flying “W” Rodeo and Wild West Show -1-*
Sponsored by the Pocahontas County Horseman’s
Association • -t >;■' V
6:00 p.m. — Fairgrounds at Marlinton *'
Country music during intermission
Admission - $3 for adults and SI for 12 and
under.
SUNDAY, JULY 4
“Happy Birthday, USA”
Marlinton Bicentennial Birthday Celebration
First National Bank Porch
1:30 p.m. — PCHS Band will play '
2:00 p.m. — Church Bells for 3 minutes .
Star Spangled Banner
Pledge of Allegiance
Patriotic Presentation
Speaker: Honorable Harley Staggers * - .
Bicentennial Choir
Refreshments: Watermelon and birthday cake.
• God & Country Service
3:30 p.m. — Grace Independent Baptist Church
Marlinton -
- Flying “W” Rodeo at Fairgrounds, 6 p.m.
MONDAY, JULY 5 » -
Flying “W” Rodeo at Fairgrounds, 2 p.m.
- Bluegrass Show with the Dominion Bluegrass
Boys, sponsored by the Pioneer Days Committee
8:00 p.m. —'Marlinton Municipal Building
Admission: $2 for adults, $1 for children. |
TUESDAY, JULY B ?' |
■ Chautauqua.at the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace at
Hillsboro, sponsored by the Hillsboro Bicenten¬
nial Committee and the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace
Foundation ! ;
Greenbrier Valley Day I
1:00 p.m. — Invocation & discussion “What is ,
Chautauqua?”
1-5 p.m. -- Exhibits and demonstrations: 1
Seneca District, Boy Scouts of America , \
12-5 p.m. — Tours of Pearl S. Buck Birthplace j
2:00 p.m.fr-. Mr. and Mrs. William P. McNeel, .)
Educators and travelers, slide lecture and /!
discussion: “Living and Working Down-Under:/ :
Australia.” /
4:00 p.m. — Dr. Patrick W. Gainer, Folklore
Authority, program: “West Virginia Folk i
Culture: Songs in the Home.” i
8:00-9:30 p.m. — Concert: Black Mountain i
Bluegrass Boys
11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. — Concession Stand Open. !
Admission: Afternoon, $1 adults, 50c students
Evening, $1.50 per person
WEDNESDAY, JULY 7 •' > |
— Chautauqua at Hillsboro : «
Marlinton and Upper Pocahontas Day |
. 1:00 p.m. - Invocation: Rev. Richard L. Newkirk, 1
Marlinton Presbyterian Church
1:05-1:15 p.m. -- Discussion “What is Chautau-I
qua?” David H. Corcoran, Ex. Dir. PSBBF «
1-5 p.m. r- Exhibits and demonstrations: Seneca I
District, Boy Scouts of America \
12-5 p.m. — Tours of.the Birthplace Museum, i
1:45 - 2:00 p.m. -- Mark Newkirk, Violinist '
2 p.m. — Mr. Boyd Payton, Noted Author and ;
Reformer, Program and discussion: Boyd !
Payton’s America: Yesterday, Today and !
Tomorrow “ j
4:00 p.m. — Mr. Woodrow Taylor, Lecturer and ]
traveler, slide program and discussion: “The I
Holy Land: Religions of the World.”
8:00 - 9:30 p.m. -- “Bicentennial ’76” The Music |
of Broadway honors America’s 200th Birthday.
Greenbrier Valley Theater Group.
11 a.m. - 9 p.m. — Concession Stand Open.
Admission: Afternoon, $1 adults, 50c students
Evening, $2.50 per person
— Country and Western Music Show
7:30 p.m. — First National Bank porch in
Marlinton. Free will donations.
THURSDAY, JULY 8 .V
— Chautauqua at Hillsboro * . .’1
Little Levels Day aV
1:00 p.m. — Invocation and discussion: “What is
Chautauqua?”
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. — Exhibits and Demonstrations:
People of Hillsboro.
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. — Art Exhibits
Local Pocahontas County artists only.
12-5 p.m. — Tours of Birthplace Museum.
1:45 - 2:00 p.m. -- Mrs. Sherman Beard, Organist
2:00 p.m. — Panel Discussion: “The History of ;
Hillsboro & the Little Levels.” . ,
Alfred McNeel, Chairman.
4:00 p.m. — Dr. Thomas R. Ross, Historian and '*}
author. Program: “The Declaration of Inde- 1
pendence and The American Revolution.” 1
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. -- Concession Stand Open \
A dmi ssion: $1 adults, 50c students j
- MISS POCAHONTAS PAGE ANT, !
8:00 p.m. — Pocahontas County High School
Admission: $1 adults, 50c children
FRIDAY, JULY 9 j
_ Pioneer Days j
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. — Pearl Buck Museum open
.Regular admission will be charged, j
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. — Old Log Church on Stony Creek 1
open 1
11 a.m. - 8 p.m. — Pocahontas C.ountx Historical |
Museum open —Student Art Exhibit
11 a.m. - 7 p.m. — French Creek Game Farm j
Exhibit at First National Bank lot j
11 a.m. - 7 p.m. — Wagon rides to and from j
Pioneer Days activities 1
11 a.m. - 6 p.m. — Surrey rides, 60c i
Noon - 7 p.m. — Percussion Rifle Shooting Contest
Across Stillwell bridge 1
1 p.m. - 7 p.m. — Craft exhibits and demonstra¬
tions at Marlinton School Gym
1:00 p.m. — Pony Pulling Contest at Fair Grounds
Admission — SI
1:30 p.m. — Old Time Spelling Bee at Museum
2 p.m. — Pocahontas County & Bicentennial
History Contest at Museum_
3:00 p.m. - GODSPELL j
Marlinton Methodist Church *"•;
Admission: $2 per person \
,7 p.m. — Frog Hop and Turtle races at Marlinton I
Athletic Field I
7:30 p.m. — Tobacco Spitting Contest
8:30 p.m. - GODSPELL
Marlinton Methodist Church
Admission: $3 per person
Note: Unless otherwise noted, admission to Pioneer i
Days events is by the Pioneer Days Badge. \
t: •
SATURDAY, JULY 10 * -; v
— Pioneer Days
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. — Art Exhibit at Hillsboro.
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. — Pearl Buck Museum open
Regular admission will be charged.
9 a.m. - 8 p.m. — Pocahontas County Historical |
Museum open —Student Art Exhibit-.
9 a.m. - 9 p.m. — Wagon rides to and from Pioneer
Days activities
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.--Surrey Rides, 50c
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. — French Creek Game Farm
Exhibit at First National Bank lot
9:00 a.m. — Horsepulling Contest at Marlinton
Athletic Field i
Admission: $1
9 a.m. - 6 p.m. — Percussion Rifle Shooting :
Contest, across Stillwell bridge
9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. — Craft exhibits and
demonstrations at Marlinton School Gym
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. ~ Old Log Church on Stony Creek
open.
2:00 p.m. - PIONEER DAYS PARADE j
3:30 p.m. — Antique Car Show at Marlinton
Athletic Field
4:00 p.m. — Horseshoe Pitching Contest at
Marlinton Presbyterian Church
6 p.m. - MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL
Marlinton Athletic Field
9:00-11:30 p.m. — Square Dance at Southern
States Store
9:00 p.m. -1:00 a.m. — Social Dance at Marlinton
School Gym
Admission: $10 per couple in advance
$12 at the door
Note: Unless otherwise noted, admission to Pioneer
Days events is by the Pioneer Days Badge.
SUNDAY, JULY II
Morning — Church of your choice
10:00 a.m. — Old Log Church on Stony Creek open j
1 p.m. -5 p.m. —Wagon rides to and from Pioneer |
Days activities.
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. — Surrey rides, 50c
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. — Pearl Buck Museum open
Regular admission will be charged.
1 p.m-. - 5 p.m'. — Pocahontas County Historical
Museum open —Student Art Exhibit !
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. — French Creek Game Farm exhibit \
at First National Bank lot
1:30 p.m. ~ PIONEER DAYS HORSE SHOW !
Fairgrounds * j
Admission: $1 adults, 50c under 12
2 p.m. — Preaching and Song Service at Old Log I
Church on Stony Creek
2 p.m. — Singing Festival at Mt. Olivet Methodist
_ Church on Droop
2 p.m. - Mountain Ballad singing at Museum
7:30 p.m. BICENTENNIAL WORSHIP SERVICE
and HYMN SING ' • ' ""
Marlinton Methodist Church
Note: Unless otherwise noted, admission to Pioneer
Days events is by the Pioneer Days Badge. ,
Miss Pocahontas
.... Marla Chestnut, of Chmmore, waa
-crowned Miss Pocuhontua. 1976 by Susun
Viers, Miss PocuhbnUls 1975,-uV Thura- .
'.iLty>* red, while end "Hue Pageant.
'Connie Campbell, Little Miss Pocahcmtaj,
oait the trophies.
Miw t'hejtmn wrm the talent competi¬
tion with a r«citation and a song, the
swimsuit camprtitioa. and was named the
overall winner by the fudges.- She ia the
daughter uf Mr. and Mr*. Murl Chestnut,
of Duomore. and »h*» was spoosocvd by
the Marliatun Business and ProfessRinnl
'VVum«r» , a Club.
Cheryl Duabrcurk was elected Miss
Congeniality l>y her fallow contestant*.
Neihulie Dolan, of Arhnvale , Bhown
on the left in tha above picture, was first
runner-up, and Mias lhrrbrack, on the
right, wet second runner up. Mies Dolan
is the daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. Jamea
Dolan, oi Arboval#, she was sponsored by
th<i Arbov/de Extension Homemaker*
Ch)b, Mi** Dunbrack ia che daughter of'
, Mre Phyllis Jackson end grandduughUir
fit Mr. and Mrs. Italph Dunbrnck, Sr., ofi
Marlinton. and ah* mrj-s.p6nfn.-fid by Ihw*
Edmy Exlwr.eion Humemfkers Club.
Tbi» Pageant opened with a parade of
flags end a dance and inarch presentation -
with Ur" girla in white wearing Uncle Sara:
lists. Futfene Shumans was master of'
rerwmntn** Linda darker tfendriciauo, ■
former Mias P-xihontas, eotertained ut
the piano anil with a vocal solo, uccum-
panied by Ilwwum Simmons on the*
drum*. D. J. Ealilow unii Duns Hunger -1
buhler ulao provided musical entertain-
raent.
Helen Kollison *.vAk cheiraAo of the
Pageant CuroxnUvfte and, she wa* aaeinUd |
.by Ruth TavIo?, Nor* Workman, Donna 1
Duubrack, Dreama Bums, France* Buz-
aW*1. Eugene Simmons, Doug Ihinbrack.
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES ■ JULY 15, 1976^
Result* of’76
Horseshoe Pitching Contest-.
Singles -
Champion—Jerry- -XZ
Wykle, Frankford.
Runner-up—Benny Hol¬
comb, Craigsville (Holcomb
wa9 the Champion last
year) ’ ;>.
There were 18 entries in
the singles matches j n
Doubles
Champions^ Jerry
t -Wykle - and - Larry Wykle,
Frankford.
Runner-up—Kyle--- --
Loudermilk and Connie
_ ; Loudermilk (man and wifeL
Frankfordvr— ’
There-~wera Td 7 ' teams
—• _ - Winners-in-the_Tobacco-
Spitting Contest, new this
year in Pioneer Days, were
(right to left) Ricky Shear¬
er, who spat a distance of
- —18 - feet-- for - firsts place,
Kenneth Shearer second
and Paul McNeill, third.
The American Legion
Post in Marlinton sponsor¬
ed and supervised the Frog
Hop and Turtle Race, pro¬
viding the prize money.
Attorney George Daugh¬
erty, of Charleston, judged-*
the races.
Owners of the winning
turtles in the Turtle Race
were Mike Layman, first;
Jeff Hill, Frankford, sec¬
ond; Reta Jackson, third;
Pat Jessee, fourth.
Other entrants were:
Winners in the Frog Hop
were owned by Chris Hall,
Charleston, first; Mike Lay¬
man, second; Tom Daugh¬
erty, Charleston, third;
Brian Layman, fourth.
Other entrants were:
Frog |
BrendaRicottilii.il, Mar¬
linton; Allison Sturm, 9, J
Houston, Texas;. Danny j
Davis, 6 Marlinton; Ann I
Hail, 8, Charleston; Carl
Kopf, 12 1/2, Satellite ,j
Beach, Florida; ' Scott 1
Emery, 10, Rockville, j
Maryland; Jim Layman, 10, j
Marlinton; Joe Layman, 4, j
Marlinton; Denver Ham- \
ons, 6, ^Marlinton; Steve
VanReenan, 12, Marlinton; s
Earl Jordan, 13, Marlinton; j
Jeff Davis, 9, Raleigh, :
North Carolina, .
Turtles j
_lKathleen Shaw, 9, Mar- .1
linton; Rick Friel, 8, Mar- j
Workman 1 ,- -4; yf
“ HillsboroHolly Hyatt, -8;
Eastony Maryland; Earl :
Jordan, 13, Marlinton; •
Caroline Sharp, 11, Marlin¬
ton; Shawn McCarty, 6,
Gainesville, Virginia; Wil- ’
liam Hamons, Id, Marlin-
ton; Dorothy Jessee, 7,
Marlinton; Russell Jessee,
12, Marlinton; Chris Jes- \
see, 10, Marlinton; Cal
Sharp, 7 1/2, Marlinton; j
Denver Hamons, 6, Marlin- j
ton; Travis Friel, 7, Hunt¬
ersville. !
THB POCAHONTAS TIMES - JULY 15, 1976-
Pioneer Pmade '^ V
Class I. I,;. ''"’ v
Pioneer Horse and Rider
1st James McComb, Hills¬
boro.
2 nd—Argile Arbogast.
3rd Carl Sharp,, Marlinton
Class II ' • ’ -
Horse or Animal Drawn
Conveyances
1st Don Hill ■ vV'f -
2nd Country Picnic-;^ -si ..
3rd Derrill Hoke Special
Class HI
People Walking Pioneer
Costume
1st Teacher and Students—
Mary Alice Bowers and
Students. 7 "“-
” 2nd ?/lrs. - Ernest-White
Sunshine-—--- -
3rd. .Drummer—Spirit_of
'76—Johnnie Hill. --
Class IV
Western Style and Costume
- 1st Spike .—
2nd Kathy Harris—Tee Jay
Robbie.
3rd Polly Hull—Misty
Class V ' "'h '
Floats on Pioneer
Bicentennial Theme
1st Poage Lane Redskins
4-H Club
2nd Dunmore Mountain¬
eers
3rd VFW and Ladies
Auxiliary i
Class Vm - .~
Commercial Entries
1st Telephone Company
2nd Eddies Wrecker
3rd Youth Conservation
Corps.
Pony Pull 46” and Under
1. Mike McCormick, Sinks
Grove.
2. Bill McCormick, Ronce-
.. verte.
3. William Middleton, Dry-
den, Virginia
4. John McClung, Ronce-
verte.
Pony Pull 48’' and Over
1. Danny Olinger, Dryden,
Virginia
2. Pat Ayers, Aiderson-
3. David Deem, Ronceverte
-4 Lewis-McCormick,. Sinks .
Groye_
Horse Piill ' :
1. Ernest Ely, Goochland,
Virginia’'
2. Wayne Moreland,
Lothian, Maryland
3. Kirk and Barnes,
Marion, Virginia - ' • -
4. Lawrence Colton, Gooch¬
land, Virginia
5. Richard Redifer, Penn
Laird, Virginia
6. John Salmon, Goochland
Virginia.
Rifle Shooting
1. Phillip Dean, Marlinton
2
3. Dave Shaw, Marlinton
Class VII 1
Bicycles j
1st Bill Hyatt v.w;
2nd Caroline Sharp
3rd Cal Sharp 1
4th Frank Wyatt . y [
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES - JULY 22, 1976-
PioneerDays
Antique Cars
First Place—Cecil Dren-
nen, Hines—1923 Model T.
Second-Lewis Flint,
Lewisburg—1925 Model T.
Third—Robert Wharton,
Summersville—1929 Model
A Roadster, yellow.
Fourth—Bill Reynolds,
Lewisburg—1931 Maroon
Model A Coupe.
Fifth—Howard Johnson,
Ronceverte—1929 Model A
sedan.
Pioneer Days
MUSIC
Old Time Fiddle
1. Bert Dodrill, Richwood
2. Lloyd Stevens, Charles¬
ton i
3rd Bruce Mulsky, Lexing¬
ton, Virginia
Old Time Banjo
1. O'dell McGuire, Lexing-
’ ton, Virginia ;
2. Mike Burns, Lexington,
Virginia j
3. Ray Alden, New York
City, New York
Bluegrass Band
1. W. Va. Gentlemen, Hur-j
ricane
2. J. H. Loan and The
Blueridge Mt.. Grass,;
Staunton, Virginia ,
3. Woody Simmons and
The U-Piney MU Boys,
Mill Creek I
Bluegrass Banjo
1. Jerry Vance, Hurricane •
2. Lawrence Lawhorne,
Staunton, Virginia \
3. Harry McCloud, \
Marlinton i . ;
Old Time Band \
1. Collier’s Town Night!
Crawlers, Colliers Town, i
Virginia \ ;
2. Virginia Creepers String ;
Band, Lexington, \
Virginia — - j
3. Woody Simmons and the i
U-Piney Mt. Boys, Mill
Creek.
Singing |
1. John Greene, Hurricane '
2. Mary and Phyllis Argen- :
bright, Staunton,
Virginia
3. Virgil Henshaw, Lewis-!
burg.
Miscellaneous
1. James Vance (guitar)
Hurricane
2. Dennis Argenbright I
(guitar) Staunton,
Virginia i
3. Alan Argenbright
(mandolin) Staunton, j
Virginia
4. Allen Firth (bass) j
Lexington, Virginia
5. Scott Nelson and Cally |
Blake (mouthharp)
Lexington, Virginia.
t POCAAONTAB TIM IS » JULY 15, 1976-)
The Gynr was crowded |
with fine handwork and )
many craftsmen. \
There were so-many aCf I
tivities it was hard to get td I
everything—music contest;
square dance, horse show, j
horse pulling, etc.
The final event-the!
Hymn Sing on Sunday!
night—was a fitting climax.!
Everyone was inspired by
the singing.by _the County-
wide choir directed by Mrs.!
Willard Eskridge and the;
congregational singing r j
with Rev. Harold Elmore
who brought-a short mes-
.sage. “Ameriea^- never
_sounded.so good. — '.a ....
Quilt Show
First—Mrs.; Thelma ,
Thompson
Second—Mrs. Ernest
white J j
Third—Mrs. Gladys
Wooddell , ^ \
Afghan ' 7
First and Second—Mrs.
Wilma Tennant
Third—Mrs. Ruth Beale
Honorable Mention—
Debra McCarty •
Special Crafts V
Antique Luggage Rack— •
Mrs. Louise Barlow
Flower Show ■;?„
Potted Plants
First—Geraldine Shina-
berry, Begonia
Second—Helen Hefner,
Jade Tree
Third—Betty Williams,
African Violet
Fresh Flowers
First—Geraldine Shina-
berry, Roses
Second—Geraldine Shin-
aberry, Hydrangea
Artificial or Dried
First—Louise Bamisky
Second—Ruth Ruckman
Third—Ruth Ruckman
Well Done . j
Marlinton merchants co-.
operated well with the Pio¬
neer Days celebration. One.
person who checked around
town came ud with this list:
Best Window Decorated -j
and Clerks Dressed
Shraders
DpUar. Store ^
A-J ad's 4
Mountaineer Food
Treasure Chest
Williams Supply j
H-P Store '£.. '^^1
/Window Decorated . _i
People’s Store ->■ :
C. J. Richardson . r ’-
Curry’s Super Market
Harper’s Men’s Store
Seneca Floral
Wooddell' s Jewelry
Clerks " • i
Ben wood. ' I
\
\ Student Art Contest
First—Todd Wilfong,
Durbin, Grade 3. -
Second—Kathleen Shaw, •
Marlinton, Grade 3. .!
Third—Sandra Burner, j
Durbin Grade 2. : |
First—Melinda Wilson, ,
Marlinton, Grade 5.
Second—Helen Miller, j
Marlinton, Grade 5.
Third—Ann Marie del *
Giudice, Green Bank, \
Grade 4. i
First Mickie Mullenax, j
Arbovale.
Second—Kelley Wil¬
liams, Durbin, Grade 8.
Third—Billy Lambert,
Durbin, Grade 7.
Museum
The Pocahontas County
Historical Society Museum
had over 800 visitors over
Pioneer Days which led to
the Museum’s being very
crowded at times. While
the vast majority came from
Pocahontas County, very
often other counties of
West Virginia were repre¬
sented. We also had vis¬
itors from far afield as
Texas, Hawaii, Cali¬
fornia, Florida Arkansas
and Michigan and even
some people visiting the
United States from over¬
seas. Since we were unable
to admit children under
twelve unaccompanied by
an adult, we should like to
. encourage parents of these
_ young_people to_bring them
in to see - our collection
during the summer vaca¬
tion. Admission.is.50 cents
for adults, 25 cents for
children 12—18, free to
under twelves. We are
open every day of the week. -
The Museum Gift Shop did
brisk business over the
holidays and we still have a
substantial collection of
Blenko and Pilgrim glass¬
ware, books, stationery,
stuffed animals, prints,
piacemats and other
souvenirs. Memberships in
the Historical Society may
be taken out and renewed
at the Museum.
Pioneer Days did end on
a sour note for the Society
as one item was removed
from a picture frame on the
second floor on Sunday—
fortunately, it was not of
major historical importance
but the Society would like
to have it back. If whoever
took it would be good
enough to return it—no
questions will be asked.
THB POCAHONTAS TIMES ■ JUNE 17, 1976-1
Board of Education
The Board-;of Education
met for a regular meeting
on June 8.;ife •• y
The most important item
of business the Board
transacted at this meeting ■
was to take steps to deter*- \
mine in detail exactly what
needs to-be done to the
various school buildings in
the County to bring them
up to the standard requir¬
ed by state fire and health
regulations.. For this pur¬
pose the Board retained
Architect K. F. Weimer on
an hourly rate of approxi¬
mately $30 for no more than
two days to perform the
following duties:
(1) meet with a repre¬
sentative of the State Fire
Marshal to determine all
fire regulation deficiencies.
(2) make an on-site in¬
spection of the structural
capacity of all buildings.
(3) meet with a repre¬
sentative of the Health
Department to determine
all health regulation de¬
ficiencies.
(4) make recommends-V
tions to the Board as to the
expenditure of funds to
bring the County’s school
buildings up to fire and
health regulation require¬
ments.
The Board agreed to pay
Mr. Weimer the following
amount for past services
rendered since August i
1973:
Preparation of Corapre- ,
hensive Plan—$11,768.00
Travel expenses—•
S251.78. I
Reproduction cost and,
postage—$1,110.24.
Telephone expense —
$29.94. I
Total S13.159.96. I
Kerth Friel, Director oft
Maintenance, met with the I
Board concerning roof work;
to be done on several;
schools.. He reported thatj
tfcie low. bids for materialsi
were as follows: Greeni
Bank Elementary, $885.11 ^
Hillsboro, $1902.57; and
the E?rly Childhood Educa¬
tion classroom at Marlin-
ton, $281.40; total,'
3069.08. This work is to be
done by the County main-)
tenance staff.
Thd Board approved the
ApriVFinancial Report, the
,'May payroll and Treas¬
urer’s Report. Investment
"Report for June 8, a budget J
transfer, and the payment
of various bills. • y ' : : . .
The Board rescinded its
previous action in adopting
the Macmillan Math Series
for use in grades 1 through :
8. This- was done as the
McMillan texts- axe not on
the Nstate approved list for .
use.in grades 7 and 8. The
Board adopted the Mc-‘
Millan books for grades 1 1
through 6 and the Scott,
Foresman and Company
Math Series for grades 7 *
and 8, beginning with the
1976-77 school year.
Permission was granted
for James Shearer to attend..
a Free Service School con¬
cerning school bus body .-
. maintenance and repair
sponsored by the Blue Bird i
Body Company on June 22.J
Approval was given to I
the request of the Green
Bank High School Class of
1926 to erect a small mark¬
er at the Green Bank school
te commemorate their 50th
Anniversary and to mark
the site of the old high
school. - . (
Approval was given for a ,
summer English class at
PCHS for juniors and sen¬
iors to be taught by Mrs.
Virginia Shafer. Her salary
; will be paid by the students
tuition.
The Board approved pay -1
mg 1976-77 membership.)
dues to-the W. Va. School ;
Board Association in the j
amount of $979.17. '
Approval was given for
the PCHS majorettes to I
attend the National Major-1
ette Clinic at W. Va. Wes- j
leyan College, July 16—19.
Approval was given for
the Marlin ton Presbyterian J
Church to use the Marlin- j
ton School cafeteria on July
9 and 10.
The employment of Rob- [
ert Seaman was extended |
to 12 months to accommo¬
date his duties as assistant I
principal, athletic director,
assistant football coach,
and head track coach at the
High School.
The Board accepted the
bid of the General Tire
Company in Elkins to sup¬
ply tires and tubes for the
1976-77 school year.
-- Approval was given for '
the payment of $250 to the \
Southern Regional Re-'
search and Training Insti-!
tute for renewal agreement j
on the Pocahontas County
Policy Manual.
Mrs. Alice Gibson ap¬
peared before the Board on i
behalf of the County Board 1
of Health requesting that
the Health Board be allow¬
ed to transfer approximate¬
ly $650 in unexpended 1
funds in the Health Nurse’s ;
travel expenses account to ’
. the payment of retirement 1
and social security for the 1
County Health Nurse. This ;
travel money is an item in j
that portion of the Board of
Health's budget that is
funded by the Board of
Education. The Board of
Education approved this
request.
The next regular Board
meeting will be- June 22.','.
r L/C AHCJNTAS TIMES.
(Pa«® 2)
Published evary Tbanday **eip» i
WJ laat weak of tha jut.
Snltrtd at the Poae 081 at Mar
unton, West Virsini* 24964, all
aaoond class matter.
SUBSCRIPTION CHARtJSd
la Foeshontms County *4.50 a T f> r.
cJaswhsrs #5.50 a yoar. In adraaoa.
JANS PRICE SHARP. EDITOR
THURSDAY. JULY 1,1976'
Board of Education
The Board, of Education
met for a regular meeting
June 22.
In the absence of the
President, Moffett Mc-
Neel, Ernest Shaw was
elected president pro¬
temp ore.
The Board approved the
requests of the Pioneer
Days Co mm ittee to use the
old Marlinton Graded
School lot for a Flea Market
and the hallway of the
Marlinton Elementary
School for a Quilt Display.
The request of Reginald
Atkins and James Morgan
to use a classroom at the
High School this summer
for instruction leading to a
Novice Class Amateur
Radio License was approv¬
ed.
The Board approved the
sale of a 1960 Dodge school
bus to the Braxton County
Board of Education for
$300.
The following resigna-
Tfon^were^ccepte^T
George Bartel! as sixth
grade teacher at Marlinton.
Brenda K. Cales as Title
I Math teacher at Hillsboro.
Rebecca Ann Fleming a3
classroom and science
teacher at Hillsboro.
Debora Johnson as sec¬
ond grade teacher at Mar¬
linton.
The Board approved the
transfer request of Kenneth
Nottingham from the High
School to Hillsboro to be
the Title I Math teacher.
The transfer of Charles
Rexrode from Green Bank
to the Guidance Counseler
position at PCHS was ap¬
proved.
The Board approved the
employment of Curtis Vick
as seventh and eighth
grade language arts teach¬
er at Hillsboro and Leila
Ann Dilley as fourth grade
teacher at Durbin.
The Board approved the. ;
extension of the employ- !
ment term of Janice Carter, 1
Secretary at Durbin, from
ten to eleven months with 4
additional salary to be paid i
from Durbin school lunch T
funds.
The Board approved the *
request of Elizabeth j
Helmick to take the Marlin- :
ton majorettes to the State |
Majorette Camp at W. Va. .j
Wesleyan College, July I
16-19. \
The Board approved ,j
certain supplemental ap- j
priations to the school j
budget for the 75-76 fiscal :
year as submitted by the •
Treasurer, Betty Lambert,
to be sent to the State i
Board of School Finance for
approval. I
The next regular meeting J
of the Board will be Tues- !
day, July 13, at 7:30 p. m. .
ft®. 'I
POCAHONTAS TIMES 'A
(P»«t 2 ) 1
Futlich*! %\rn Tfc'rvUjr ncejt
i»* Uk **«k ot ui |tu.
•« it* cmi <mu« nxu
W«* VVjiau )4tt4, M
eOBtCHlPlION CHArtuKS
Ip PbcabeatM Canty 11 SO
-- - iSMtbraaK. •
JANE HHCE 8B»KT, MMTO*
THU BSDAt. MAY ST, 197Sj
Historic Register ®1
PocAbunUA l canty .
F UuronraJ Society. Inc. >
^U,S.Aoum21Q •*. 1 J
M nr) in tun, W. Vf.*4054
GcnDcmr-a, .«
We take great pleasure
in informing you (bat lbs
National Park Service, De- J
purtQunt ‘of the Interior, '
h*J» nitUEiod <»r the entry l
of Frink end Ann* Hunter ]
Home (Pocahontas County
Muaeumj in "The Mrational
Rtlgialor of Historic J
PiflCM.’’ , Vr A-. >* i0m .. K .
It'..to •* dintmct honor*, ....• . " ■ ' —-
having 1-Yank and Anna A report on tho progress^
Hunter House (PncalvmUa P™J«* *ruf UltOrma-
County Museum) entered« n ^tkera
trailU»i which idmliflos fur » l11 ' , ® P»" al tte next ]
th« ptopl» shunc properties mooting of tlia pooahorilix
xorthj »[ pfeatrv»ltod lor Historical Society-
Ui*(r htaeo.ic v»Um.' Th*w on Mond V. 2$. - 1
who made it pnaaihle for
this aica to tx brought
within the protective inven¬
tory of irrvp luce able hist or-!
i i c rWlourccv of West Virgin¬
ia will uke justUtobto pride
in tbn recent announce-
menc by the National Parle
Service
May we «it*nd our con-
graculationa. and take this
opportunity to inlixm you
that Jn official certifkuie
atleacing to thu honor wifi
be forwarded under separ¬
ate cover in the near future
Sincerely.
UoacdM. Dnvia
State Historic
- f Preservation OttkexJ
°r. "v
s- --v- ■••• •• •• • j
THK POCAHONTAB TIME3 » APRIL 8, 1976-j
fT Two old buildings are'
coming down in Marlin ton..
The two story building next
to Marlin ton Motor Sales
was recently purchased by
them from Mrs. Paul Over¬
holt. It was built by her
father, Paul Golden, prob¬
ably between 1900-1905, as
a warehouse. He bought
wool and the big long sacks
were suspended from the
second floor stringers and
were filled from the second
floor. There used to be a
smaller building next to it
that was a chicken house
and a coal house. -J
A second building com-,
mg down is owned by ;:
Marlinton Electric and is ■
next to the Opera House. It
formerly was a .two-story
building but after a fire was
made into one story. Mr.
and Mrs. R. B. Slaven lived
in the apartment upstairs at
one time, also Mr. and
Mrs. Tilton. The down¬
stairs housed a three-chair
barber shop for many
years. Paul Gladwell was a
barber there and remem¬
bers.Bill Long, “Cotton"
Roberts, Frank Moore, El¬
mer Palmer, and Clyde
Evans as being other bar¬
bers who worked there. He
thinks the barber shop dos^
ed about 1940.
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mica an ini*
THUKSDAY. MAT 20,
‘TlCDITb lt]
r 20 . lord
PCHS ConnnenctniaU '»•
Tbe Sixth Annual bow-
nwncement Exerriat* of Poca- i
bentaa County High , School 1
will oe hald ?V. Jay nisfae, May
23,1376, at 8:00 ic the acbool
gymnasium. The program trill
be conduct**! b 7 student* from
the top ten per cant of the e,
graduating daw. Remark* will-
Be made by J. hloiTelt Me-
bieel, Jr., President of the Po-
cahcntM County Board of Ed' .
cotioa, acj Dt. Jama* Lac-
nao, Superintendent of Poca*
bonus County Schools Di-
plouw* trill be given oul by
, Dr. Lanasu, assisted by Ken¬
neth S. Vance, Principal of
FacsbonUu County High
Scion:, sad Robert Seaman,
Miiatant principal of Pocahon¬
tas Coanty High School.
Music will be provide*! by Mr**.
Pr*nce* -Eskridge.. The public,
is invited In attend, ,
^Members of the Senior Clout
'TTuwvaa Allan Arbogatt
Bonnie Auldridya
- fBamual Price Barley It
' . Frank Lacy Barrett, Jr, I
.^iAlison X,. Benket
Jeffrey Alien Bennatt
. S&ndra KaLrina Woods
Beverage *
' Lorn 14 Sue P.earods5f
Blank Mvebip • y
Adam Charles Bond
Thom a a W. Boothe
Diana draco Buchanan
Kathleen Elaine Burks
Denise Abr.a Cain '
Sherry Dale Calhoun
Eugene R. Carpenter
Curtis If rue* Carr “4
Karen Jean Cauky ‘3
Virginia Lee Cloonan
Dotigtsa Martin Colaw
o'Anita b imaij Crist.
*> Gregory 0 Curry
Jfcj^mtrs £d>v« • - -
dward CutUj>. v - _
Mary Elizabeth Curry *•
Dillev : 1
• Lewis Michael Dun&rack
Johq William Evans
Kitty Jena Galford
l** 0. Good
Debra C. Grimes
Emery Gilmer Crimea
Erma Louise Grime*
Rebecca Jo'Crimea
Alfred Renick Gum, Jr.
o'Donald C.‘ Gum II
"Marilyan Elizabeth Cpm
Richard fj. Harper J
Stephen Dale hefner
Didi Richard Hickman
William Dallas Hfll -
Larry D, Holson
MarahullAJlan Hoover
Norms Jean Jrvjne
- Anetta Johnston
David R. Jo*-s«
Karen Lynn Koilison
Sown Jane Kwshner
Paul Allen Kester, Jr. ,
n'Kris Dowlas Kuhlken
Sally. Ly^m-" Lambert •
Mary Atln Lightner
• Fredrick, Dale Lowg '
Geraldine Patay Mao*
D-ifcra Jean Martin ~ vt ;4l
O'Elisabeth C. Martin J?
: Fay* Ellen Matfieny j
Steve McCarty
Robert C. McClure I
.• Steven Victor McCoy
Carolyn S. McLaughlin I
E&talla Cook McIAughlin |
Michael Smith McLaughlin
Patrick Smith McLaughlin
Joseph Alan McMiUion
Georgia McNeill
Randolph Curtis McPatar*
Janice tlarlene Mllllcan
Gary W. .Moats J
Gloria EJaiw Moxta
Sherry Lee Wyatt Moore
Farr Bit L. Mulknax
Chri«i>ghsr p, Mullens,•
o 'Randall Kenneth . . (
Nattinglium ’
o' I.arry G. OfTutt
o Mary Jane Oef
BomIJ I- Pritt
jfcjohn r\,v;;l r'iffvi.].br-nr‘-~$l
Ly»„ 'Richmond ’**1
Lee Rosen trance 1
e Arlie Ryder, Jr,
*1 Carol Ryder
; uepri A. Scott
•, Karen Eluabeth Scott *.
James'William Sharp
- Leona Faya Sharp r ,v
Jeffrey L Shaw,
Annette Cheryl Shifflett
Liada E. dhuc
Diana L Simmona
Janie Luak SJaven
David A. Stanley
Chriatlna Roaalita Taylor
O'Gary Wayne Taylor ^
Mar^- Kathryn I^yTor !* I
Rachel Elizabeth Taylor
Bred lay Allen Thomas
George Lea Thomas
Paula Joan Phillip*- Thomaa 1
-•Kenniion A. Thom peon, Jr.
.•JXMclUa Jean Tlneher . I
-John Joaeph Totten ' 1
Michual L. Totten V . j
Sendra E. Triplett > . i
- JBdwaxd Lee turner
Mary Ann Johiuton . i
S and ereader
Ctreaa Lynn VanReenca
./Debra L. Varela
•Alberta Esther V amar
•.Bamson Eugene Vnmer
John Freeman Walker
Jeffrey Douglafi Wei ford
o-Charlx Albert Wilfong
0*Janetta Ireca Williams
Alan Todd Wright
-"J5mma L. Young I
‘Tip Ton Percent '
^National Honor Society j
Arid ?
David 7^e Buxxnrd
I’fttflCfl Vftrner fallow
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TBB FOCAHONTAB TIMES - MAY 20. 1976-J
Golden i
Horseshoe
Winners
Highest Scorers on the |
Pocahontas County West 1
Virginia Golden Horseshoe
test are:
jf'Greg Friel J
i Layton Beverage
Anne Bums '
Vera Wade
' They are all students in
lS4arlinton Elementary
School.
Greg Friel is the son of j
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Friel.
Layton Beverage is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Layton I
Beverage,
Anne Bums is the daugh¬
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Bums, Jr.
Vera Wade is the daugh¬
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Gamie
Wade. zd
These students will go to
Charleston this Friday,
May 21, to be dubbed
Knights and Ladies of the
Golden Horseshoe by the
State Superintendent of
Schools, Daniel B. Taylor. .
In a morning assembly v
they will be addressed by
Governor Moore, William ’
Brotherton, president of j
the Senate, and Lewis Mc¬
Manus, speaker of the I
House, ana Superintendent 1
Taylor. They will meet /
members of the Board of \
Public Works. J
The Golden Horseshoe I
Ceremony, which began in
1930, is a climax of West J
Virginia studies, including.J
history, geography, indus-’’
try, geology, flora and
fauna, natural resources,
and government. The tests-
are prepared and scored by 1
the State Department of:
Education.
I
gest teaching methods to be •
used by the classroom
teacher to overcome these
problems. She will be
working in the Title I
schools—Durbin, Marlin-
ton and Hillsboro.
Miss Laurel Puleo was
employed as First Grade
teacher at Marlinton Ele¬
mentary school for the
,1976-77 school term.
The resignation of Miss
Wanda Wimer, Title I
Speech therapist, at the end
of the 1975-76 school year
was accepted. Miss Wimer J
resigned to attend graduate
school.
Mrs. Yvonne Lannan was
employed as Librarian at
Marlinton Elementary
School for the 1976-77 term.
The employment period
of Mrs. Louise Bamisky,
Marlinton School Cafeteria -
Manager, was extended to
eleven months. :
-v& ; Mjss Deborah Faulknier
was "employed as a substi-'
tute teacher for the 1976-77
school term.
.-Approval was given, for .
the use of various Marlinton
School facilities during Pio¬
neer Days, July 9-10.
Moffett McNeel was
chosen to represent the
Board at the graduation
ceremonies at the High
School on May 28.
May 28 was set as the day
for the Eighth Grade stu¬
dents to go to the High
School to register for the
Ninth Grade.
’•fThe Board reviewed the
bids received for the con¬
struction of a wing to the
vocational building of the
High 1 School to house the,
Drafting and Nurses Aide
programs and a separate
, building to be used as a
Maintenance Lab. Two bids
were received and had been
opened on April 23. Kyle
Construction Company,
Summersville, bid $136,951
on the wing and $27,049 on
the lab building while Moss
Associates, Harrisonburg,
Virginia, bid $126,834 and ;
$33,425; with only $146,000 .
available for the project, to
both build and equip these
new facilities, both bids
were too high. The matter ,
was turned over to the
Vocational Education Ad- -
visory Committee, consist-
— ing of G. M. Peery, David
Smith, James Lannan,'
Moffett McNeel, Kenrieth
Vance, and. Tony Hamed, i
for their consideration. 3
This committee recoins.'
mended to the Board that
the Maintenance Lab part of
the program be eliminated
and that the Board's archi¬
tect, K. F. Weimer, negoti¬
ate with the two bidders to
attempt to bring the price
on the Vocational Wing to
$124,000, so $22,000 will be
left for equipment. The
Board approved this rec¬
ommendation.
The Board approved the
April payroll in the amount
of $174,783,27.
The next regular Board
meeting will be on May 25.
£ p 6 ca'hontas*tiwzs *S
(Pagal) ■■ ■ • j
PuW*li«l every TdUfiJ^j; «w»8*
He n. e«k otthe J«»;
- - • * -i Pt*» 0£m at *W->
fcaSca Wot- VlrtJato ■*
twoad 'AlaM nuttw,
RyflSCRimON OBA&QBI
'Ie Po«»l»atu Oon«4r |4.50 A
jiffi price an a up, aoiTO tn ' ^
THUBaDAX. MAY20, 1*$
Open letter \6 ih* Peopl** t|
of Poc*ho«tea County |
I am writing this letter
three days after the election
»T\d I still ennnoC believs
Chat 136 ^ or 2163 of the, •
voters of PaohTfltM Coun¬
ty voted against C hfI I
tad health c4 the I486
children who stlsnd tn«
elementary schools of the
county. I suppose raoHt at
the people Who wt**l ®- |
p.mii ch* i»»«» did not.
attend the public meeting®
an<i dlo nbt realise chat tho !
present schbols unsafe,
Manv ottheve elemecU-
iy children m
classroom® under plntttf,
ceiling* attached to wooden
alaev which hive l 1 ** 0
hanging there moo? than 4 J
fifty years- ? eriodically F-
arwis S3 large aa ten feat.
auCAre fail from those eau-
Iny* knocking large Holes
In the sehca'l funutur^
Fortunately, ao far, thert
hnvi been no children tlb,
ting under the arena where
pbe-tUT h*9 ialk-n. If tb®7
had been, their he aids could
have been split wide .qpen,
because’ the**! pieces Of
pliue«r ore usually one ana
a hall ixK.hes thick and do
not fill fist u one might
suppose, but turn to fell on
tholr edges. >; -
, In my twenty -three yeeri
no principel At Hillsboro. I
know of three attempt* At
arson in those building®-
One Ike. of undetermined
origin, ir » deaaroom on
Sunday was caught by an
alert custodian, and extin¬
guished by the Hillibuit)
Voh»r.taer Fire Department
In rime to #*ve the etd
Hillsboro Klemenlnry
School. I also saw the bid
Bui Garage at Hillsboro
bum Hat to the ground
within fifteen rwnutoa. One
school hua was burned and
two bus drivers barely e*-
eajml with their livea I also
witnessed the two fire* k
the Board of Education
Building and at the old
Mm Hinton High School.
Meet people do »*X renlke
how rapidly these fire? can
epiwud nor the intense heat
that can be generalso
which will ignibJ any com-J
feosuble ■Mterisb in the2
buDding. ‘ *1
The 197S-76 fire mar-’d
shal’e report lists 34 viola-j
tiooa in the county sehooUii
'Jfv.9* .inchide inadequAf#' j
fad unsafe ftre-oi^ik', cbraH
bustible wooden Alld, glass-1
flMVJramn doors ■ wbi-'b •
mu»t be replaced with Crwj
re*i»tAiif doors, and etertri-^
cal wiring whiuh does not.
meet' the National Coda.;
• Also, among the require- I
Bents are installation of 1
escape routes Irorn all ace- I
Odd and third swjry flaas-
rooma. The chances atr
gOyd Chat if a fire occurred
in any of Ch* pru*«it budd¬
ings, during tchool hours; J
the loss of Ufa from amoke \|
inhalation or fire could be-.]
catastrophic-.
We ara fortunate to have
been horn Americana, But
what brought ohr grtat
country into exiL-tBuce and
made it the •'ttv; of moat
other countries in the
World? Ona of - Thomaa
Jefferson's persistant ideas
was that education of all the
people participating in a
democracy would bring a-
bout greatness for our
country. Our forefathers in
Pocahontas County believ¬
ed in education. How right
they all were! Education
has made our country
great.
Some of the people long
for the “good old days” of
one room schools, which
weren’t so good when one
thinks about them. I attend¬
ed a two room school which
dwindled to a one room
school before I finished the
eighth grade at Minnehaha
Springs. I also taught one
room schools for three
years. Each of them had
outside toilets, Brunside
stoves, and no running
water. I have seen children
who walked three miles to
school on very cold morn¬
ings come in crying be¬
cause their feet were nearly
frozen. The treatment was
to put their feet in a pan of
cold water, which felt warm
to the feet, until they
thawed and didn’t hurt
anymore. There are many
good things to say about
the one room schools; a-
mong them are that disci¬
pline at school usually
meant discipline at home,
teachers were respected
and usually invited to the
home for meals or to spend
the night, parents were
determined that their chil¬
dren were to receive the
education that they them-1
nolves were unable to at¬
tain. The people that built
these one room schools and!
vi'the presently occupied
schools at Hillsboro, Mar-
Iinton, Green Bank, and
Durbin had to sacrifice in
order to get them. They had
no automobiles, no indoor
plumbing, no television, no
radio, nor central heating;
all are considered almost
essential in most present
day Pocahontas County
homes. Their taxes were
certainly more percentage¬
wise than the pittance ask¬
ed in the recent election.
I am not advocating a
return to the one room
school, they are gone for¬
ever, but the recent elec¬
tion shows that we have lost ’
something that we have got
to get back. Something that
I .thought we had; such as
f ‘ pride in our school system,-*,
a determination that our
children have a better edu- ;,
cation that we had, and that i
they have opportunities for -
educational advancement 2
equal to or better than ‘
other counties in the state.
Our surrounding counties
of Greenbrier, Nicholas,
Webster, and Randolph
have passed bond issues
similar to the one just
defeated. Don’t the chil- ;
dren of Pocahontas County
deserve the same opportun- ■■
ities as other counties? %
I publicly urge the Poca-T
hontas County Board of
Education to call a special
election and resubmit the 1
issue as soon as practical.^
In the meantime, perhaps
the 1163 people who voted ,
the bond issue caiw
i • " .< V» -■>
convince the others that the
need is urgent. Let us not
wait until tragedy strikes. ' ;
Charles Moore '
Former teacher, principal,
* . and superintendent of .
£ ' schools, Pocahontas '
. i;.-\ County
fwCAHONTAS TIMSS''
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JAMB PBICB SBABP/ BDITOXI
TinntaDAY. apr, 29 , lwqj
susasrrs
‘ 5am H*U ha« .Vomniled
fhe following H*8',nfr the ,
Nearly aettlara of Pocahontas j
County from tha pag*J of
Kwv. W. T. Price'* took.
"Historical Sketches <?f Pu- J
luhontb* County, ” Tho-I
page cumber ‘loUowi' ©ech j
• jjiune. . • A"J* *! ^' *' ’ M1 / •
,'r Adam Afrbogaht, 122;"|
William Aiildndgai, /' 365
4 C 0 I. John Basiar, EOt'*
3H«nry Baker" 463,' John'
I'Bowd, 540;‘Jcaiah'Beard,'
>.843; John Bradshaw. 60$;i.
frames: * 'John Bndgtrj ^
ABM; DavjdvBrigfct.. 642 j
^Joseph Brown. 363; John*
'Bruffey,'lk7. Joshua Buck*
^Tev. 211; John Rog*^,
.,.33*: Abram Boren. 426;
^Reuben BuMarti. 635; Val-
^.•ntlnv Cackley. 197; James
JCaliiau®, 436; Lewis Ca*
“jBM&. 666;-Michael Cleek.
. 37«; WIlham Oendeiun. j
vr »5i Jo*!> Cochrae. 1M?'*
\ Thomas Cnchraft. 422; John ,■
^ Colli na, 412: John Conrad,
,*391; Joseph . A Andrew
^’Crouch, 6 fl 6 . Michael
* Daugherty, 400; Henry Dil-<,
jjjey, 295; Chnrlea^Lawrenco
^Twvf Thoma* Dimntiu, 459;. I
s,Abr.uu Dutitald. -4SI;'W^,.f
•.Liam EdmtotW. 439; John
/jEwing. 613;.- John . Fiem-
tfta/etti. 274; Jeremiah Paul,
.176; Thomas Galfoiri, 269; ■
?Robert Gay, 135: David^
jlChbeon. 196: Pelu Grimes,
.'185: David Hannah. 819;
-Bichard Hill. 116. WOhara
Higgins. 573; Kbs Hughe* k
4 106. Peter Ifigm®. 273}
* David Jarr* 4 . 347; John
Jordan. $<*>: George Kea.
292; Daniel Kan, 376; 1
^Charles A Jacob Kinnison.
149; Jams* Lackey, 667;
P«t«r Lightmu, 186; Jacob
Marlin, 11)0; Timothy Me
'Carty. 404, Dan McCollam, i
,229; John McNael, 136;
^Thomas McNeil, 381; John
Moore, 28®: William
Moorf. 366! Levi Moore,
284; Mooee Moore, 105,
William Nottingham,
626; William Poage, 613;
Prank Riffle. 5G7; Stephen
Sewell, 104; Jacob Keybert, t
140; John Sharp, 213; Wil¬
liam Sharp, 331 r John Slav¬
ery 144; John Smith. 302;
James- Tollman-,. 4$ii; John-
Warwick, 428; JBcnh War¬
wick, 234; John Webb, 416:
John A William White,
‘ 666; Alcunder'WiddMI,
479; Ralph A Stephen Waxv
1 *43, 455; James Wangb,
336; Samuel Waugh. «J38;
John Yeager. 442; Wfliiu.n j
Yeung. 306. . •-
. The Pocahontas' County
Historical Society to hoping
to locate the e*es of Che 4
homes of a* many of theee
and other.earty Pocahontas
County pioneers as poa-7
«blo Then it ia hoped Cor
mark these edt** with- a |
KhULho n^rUr ss of
the County's Bicentennial |
projects. Wc hope ibot cbo
dcscendcinU of these -.poo-'
nwrs'^lll tako an active
into test in this project. •. I
.. M you have any mforma. |
tion as to'-the ■ location of
.\ thaa^ homes, please send it j
to -Sam. -HD1, Hillpoint,
' H&Isbnro, W. Va. 24946. .
Early Pioneers ;
. Anyone who ia a des¬
cendant of £h* *ur|y pi<v
neors of PocahonUs County
of the R**ofc«ion*nr Peraid
or anycce who has Imowf-
edge of tbe local 10 c of their
cabins or homes is asked to
write to Sam Hill, Riilpcmt.
Hillsboro, W. V». 24946.
Mr. Hill iaAworkiug on a
Pocahontas HicenCennial-
fjrrijtct to mark. che loca-.
turns of thB early cabins and
form homy? Some people
have given' him some in-
formation verbally but he
wold like to hav«
| Sometimes verbal detail*
«ie forjotten. . „ ,
Add Henry Harper, Pare 393
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES - MAY 27, 1976-
—
y' School Bohd Fails ''.J
‘It would be beneficial t6 j
give.our children reared in.
•Pocahontas County a safe
and thorough education.
Perhaps we could be more
realistic about possibilities.
• For 6,700 persons to go in
debt 2.8 million dollars is
quite extravagant and
would result in modern
schools which are often
shoddily built and show the
^cracks of age in just a few
years. Are these old build¬
ings as irreparable as is
made out? In Europe 800
year old buildings prevail.
Why not pass a School
Bond for $600,000 to repair
the existing schools and ’
add to the taxpayers bur-' 1
the oertnanent expense
of a larger maintenance
crew. At this time there are ,
only 2 men to handle all the
schools in the county.
There need to be at least 5,
possibly 6 men, for effec-,
tive maintenance. Even the ^
best buildings in the world
! will fall apart if not taken
care of.
My mother has been a
teacher for 24 years, both in
the old schools and in the
modem buildings. She says
she appreciates the high,
ceilings in the. old class¬
rooms because they reduce
the noise factor consider-,,
ably, allow more air space:
for the 32 students and
teacher.
4: The general credit mar¬
ket is in a squeeze and it is
already too late to go deep
in debt. Our existing i
schools are all right. If the I
roofs need fixed, let’s fix
them. If the drains are
clogged, let’s dig them out.
If the chimneys need fixed, I
let’s fix them too. If the fire
door needs hinges, let’s put ,
hinges on it. .. ... 4 ; . .I
f Sincerely, J
B. S. Lauster
Bartow
THU FOCA30NTA8 TIMES ■ JUNE 17, 1976^
Board of Education "V *
The Board of Education
met for a regular meeting
on June 8. - ■
The most important item
of business the Board
transacted at this meeting j
was to take steps to deter- i
mine in detail exactly what,
needs to- be done to the
various school buildings in
the County to bring them
up to the standard requir¬
ed by state fire and health
regulations. For this pur¬
pose the Board retained
Architect K. F. Weimer on
an hourly rate of approxi¬
mately $30 for no more than
two days to perform the
following duties:
(1) meet with a repre¬
sentative of the State Fire
Marshal to determine all
fire regulation deficiencies. ;
(2) make an on-site in-!
. spection of the structural !
capacity of all buildings. \
(3) meet with a repre- ]
sentative of the Health j
Department to determine j
all health regulation de- j
ficiencies.
(4) make recommenda¬
tions to the Board as to the
expenditure of funds to
bring the County's school
buildings up to fire and
health regulation require¬
ments.
The Board agreed to pay
Mr. Weimer the following
amount for past services
rendered since August
1973:
Preparation of Compre¬
hensive Plan—$11,768.00
Travel expenses— ■
$251.78. I
Reproduction cost and,
postage—$1,110 24. '
Telephone expense —
$29.94.
Total $13,159.96. ;
Kerth Friel, Director of I
Maintenance, met with the)
Board concerning roof workj
to be done on severalf
schools. He reported that!
t£ie low bids for materials!
were as follows: Green-
Bank Elementary, $885.11;j
Hillsboro, $1902:57; and!
the Early Childhood Educa-j
tion classroom at Marlin-1
ton, $281.40; total,I
3069.08. This work is to be!
done by the County main—I
tenance staff. . '
The' Board approved the
•’April*Financial Report, the
. May payroll and Treas¬
urer's Report, Investment.
. Report for June 8, a budget J
transfer, and the payment
of various bills. . / .
The Board rescinded its
previous action in adopting
the Macmillan Math Series
for use in grades 1 through
8. This was done as the |
McMillan texts aie not on j
the'state approved list for.
use.in grades 7 and 8. The j
Board adopted the Me-1
Millan books for grades 1 |
through 6 and the Scott, i
Foresman and Company
Math Series for grades 7 :
and 8, beginning with the
1976-77 school year.
Permission was granted j
for James Shearer to attend .j
a Free Service School con- j
cerning school bus body j
maintenance and repair j
sponsored by the Blue Bird !
Body Company on June 22. ; |
Approval was given to •!
the request of the Green
Bank High School Class of
1926 to erect a small mark¬
er at the Green Bank school
to commemorate their 50th
Anniversary and to mark
the site of the old high
school. I
Approval was given for a j
summer English class at
PCHS for juniors and sen¬
iors to be taught by Mrs.
Virginia Shafer. Her salary
will be paid by the students
tuition. . .
The Board approved pay-«
ing 1976-77 membership.!
dues to-the W. Va. School -
Board Association in the
amount of $979.17.
Approval was given for
the PCHS majorettes to
attend the National -Major- I
ette Clinic at W. Va. Wes-|
leyan College, July 16—19. ■
Approval was given for i
the Marlinton Presbyterian l
Church to use the Marlin--}
ton School cafeteria on July
9 and 10.
The employment of Rob¬
ert Seaman was extended .
to 12 months to accommo- |
date his duties as assistant!
principal, athletic director, \
assistant football coach,
and head track coach at the
High School.
The Board accepted the j
bid of the General Tire ’
Company in Elkins to sup¬
ply tires and tubes for the ,
1976-77 school year.
-- Approval was given for
the payment of $250 to the
Southern Regional Re- :
search and Training Insti- <
tute for renewal agreement
on the Pocahontas County
Policy Manual.
Mrs. Alice Gibson ap-!
peared before the Board on <
behalf of the County Board■
of Health requesting that !
the Health Board be allow¬
ed to transfer approximate¬
ly $650 in unexpended'
funds in the Health Nurse's
travel expenses account to'
the payment of retirement
and social security for the
County Health Nurse. This
travel money is an item in
that portion of the Board of
Health’s budget that is
funded by the Board of I
Education. The Board of j
Education approved this
request.-
The next regular Board
meeting will be June 22-
POCAHONTAS TIMES
. (5*>hb2I •'
Publlih.d '■ t- r7 Taandij nnpt
tke Im( week o l the year.
Eater ad at the Post Offlse at Mar-
llntoa, Wait Virginia 24954,
•flcoud elate matter. .
SUBSCRIPTION chargs*
la Pocahontat County J4.o0 a year.
Kite where $5.60 a year. Jn adraase.
JANS PRICK SHARP. EDITOR \
^THURSDAY. JULY 1, 1976' ]
Board of Education 1
The Board of Education
met for a regular meeting
June 22.
In the absence of the
President, Moffett Mc-
Neel, Ernest Shaw was
elected president pro-
tempore.
The Board approved the
requests of the Pioneer
Days Committee to use the
old Marlinton Graded
School lot for a Flea Market
and the hallway of the
Marlinton Elementary
School for a Quilt Display.
The request of Reginald
Atkins and James Morgan
to use a classroom at the
High School this summer
for instruction leading to a
Novice Class Amateur
Radio License was approv¬
ed.
The Board approved the
sale of a 1960 Dodge school
bus to the Braxton County
Board of Education for
$300.
The following resigna-
Tmn^wer^^cceptedT^^^^
George Bartell as sixth
grade teacher at Marlinton.
Brenda K. Cales as Title
I Math teacher at Hillsboro.
Rebecca Ann Fleming as
classroom and science
teacher at Hillsboro.
Debora Johnson as sec¬
ond grade teacher at Mar¬
linton .
The Board approved the
transfer request of Kenneth
Nottingham from the High
School to Hillsboro to be
the Title I Math teacher.
The transfer of Charles
Rexrode from Green Bank
to the Guidance Counseler
position at PCHS was ap¬
proved.
The Board approved the
employment of Curtis Vick
as seventh and eighth
grade language arts teach¬
er at Hillsboro and Leila
Ann Dilley as fourth grade
teacher at Durbin.
The Board approved the.4
extension of the employ- j
ment term of Janice Carter,
Secretary at Durbin, from i
ten to eleven months with j
additional salary to be paid j
from Durbin school lunch j
funds. i ' '■*. "%j
The Board approved the {
request of Elizabeth j
Helmick to take the Marlin- j
ton majorettes to the State i
Majorette Camp at W. Va. J
Wesleyan College, July I
16-19. |
The Board approved.!
certain supplemental ap- )
priations to the school
budget for the 75-76 fiscal !
year as submitted by the j
Treasurer, Betty Lambert, j
to be sent to the State j
Board of School Finance for s
approval.
The next regular meeting.,
of the Board will be Tues¬
day, July 13, at 7:30 p. m. .}
POCAHONTAS TIMES
(Page 2)
Puhliflhsrt every Thursday except
the last week of the year.
Entered at the Post Office at M*r*
linton, Wwt Virginia 24954, m
second clsae matter.
3 u 330 ft i t* no N C H AHO«3
la Pocshoatn* County J4.50 i year.
Jj’lgewh-re 45.50 a year. In advance.i
JANiS PRICE SHARI*. EDITOR.:
THU BSD AY, JULY 22,19761
Board of Education
The Board of Education
met for a regular meeting
on July 13.
This was an important
meeting as the main order
of business concerned the 1
fir© safety deficiences of
the County’s Schools as
indicated by the Fire Mar¬
shal’s office.
Meeting with the Board
were Mr. Wayne Lewis,
from the Fire Marshal’s
office, Dr. Doug Maches-
ney from the State Depart- j
ment of Education, and Mr.
Haskel Brown, represent¬
ing the Board’s Architect,
K. F. Weimer Associates.
Mr, Brown presented to
the Board a report he had
prepared on the work re- I
quired to bring the County j
schools into compliance I
with the requirements of j
the State Fire Marshal, j
This report was prepared j
following an inspection he j
and Mr. Lewis made of the I
schools last month. A sum- !
mary of this report is given j
elsewhere in this paper.
Mr. Brown and Mr. Lew- j
is both spoke to the board i
concerning the fire hazards 1
in the schools. Mr. Lewis j
made it very clear that the j
County must set up a :
compliance plan and that it .
must be followed. The Fire j
Marshal will not be un- i
reasonable in the amount of ■'
time allowed to complete \
the work, but sooner or •
later, buildings that do not ;
comply will be recommend- ;
ed to the State Superin- :
tendent of Schools for clos- j
ure. Mr. Lewis indicated :
that all work need not be 1
done at once, but the
various items can be placed j
in an order of priority. !
Unfortunately, as Mr.
Brown pointed out, the !
items with top priority are j
the most expensive to com¬
plete. The work to be
completed first is to provide
proper exiting which in¬
cludes the building of stair
towers at all schools and to
achieve one hour fire sep¬
aration ability between the
floors in the buildings. 1
Then come proper-, fire I
alarm systems and the up¬
grading of the electrical '
wiring in all buildings. 1
Following on the priority
list come emergency light¬
ing, proper fire doors, haz¬
ard separation, emergency
windows, upgrading of in¬
terior finishes, and the
otheF items on the report.
Mr. Brown said that in his
opinion the completion of
the highest priority items
alone will cost almost j
$ 1 , 000 , 000 .
Dr. Machesney reviewed
the Board on the need to
have any plan that makes
use of the $1.2 million
available to Pocahontas |
County from the Better
School Amendment ap¬
proved by the State Board
of Education. He gave his
opinion that the State
Board j would not approve
a modified comprehensive j '
plan for the County unless |
some new construction was
involved. It was also his |
opinion that there would |
not be! any additional state I
money for school building
construction for a good
many [ years and that a
change in the method of
supporting schools on the
county level by the use of
the property tax will not
occur in the near future.
David Smith, Vocational
Director at the High School,
appeared before the Board
concerning the new section
to the Vocational Building
that is now under construc¬
tion. A decision was needed
to be made as to what
material to use in a new j
hallway leading to the new
portion. After considering
various alternatives, the
Board selected terrazzo to
match the existing hall¬
ways.
The Board employed the
following teachers for the
1976-77 school year: Miss
Lillie LaVonne Witt as
science and self-contained
classroom teacher at Hills¬
boro. !
Miss Marilyn Arm- i
strong as second grade ‘
teacher at Marlinton.
Mrs. Diane Smith as Early
Childhood Education
teacher at Marlinton.
Peter Tennant as Fifth i
Grade teacher at Marlin- i
ton. !
Miss Kathem Hall as
mathematics teacher at
Green Bank.
Ben Campbell as social
studies teacher at Green
Bank. j
Mrs. Alice Vance as I
Sixth Grade teacher at Mar- I
linton. ... . '
Miss Jane Cogar as Early
Childhood Education teach¬
er at Marlinton. This is a
new position and will allow
kindergarten students to go
full time (4 days) at Marlin¬
ton this coming school year.
The Board accepted the
resignation of Mrs. Carole
Young as Fourth Grade
teacher at Green Bank.
The Board approved the
transfers of Mrs. Catherine
Bartels from Early Child¬
hood Education teacher at
Marlinton to the Fourth
Grade position at Green
Bank and Mrs. Danieth
Patton from Green Bank to
fill the math vacancy at the
High School.
Superintendent Lannan
reported to the Board that
all teaching positions are
presently filled for the
76-77 school year.
The Board approved the
employment of James
Ryder and James Simmons,
Jr., as custodians at the
High School.
The Board approved a
policy' to prevent any dis¬
crimination against stu¬
dents or employees in the
Pocahontas County Schools
on the basis of sex as
required by Title IX of
the Federal Education Act.
The request of Ancil
Schmidt to use the Marlin¬
ton cafeteria for a 4-H Fair
on August 16-18 was ap¬
proved.
The Board gave per¬
mission for Lee McMann
and two students to attend
FFA Leadership Confer¬
ence at Jackson’s Mill, July
15-18, and for Dolan Irvine
7
and two students to attend
the State Land Judging
Contest on July 16 at Jack¬
son’s Mill.
Approval was given for i
an adult summer driver |
education class at the high j
school.
The Board authorized
Moffett McNeel to act as
“applicant” a on behalf of ;
the Board in the requesting
of surplus lands from the
Observatory adjacent to the
Green Bank School.
June Riley was selected j
to represent- the Board on ■
the Regional Education
Service Agency Board of
Directors.
The Boarid- approved the
County Special Education
Plan for Fiscal Year 78.
The next Board meeting i
will b e July‘27. _j
In thin Volume I have tried to include
all tbs County Board of Education Footings,
all the county school gr^duttion ol‘
Pocahontas County High School of 1976, and
Honor students, doldon fforaeahoe vinnerB,
and finally ra&uy of thn teachers? and
their ocrly experfencen in the one to four
roo*a early acheals as ore obtainable,
S*ero I wish to corareod Dr- Louise KcKielL
Pease of Le*risbur£ for her excellent memory
and vritten deHcrlptlon of }ier curly school
days. buch st vivid article fro*B f«r first day
in school, through the prudes and Kdray hi st¬
rict High School and on-through her first -
touching asalfervents - her cl«»anr*te& l nuwe
by nans for Louise rcserahers nil. of thera and
many eyents and sports they competed In,
This one paper «lone is worth *11 the
trouble, time and correspondence t>t£t lias
gone into this eecti.tfi. In f^ct the old one
roon schools of Pocahontas will long be rera-
erabered through this paper*
Other teachers have assured no they v>ould
send their experiences in beaching. Any would
be a welcome addition to whet has already been
collected.
Slaty Pork School as remembered
by Lena Hannah Baxter*
Lena attended school at Slaty Fork from the first to eighth
grade. Her sister Eva Hannah taught school there whiJe she vae
a student* Lena’s teachers during those years (1906-1915) f* were
Maude Smith
Kyle Woods
Grace Stewart
Marry Hannah ✓
60-^''
i H '■
Stella tfanjfeFh, her Bunt* and Others*
Some of Lena’s grade school class raateH were.
Bessie Hannah
Marion Hannah
ViIlia Gibson
Floranc* Gibson
Allle Gibson
Phillip Gibson
Luther Gibson
Edna Gib boh
L iexie Gibson
Mary Gibson
Dock Gibnon
Harland Gibson
Forest Gibson
Gna Gibson
Lonnie Gibson
Lee Gibeon
Kamie Sheldon
1 of 2
Lena Hannah Baxter Continued
From Slaty Fork Lena wsb in the one room High School l'or
one year in Merlinton* Mar toftcher the first year was l^r*
billiam Buckley* Soma of Lenas clasenates in Marlinton were:
Herbert Vaughan
Arnold KleJn
Dora Moppin
Nell M.oppin
Leo Price
Reid Moore
Floyd Baxter (Her future husband.)
Ivilbur l>ean
Hunter Dean
Frank McLaufililln
- - Annie Smith .___
Vernon East.
and several not remembered.
Note: I remember Arnold Klein as hia brother Stanley and I
we rain seventh grade together - after eighth grade Stanley
to Staunton Military Academy, Staunton, Virginia for Ms High
School studies. Hie sister Ruth v&a in the third or fourth grade.
Another student In the seventh grade vas Kshn*th Harris whose
family had cioved to Marlinton from Watoga so their children could
attend better schools during the last two years Mr* Harris was
with the Bnw mill at Watoga, /glv
2 of 2
.Motes on Pocahontas County—19 H-1933
( Hr itten for The Lt. Glen Vaughan Histo
I was born and brought up on the old family farm :
xt. oui’ faded white cottage under Pridger's Gap. The o'
we lived in until 1932—had been built by my grandfath
James i.ionroe Gene ill (C.8.A.) just after his return fr<
at Fort Delaware. It was a 6J- room Dutch cottage and 1
stone chimneys at each end. One of these chim n eys stii:
fireplace, which was a center in my childhood and wher'
times cooled corn pone and boiled beef and 11 ladder" be;
.-..v" mother and father,! my Granny Fanny (Perkins) M<
older brother ■•and sister, Ward and Elizabeth, composed
grout until 1918 when my brother Jim was born, Also, .ii
chii Ihood, an j-moortant member of our household was "h
Griffin—not a blood relative, but,' the kindly old womai
other home and had come to us to rock the children, te]
sing her "oua,very" songs,
,79 were busy on the farm, and I early learned to i
to haul hay, plow and hoe corn, feed the animals, hunt
and carry in the wood and water, be churned, too, and n
hominy, soil s$o.p, kraut, apple butter, dried apples ar
cev.'oa , In the. spring v;e 'usually "opened" the sugar* can
end made sugar tree molasses, sugar cakes, and sugar .Se
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her wool, spinning it on her "little" wheel, and—very occasionally—
making candles in the old candle mold. She leached out wood ashes for
her soap in the old ash hopper, and we made a "run" of cider every fall,
buried, our apples and root vegetables in great holes in the back yard
or garden, and picked great sacks of walnuts and chestnuts—the
chestnuts picked from a great grove of trees, cabled the "Chestnut
Orchard" which stood just across our line fence on the farm of my
Uncle Jan'l (Daniel A. McNeill), who ran—with his two sons—the store
down in the village, just above the fork where Rush Run goes into Swago
Crick.
Cur village had four centers—Uncle Dan'l's (Mint's) Store, the
two room school house, and our two white churches, called the "Upper
Church" and the "Lower". fi\ jhrJCJt* }
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.'/hen I was five, I went to my first school down at .Buckeye. "GAD."
was principal i and Miss Annie Cleek was my first teacher. My primer_
book '.vas about Dot and Don. "Here we are. We are Dot and Don. Here we
are." In the second grade. Miss Pearl Carter was my teacher, and I
still remember the memorization of the 48 states and of West Virginia's
53 counties: "Barbor, Berkley, .Boone, Braxton, Brooke, etc." In the
thirl grade, i; •;: Marjorie Warwick was my teacher. Other Buckeye teacher
I remember were Miss Carrie Brown (Morrison), Miss Clara Palmer, and
Miss Anne Correll,
When I was in grade 4, my mother and father moved the family to
marlinton for about a. year and a half, and I went to School to Miss
Mathews and Mias Pennybacker. For me, this move to town was rathei
difficult, and I was lonely, poor at my studies, and became utterly
confused by the mathematical complexities of long division and comer
x’rac tions.
Our town house, which we rented, was on Upper Camden—the big
house which today stands between the"Miss Susie Gay House and Alice
Waugh’s, 1 often played with Alice and with Jean Sharp down on the
block. Other neighbors were the Mays, Wades,•McCoys, tecFerrins, an
Duncans, I sometimes played with Silly Duncan or went down on Lowe
Camden to play with Libby Williams—a little girl with a blonde Dut
bo c and blue eyes and an up-turned nose. Sometimes, too, I visited
liuiie cousin Helen Overholt at her house near the old F'ar/igx’ound,
sometimes Aunt Lucy (Overholt) would send us out in the "Common" to
bring home her .-Lersey rnilkeow, In our barn back of our house, we k
a fafm rnilkeow or two, and there were several other cows who pastur
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on she town common, and—1 believfe, too, that a few chickens, innab
the barns of allys- of the town. On a few occasions an ox wagon pas
at eng coper Camden, and there was the Livery stable and the old "Op
Hoods"-—a monumental "drama" in cement.
As I 18m# back at this old town ci rca 1920, it seems to me to
beeh a prosperous and self-sufficient village, I’here were the daily
north and south trains, at least one drug store, groceries, hard
banks, hotel, etc, fhere were four practicing phy sicians > three
der.cists, ana numerous lawyers. we had regular ice service, a garba,
wagon, and daily milk delivery. On Main street were the banks, the
various 3 Loras, and even a milliner, 'chose jo's iL wan to t.rin the
Iaui^S r hats. i’he 'laanery v/sis LJ.e marked th 0 hours, a,';l there were tha
ciusrches ani the two almost :;nw hr:.ok schools.
During this era, r.y father was County Suoar intend an L of Schools,
e.cui banausa ode winter i was presumably too ill to attend school, I
v.-eat with in our hadel-L' r'orc. on & wide-ranging school, vl s i tatior—
to Djroin, bass, Hill score, Hu:i ter 3 fill e, Hk, ft to, and up the windy
aolljva t.o or.8 "rjy.i: school houses on Droop and. heaver Greek, ins
cu sat Jon of my 11 in ess remains a question, “"esudo.bly, I ’.van afflicted
with fit. Vitus .franco, hut (in 1 <> Y6) ” am inclined do be.ieve that
a:y iliaeog was the "oonnon l'rac Lions s.vr.di’oas." Anyway, V visited "he
ecus ,ry schools with C.L. sod. rp.y * always bee:: able to aid and su 'olmc l!
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his r.:a ,iieaia Lical b.L oak of min 3 ■■-'as a ;dreat cu zzio rind pa.in to C. ii.
who— r- 1 age saves—had a'ready ‘worked his way through R<?y 1 0 ihird
Arton 'i-t.i c !
lo be child in Karl is ton during thane yaars was to bs happy
■a a 1 1 r 3 e„ >1 e played around th s ol 0 u; v'. , wal Led the r a i .1 r ,0 ad or id go,
r, ! h v*» 1
jc' • a *
r .opcc
dial!, roll
or skat sd ( T 01 ;3 one of
d enn Sharp ' 3 nVft tnn..,,,
X' 0 1. JL
, foil.owed
iho .1 co wag or for its 1
■ od. u i.onn ” off- "allio;-:s
\ , A>jJl'fc "•(
i rr-viM
p.i onion, and hoped for
an j.ce orae.ru cone 'ron
See hi J’uA S 1 -or a. Or one could all and a Sunday fJahool
in ■•Lot L.'Cy’.i £ rap ? ah hr" on a fall Saturday, o<’ wait
bliss cf Circus day, LU if on3 gretired cf this ail’
■one on;Id go up to Iho Depot ar.c sail for the nnor and
estival,
for the u I. Ler
year waiting,
afternoon trains.
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Iv:y family's sojurn in town was not successful, and when I was
about 10 years old, we returned to the farm and remained there—as
my orother Jim still remains. I went to the 6th and 7th grades at
Buckeye, where—by now—we had playground swings and our first "hot
lunch"—. For this latter innovation, the children brought the meat and
vegetables for a mighty soup pot which the teacher boiled all morning on
the top of the "Big Room" heating stove.
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7/hen I was 12, I entered Edray .District High School where G.D. had
just (1923) became principal. Some of the High School teachers, 1923-27,
were "Cap" Kill ingswor th, "BjFunyan" lord, "Miss Fannie" (Overholt), Miss
La.ten by, Miss Stancill, Esther Williams Green, Miss Eskridge, Miss Yeager,
Miss Richardson, William D. Saunders, Jr., Mr, Travis, and Mr. Clutter—
from whom I always managed a marginal B—in math.
In these years^ "Bulldog" Kenny was our football star; Mary Warwick
Dunlap, most attractive; Ed Rexrode, most popular; and Add Mciieill our_
"uittiest boy". "Bunny" Hill -ahd Libby Williams were our girls' basket¬
ball stars, and 1 became a questionable and heavy-footed guard on the
1927- team. One of the more shocking "great events" of the 19?7 season
was that we girls first ware our "new" athletic shorts for basketball!
These above-xhe-knees shorts replaced our black sateen or blue serge
bloomers and were—along with the "boyish bob"—the very •'latest'* thing.
I remember many of the High School "kids" of this era. I remember
Curtis SicOoy—Rand his banjo ,and I remember Jesse Wiley, the Hill twins,
the May girls—their lovely voices—and Margaret Van Reeman, Anna
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Dennison, Margaret Rose, Bus Edgar, Helen Smith, iUargarite Sioore,
Louise Smith, Pearl Auldridge, Allie Kelley, Virginia and Gaynelle
Moore, Laura Nelson, Virginia Neel, Babe Wilson, Charlie ».iles. Pan
Hill, Sterle Shrader, etc. etc.
And I remember, forever, "G.D." walking the corridors and telling
ssa stories in chapel. I remember, too, Mr. Clutter's chapel rendition
of Kipling's "C-unga Din"! we had various clubs—french, C-lee, Literary,
"pep", etc., and at football games would yell, "Boom-a-1acka, Soom-
a-lacka, Bow, Wow, Wow! Chicka-1 acka, ohicka-1 acka, wiow!6how 1 Show!
Boom-a-1acka, chicka lacka, Who are we? fdray .District High School!
Can 1 t you see?"
After the spring of 1927, I was in and out of college and taught
5V terms in the Pocahontas schools. My teaching and trying—to-get-
through-collegg years were 1928-1938—the deQb.de of thfj Draat Depression
My first, school teaching experience was in the "Brush Country", at
Pleasant Hill school. I boarded at 01ey Jackson's and at Menafee's or—
in good weather—walked from the Fairground road to the school house—
quite a trek (3c miles?) down-hill and up-hollow.
At Pleasant Hill, $ had about. 25 pupils in all eight grades, and
though—as was common in these years—the plan had been for the big
boys to "run me out af the school", I had my happiest year—in all
my 35 years of school teaching—in the Brush Country School. I knew
and visited over—night with the parents, and there were evenings of
mountain music and popcorn and chestnuts roasting in the coals. And
there were pie suppers, the Christmas pageant, and other community
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nights at school. In school, I had several families of V/ilfong child:
(.first cousins) and the Wheeler children and the Waughs. I remember
many of the Wilfong children—Granville's, Earl and Prances; Seeberf
Clarence, Harry, and Catherine; Hess Wilfong's ffi.il burn, Valley, and
little Kate; and Asa Wilfong's little Elsie. 'There were the jiienefee
children, Starling and Evelyn; Eula, Edith,, and toe Wheeler; Iris anc
Edith Dean; Rebecca. Jackson; Elzie and Arch Waugh; and Denton ,/ilfonf
Howard and Reed. It has. been 46 years since I taught at Pleasant Hill
an| Howard Vilfong died long ago in World War II. Put I still remem 'oj
H o-vard 1 s red hair and freckles, and I remember El zie • Waugh—one of
my favorite little- boys—and I remember Eula Wheeler's neat arithmetj
papers and Rebecca Jackson's little red coat. Outsiders would call
the crush Country School an "Appalachian Backwash", but to me it is,
■for eve®*, my b«st school. The people were_ warm and friendly, the ch.il
drea learned gladly, and I was 19 years old, walking up the "Crick"
on a. September morning ’with the fare-well—summer,, all in purple bloom,
It Was that year—in Jackson's log house along the dirt I’ojpl—that I
be.saa. f,',y first book of poetry, Mountain White . Because thebe was no
heat in my bedroom,I wrote the book is bed—with oedcuilis piled over
me bad a warm coverlid wrapped around my shoulders. I would finite
lsce at night by the oil lamp light. It was a good year, and I efirae
Just short of ,;90.00 a month, paid blfehOO for my room and board, and
saved some money for college fees.
;,iy next school was at Slaty Pork. Paul Sharp was principal and
Gold ie Gaye Hannah and Rebecca Slavens the two othelr teacher's in this
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r.eiv, modern, brick "consolidated school", I boarded up on Elk—near
iv.ary's chapel—with "Uncle" Bob and "Aunt" Ellie (Sharp) Gibson—who
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was truly a saint on earth. Is gytrfrg / get up before daylight, build the
fires, and start breakfast. Then, she would kneel down in the sitting
I c>A n
room and say her prayers "out leased"—praying for all her loved ones
name by name—"God bless Allie, God bless 'Villie, God bless little
'Ste:sd*/i." Bear "Aunt" Ellie—with her work-gnarled hands and happy
laughter and great steaming plates of hot biscuits and fried ham.
And m she sang as she worked, I know there is—for her—that "land t
Is fairer than day."
Down at the Slaty Fork school ( our first school buses ran in fros
Sans and from the top of Elk. That year Willie Gibson would not send
his children to school. He was against consolidation and the yellow
bus—long before the Supreme Court got the blame.
I remember Willie's and Stella's children—Goldie, Sterl/, Louis
(who was named for me) G1enna, and all. And down at school were Stanl
Glee and Uharmb’l sa Gibson, Wilda Smallridge (such nice handwriting),
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Lawrence* and Wanda lee Smith, Cecil Sage, Ruby Galfoad, Siancy Coberl
WarA'iek Gibson, and all the Maces, Hannahs, Van Leveners, Sharps,
Varners, etc. And there were the Thomas children—-little Harry is,
today, a medical doctor out h 3fflDjto«jgty*rerti co and Wlifagla children are in
Batroit^ and all over—but come home to the Gibson Reunion every year
sly next 3 t years of teaching were at Buckeye Graded ("the home
school") where I taught "The Little Room". Hugh Moore and then Bill
Buckley were my principals, and the children included 'Evelyn Cochran,
"?feeny", "Sis", "Buck" and Juanita Howard,"' Grace, Lot, and Betty
Rogers; Doris, Dorothy, and Margaret Miller, "Sis" and Junior HoDley,'
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Glaude xuldridge; George Duncan*, junior Jackson (expert in iviathe
Guy Kell is on—(excellent student),' 9fay and Fred Morrison,' Eddie
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Palmer; Dempgy and Walter McNeill / Harry and Ernestine Cutlip,' R
and Florence Auldridge,' James and Russ el Phill ipsj and all the re
At lackeys school we had festivals and pie suppers and Chri
trees and cakes walks. At noon and recess we played "prisoner's
/I r r \ f
"Run, Sheep, Run", "pretty (girl Station", "Go in and out the win
and 3tick ball.
The old school house is a ruin now, and the bell has gone f
proud white tower. But for us it still rings out across the iril
in the : . pweet September mornings, and all the children came runni
line up for flag salute, 'Then we march in to our seats and stan
to e ihg "America", %y country * tis of thee, Sweet land of liber
Tksen we bow our heads at the last verse and sing it Very softly,
father's Goo to thee, Author: of liberty, to ifhee we sing, , „. ,l
In Feb, 1933, when I had saved enough money for tuition, I :
ray Jp* and went to Miami University of Ohio to work on my M*A, D
Since then, I have returned only briefly—to visit, to spend a f
weeks at the killer Place (purchased 1941), or to teach college
tension courses up at town,. But in a very deep sense, the Papain
ear th is still uiider my " bootsol es" „ 11 was a good world to grow
in, and I am grateful to fiavl known it and to have drawn from it:
srrangtn.
Louise McNeill
April 14,1976
Coventry, Conn, 062'
Teaohlag la Wcot Virginia - Margaret SeabolG tfougb
X graduated tfroia Valparoloo University in I93O0 I& cue during the
groat. / V;, yolcu of tilt 30**1# I rnolrU to toko the firot Job offered
in' oitl" v » ; thantiee or bueineae rSucatlon 0 I joined a teacher 8 a agency
€' l l:'.:. ' ‘I <•“ 1: ri. otj MarlIn ton, end occcptcJ* I nao probably ono of tilt
firot in uj clcioo to have a job aacurcaco and was lauoh envied#
I cao bora In Tto Wayne* Uy family hod live! there olnco tho lttyO’eo
fhon I raid X wao going to f/cot Virginia my unelo thought X wae 11 tartcltfling***
The family nao proud of getting go far woot as the growing city of 271 „ VJoyao,
on tlbo throe rlvorc#.
Shot eunaaor I bed a letter from 0 o D* iidJoill* Ho wot© that
Dorr i 8 (J Iren lx would b® a now teacher# She cac a grciimte of Ball State at
MunolOe Ho euggeeted no ml^ht Uko to got in touch with ono another, and
make7t ho trip oaot together* Tuio io cuo osc;aplo of hio thought fulnenrij
Dorris corse to fort Wayno end wo oeflo tho trip together* Wo will novw forget
that trip* How glad wo woro for each other 1 a caui.-cuy*
On the train from Hone overt 0 to ^Wtlv’^on, ono cooo no towns and it 1 st a
long ride# X will sever ferret l«,-. fivtV «::? V Linton, go tho train octets
through a pace end ofco oood tho town in tho veMey; it looked lilio cn caD&er
to uo*
tV Brill oot no at tho otatlon end pro west ad no to Its*. fTnvp or r^.tih 9 with
i(»ia v;o novo stc-yipg thr-t winter,, lipcrtksitU nao a very gocC goo?;:; au:l v;o
a happy winter !!<■. .’c, 1 .1 ‘‘V . ;icr cleo stayed there with uo D
1 _ Ska other teach&re woro Pin Glut ter, Paul Lord, Helen Hunter,
Lata Beard, Polly Ecjnoldt . , i )foill, Dolpha Snedegar, Prlccilla Collins,
and later 1/loronoe l’vice 0 Ur aj^wu was Super 1 standaat of Schools at that tlaa*
l r " : ocacl with Hr a# U ; : 1 V .old. Staying there also waa
r < J 0, Geraldino ) : \ )k./ i. vdjcr, L*va 0 Olton and har daughter,
(A .;uiyu«. : iv!, j <-allir.j 1 i «.a G^puitacut on tlio third floor, whero I
epent many !.. v>»y Loo. Jc
In tho year 1933 ** 3 ^ I otayed with fycie Gallicon fkarp# /an Dennieon
also roo jcl there©. C10 tu^acQ out to bo a future 00110inj Gao of tho
first people I not when con in* to Ibrltuton woo Alice Waugh, never dressing
that in 193U I 1." y her brother Mc.ido*
I hevo el\. felt I wot guided to Uarltnton, I enjoyed 1 It lag there
f 1 * <? v . .;lo and tba many atudenta I hoi in 1 / nlrncr*^, I ca vary
(i ;< 1 < . - < ( ,jo b.;cV to Alice Hough, Hud and Htuco Orlil;:?tJ a r;*i
\?COt
Margaret Si Vsigh
(Lira*, H ?cic t 0 Tii’ch)
lecoH actions of the Civilian 3on*errntlon <3nrr>*. ( 033 ) 1933 - l c )37
Written for the y ut Ulan it. Vn^han
•' rooubontas County ii leant ennlal"
?he 3 3 3 was established In M«rcb 1933 an Act of the 73 d Congress.
It vat an agency bom of hone frero the devastating economic and social
oat "strophe of the ** great Decree a Ion' 1 .
The ouroose of the 333 was generally twofold. Flret It wns to provl tie
a means thereby thousands of young -nan, from econoaioally deprisssad families,
could be g iren painfull employment and at the e*me time aestet their fathers,
motoors, sister* and brothers «.t home. The second .eneral *.irnose of the
*533 w.«* to provide the mamower for the conservation /rnd renew. 1 of our
devestated forests and establishment of public oarke and recreational areas
throughout the nation.
3 33 Omens ,of about 200 men each, vere eetuo at atrorooriate Inert ions
all accres* the co mtry. The Army was given the reranalMllty of ada-
Inlstro.tlon, housing, clothing, feeding, paying and of having the men re»rty
for work each day. At that time the Army in the United t«tes was organlaed
into 3orp Areas. The 2 Cor ) comprised the state? of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky
oud West Virginia, fifth loro Headquarters was located at fort H?*ys, in
3o Iambus, Ohio, Cach state wae a Military District. *eet Virginia District
Headquarters was in Charleston, The districts were derided into sectors,
"Jflrllnfcon, 3V<ios, llchwood, Lewi^urg, Clarksburg etc.
Various techancal services, i e, nation.* I 7-->-e<*t Service, it ate forest
Service, Kstl-*nal and atate frok rrvice act. were given the responsibility
for the projects of tneonwa locate! in their forest* or park*.
The first comps were established nd administrated primarily by personnel
form the Xe:il,or Army ( There »er« a for .mvy and tfnrtna personnel)
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!t i« tolerating to recall that the Standing \rray In 193?? via* only about
seventy thousand men, and n riv tee pay we* $31.00 per (sontji. Gradually
member* of the Officer* ^e«erv« Coro ware called to active duty and assigned
to the 100* Tho Cnmos *er« onerated as military companies, ary clothing,
bedding «n 1 feeding *era nandled on army b-’M*. The ^ese <">ffleer was given
a rnti n allowance, about thirty five cents ->or man nor dny. He bought
freeh vegetables, fruit and other erieuabiee from local vuopliere and
requisitioned "dry* stores from the 9or?e Area ijuartermnster. (The nurchnee
of a gre-’t deal of equipment, suolles and services within tha local
conriTunltles, was n oonsideraola economic helstp during tha do?, ration)
Most evens had their own vegetable , gardens !ind some raised a few hogs and
chickens. Theda projects .era carried on by the men after working hour*.
<ind served to eupollment the regular oiwy ration*.
: 2ech tnmlleo r» paid > 50.00 car month of which SPH.OO was sent to
htl _ plriilVr hy _ allotment and he would receive $5.(X2 ih Cash, to addition
the anrolleo received housing, alottaln,,, food sad oedinal attention. Any
one who lived during thoee depression days, knows of tha aconon.ic help
thi* a month -rovided those families, Tho benefit* derived by the
thousfjids of young men who were given meaningful jobs in the 030 1*
i-v* endurable. Thousands of then learned skill* whine equl^ed them for good
job* later on. Many learned machine and equipment operation and maintnnee,
weld Inc, traek driving, forestry, surveying and many learned office ekllls
eueh «• tyol*v? and bookkeeping. Hundsple* become cooke and nedlonl
aseletmt*. 'oat of all it gova there hone nt a tl^e whan thing* loo ed
rcther horole*e. !?h*n the country vent to war in iJece^ii or 19Ul, the men
with 31» ax-'orence performed a great service in forming the nucleugof
adainUtratioa for the ra-Uily ex ending array.
Tim tor> vvrt ereiad by the T'S/J unA*r tha direction of tbo vari r '<ue taofc-
anitl 49^l4«ifc ypt • riaur •nimonloua. l*tor to tHa SCO nuy fore»t» and Unbar
land w«ra ij'jroed oyar almoat without control, o.-»oh aorlnj; nnrt 1« liruyKi
thK<eti 4ivl chared tr«o^iM3a.t* c^rar^i out hill aides. *-oiinii>in at^evae
w
wara ol^d *od *Ad viild life suffered aha r^r ^e« of tHl« forait
ne*laot« utn the >i*l:; of tHa W tTae forer-t : ;»rvia* built *1re ro,**!*,
altered uq atreawa n'vl pl.vit-«i millions tv? tro** throughout the v.:*t foract*
of erar oouintry* Abe royi ivanrlees Ktllt aod j*e’lAbtli.xted imnilrcHls of at/it a
•Ad AAtiOTii All 0▼*? tab action.
•?Moy oaeitlf'-il for**!.! nnd >ir'<» st-.tid j« litlug avMeuce ox" ilia of .orb
?f thoMawiil* or Ti « s *b« oar* y It bout ‘oipa, but ware er.'snired into eea
of 5Ha ^raat ’Bipatiaar-ti" of our country to the taouaflt of tbaraaliet, their
ftall lea and th* eefarta* oObllo <jood«
The arittar «‘IP ot 1» tiered tn few a h'^l & port In tLa 00 : ?- 1 hrwl iMirrtad
a do-ansl an Ion- *• a 4«tn« Off l oaf la the atfiay toroi^a *tr.*n*i*»icL$_flt .'iviU-an
lltl^an Military ?*np during the aamere rjf 19l*J - l n 3? **> *a*
iHLo^rt to iuty darning tbe *33:3 et-widen in the vprihg rf n^. j
in re* ton* c'lmus thrnu.'he’jt *aat /ir^iaia, Utcliidlr^; ^look “t* if l*j
and I*-™ Th«mwr>rti f f) In •/oo-.hrmtR* County. *e#t.; reunite ranged firm
'Jna:.' To'im in-tor, -^eaa offl cot, •esca-rtflia officer, flit-sACo of^Lear, ruid on
noma -ic TanLoaa, All &t tha wuna tlma. ^ a vary young officer 1 h^ri to
learn rrjloHly, T rada mmjr oilatakaa and racolyaii "njcin hal • frna nil eld a a,
1 *«ot to rMT>Hvi r; few vao^la lhat ; enow «and ana ovaoclatad tit>. lo tim
13«} abo *are fro* .'ao bontaa Con :ty or 'rao h^d Con^aatl'iai thara.
Til# only loterya -Offloor *ltb stwc 1 n.-ta ACquailatd in tha 3^i3 from
Paoabootat tt ,>lnr< ti. iildnkar ->f MrbLo, He aoa a rn*iibor of ••h* Cjidra
that «slubli«had C:®.' Tborintiod, 3o-it <iirrad *faokaon «M »t iJl/iot '- J t.
al*Af *lth t*t /loyd li;ra«. C:ml ,1. c>non Head e nimbar of yanra lo
UBrllntr-A aid Tit lri*ra • a*a fl>ir' - i«p4 to th« firnw --iai! bill la Jcialaow of
Marl litr>]}» fir ilLl X’pj^'in^r 9? .-^rtn* »a* Cart? ..!i eritttgnrtont «cfc
stffvad <• 11-h Vn® ', acrtviltJ'il atfrrkc^ r.t ifoiru rtPiil vlii.1# 1 ^-;a th*^a
of t?lf S'j'7 ftrvt tM T^iil^l tfOtht r>f M;yy h 4 1SJ7
?IR£ ALARMS NUMEROUS OVER
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£jND
PLANTING NEARLY
HAL F f I N I 5;H E D
A planting training school was
I conducted at Camp Thornwood April 6&
| 7, 1937. Notables from the Regional
[ Officoj Cheat, Greenbrier, White -Sul--
phur and Gauloy Iiangor Districts;
I-ai-ions Nursery and visitors from
the Soil Conservation So^yfc^ j MjLd/‘>j;hM
Slate Forests attended.
After, learning all about the
planting «f a troo, its relation p}.' <*>
ti ) love lope mont of any .area,;>its-■'
gr'w.h in the nursery and crew organ-*
:uL ! :iin, tho crow leaders wore taken
to the fiold for some practical pre-*'-
sontation, mainly in the use of'the'
"4 stop method" of planting a tretojth.
Tho man then returned to thdir hdefe
stations and troo planting began in
earnest on throe Ranger Districts,
April tho Oth. t -v...
•With approximately 40 roonforo'B*-’
mints from Camps White and Hutten,
Camp Thornwood lias planted some 370,
355 trees of its allotted; 000, 000 .- : '■
Tho crow averages to tho fihfit of
iSfty aro shown below;
A'-Iser 50,000 hi' 287':,.’
Collins 47,noo :
(Continued on page 4) ;i'y;; ;
Tho aomparitiye- quiet of the
spring fire. season ended abruptly
Saturday, May 1st, when the fire boll
rang no^ loss than four times.
Foreman Rose with KouoUinn, Col¬
lins, Rexrode's and Smith's crows
were culled back to camp from their
work project at 2:00 p.m. Saturday
tpgact as snajj’ci’ews.\in •ease of fire.
.. The first alarm sounded at 2*10
p ,m, .and Rose with 20 men took off
.for Big. Run in .Pendleton County at
Ssll p.m. -He. ..arrived at the 'scene of
tho fire, at -3.:l-7_. p-.»ini and aallcd 20.
moro men from camp from the Gatewood
Jower...telephone-. M? • Hoeliins, Asst.
.Ranger, and.-Mf.; Jianlon, Pi-oj. Sjiptj*-}'.
arrived., shortly. Mr, Keokiruf, noting
I'lro. boss ordered CO additional men
J’rom Can)ps ■ Lpuful Fork-and Wh-lto f
The fire-, whiol-i was caused by
fishermen,- was;in second growth hard¬
wood, br-aokijm fotn-ond islauhliirf and
wus corralled .uiji' under cont-Ppl. u.t
G;IB p.m. Tho last of Thornwood'g: >
,60 moii lef^rtlior/soono '»£•' the flro at •
10;00 thp fire truolci'ledying at
that’ 1 time «■ Sujptv' Sutton -Witli'liio 1 fit •
Laurol Fork boys patrolled the fire
all night. They turned it oyer to
Warden Rose and ton moil Sunday. siprn-r\
ing, who in turn 'turned tlia inop^Upi'i ;
job to Foroman Thompson mid .10 froish
moil irt noon (Cent. on page 4)
'■ Published'by the journalism class of Camp
Thornwood bi-monthly„
1 Contributions from anyone arc always we Ionise,
• ST'A.FF '•
3 d it or-in-ohio f
News Reporter
Staff Artist
Columnist
Columnist
Wit & Humor
■ HEART Y COOPERATION
When the athletic-minded onrollees of this
company mot recently to' discuss the problems of
the spring and summer, spo'rtp program, one of the
main questions“was' the shortage of almost every ■
kind of athletic equipment,: '■
■Whon this'question’vi'as brought bofore the .
administration, they immediately took: inventory
of the number and condition on hand, and'with the
best interests of the company at heart, purchased
sane $246 o 00 wor'til'bdf'■qq.iJipswn-fe, C '
This whole-henfted cooperation should, and
wo are sure it will, induce the personal of this
eompany to produce thoir utmost in completing the
splendid now baseball diamond.
The Technical Service arid tbu Camp Adminiot-;-,;
ration have d.oho 1 their part, so'-now let us got
our shoulders behind tlie yrheel and do oiir part, ' -r,|-
!. I
' ■ f
Compton L Gothard
Roy Spencer »,..,
Robert Cunningham
William Singhass
Robert Tahanoy ..
Kylo Fisher..,...,
*
■ "Air revcA" .
Fer seemingly effortless ofTiodonay, for
quick decisive:discipline, for "gaining abso¬
lute respect while ..making J.oyn.1 friends,
none of us have not hiV 0quaj # '" : It is com¬
mon acknowledgement-, yes, unanimous acknow¬
ledgement, that the Gamp improved overnight
under his administration, ! The improved morale
of this. company sinoe' hl's arrival is semething
over whioh to marvel, .The e;boporation bet-,
ween the "two .services in thq past few months
is rapidly transf.epming the ^appearance of
"this camp int® an object of-:whioh bp -
proud. The way he gained loya.1, cuopera-
tive friends among both onrfellaoa and fao-.
ilitating personnel is "a lepson in<-pqrson» ,
ality to all of ul. The improvement in ths ,
Mess hall, in the "Rso" hall, tile barracks, ’
the exterior of camp, the shop, then the
athletic equipment jAthq fcosanis court . and the, (>
ball diamond, un^ejc construction: Ha has
boon a complete‘succosso ‘ ' , ' '
~ . .... ; ■ %
Yfe all hate to see you fee Li,, Waugh, Wo
wish you all the good fortune whioh we know
you merit, . ’ 1 •: \ , :*% f r
C AMP SuVr'ill M TEN DUMP
' ;C OL U M N '
h J. J to {titansiKl you Kwi c*r. your
I pnai s .l::ii;R In a root ions thornof
I hn '•) i; born moat r. at£nf noCory.> Pxnot •
^ j.onily without cx^o)Vi::ion ^.\i npr= one
| comifiK through in n wuy that :iuUcr>a
uc proud of ysu £«r;^ i. r» i- vmy thc.t
I Oi’Ji ju/i Lif y pride in yeorsc If« You
nro • ^ulluiiri" p- living luamorl.ul of
n nocomvoiicliiivjiit out “here'on '.vl~
1 KvjI* It i:> boin£ ’bL-5.lv AImj 11
j c f fie leu L ly r , ur-£r atu 1 ationu l>
The following iii a UVuula'Libii of
•.Srovf tooornplirjluiir.nta It shows box.
cadi orov; stands in numfcof cf troos
planted, but it ia fiiu fro a a oom-
pic bo i-ioturo » It iloodi. not show the.
rooky hil.is j<ios piuniod by Ho.whins
&j*C-V/ I'od R’/tradn 1 s crow. j* fines
not any that HoiViry abu'.ij .
Rookies 11 .vc rookies but that they
Are u): there Jjii.it T-he uno;-« it nee u
ii\>U sufficiently acknowledge tliu co*<
operative spirit of toast of Iho .dun-
Uvoba4 i;on. I.’iifortnnatuly it. failic^
O.'io crow ti. s jyhift down •— inoxeus" .
"b]/ P
I?; or
Cel 1 ir.s ‘
Bull ion
Huff pan
iforecr
ItyMla
Rr>y.rcdo
5 e,nco
4.7, DOO
w,7n:j
42 ,100
31,930
2S, tfcltf
34 . we
fcniiji, J, E.34,."LH/
1-oil chin 33^460
Kfj30ncrartoo 26„4£S
3(>7
, 343
. 203
• 2&fl
&il
247
ZU
2 Zb
21 '/'
?.OQ
T>ot thia Tint stimulate coiiipoti.tioi
ixi: ifia ex pomp af go ml pi writing.
m» 1 boar in i-iiiJCv that tree plant in#' .
jn nbttit half m/nr* Many b. foot 1 *
tali pajiKj :La vjan in tSio ci’ooni fculf«.
.Also, it ( iii.rnch niieior for lev/
orumi to. go up L-l.ibt it ic for high
crows to c«* hifjhoi.% *: • . ' *'• • '-y.
COMPANY COMMAND-
■■ ERV C OLUMN ' " _
On non oust of tho short period
blurb I huvn boon to tills
cn,*n.iniiy t V.rxvo had IvbtlLn !»ppor biin-
- .vi:y v.o bocjojao Cir;qur.miv!r? with nu=ny
of its Fonborn. Yet I qom go hoc u- .
f:lrio npirit of c-jopr)r£it if>n vn l:hin
the Oryj.'V tltfhticrip for Which I uiu
truly f-jrntcful.
It is with deep re|:;rei; vlmt Z. re-
cord the departure’ of the fti-iror
ran'ptu?/ - CmunlXridjx',, Lt. >.fcJ!(;o L,
'/. r ni;|i|h 9 fivh:L our OHilp and lijSSy wo all
-■/ish the ,r lOio bott. n as ho goofl to
jiia new uasip,nnoat #
liav/ T.hf ! ,b the 6oa3or. for outdoor
Bparte \s near ul; bnufl, a nob nymibor
3^. ur£od to r.filer uvi active part Jn
nt lefuH; Cruj ur.it r>f tjioar w=v/ hoing
org?-Ttiftcil« Hy as doin^ oAch indiv¬
idual. villi pron:oti: his o-.v:\ porsono'j
vjcl.t'Oi'e, a a v.:ll a a r.tr-ajif/blini; thc>
ijoralo of U’.c entire eoripan3 r «
I ail "lad thd-'U i htlva tho appor-
tun it y of serving with Oo. 2!><lfi end
niii djiujo LI;at j-,y : njjslgurpriv boro will
be A Ukjo b pleasant,.u;io\, t
t> A>*v ti'-ii % ri,"|:
burn up pinning Per f 1 ve duty at
iii^Lh Or Over Llir^ ^lolr-OiiO a lYo a an
rn'.'U let you get by with it v Wa
are ,«iV0L» VTeu F.ra rofiifiinj* to cd/oy
.onlors. Maiat ins 3 at uprin- aoiit-
'p 119uoo with f.'irr oi*dera t , Violatievi’
xaarns shorn diaeiplipj© • - .
•**1: *:i«« . *>=? H=t= =>r ^ *»1: »iV<l
'j'Jv' reason for Uho delay .in put-r.,
>n:.h;''ig I-ho R.jilj". is the lirnt blown
KiKl mib.’MriuouU rojialr of our; wLhoi'm'
^rcpli innobino Wa hope- bo b^Yp it. .
pubiialiwd 'an* tiav> boro fir bur «
Uu ’ rr^.^- mwaifimm ? uwv<», '<.■'
' N.'fW^M;.0.-W..E,LL-. -
EX- P'ER1E NC. E-D
I 1st. Itv Glen R. Myers, our new.
c|omniaiVding officer, has led a very
interesting life®
Hlpwns enrolled .in-the Chicago , i
Hjcohnioai College when America enter-'
eid the World War, Enlisting at-the
first sail, he saw active service In
franco, 'Vflien the war w&s over,Aher -!
•ethj'ncil to^hiS studies, graduating
... 1921, 6 o . | -,-n
Pcr-'tli’e hext fourteim" year s,She '
worked in a wide variety of fields,
mainly that of an Interior Decorator
(talesman?-* '
| Lto Myers was one-’ of ;ihe •■:£ ir st.
reserve officers to go sn sect Wo -duty
with the QtC.C, On April 21 ,.1935,
he was assigned to Camp Gnllipolis,
Pomeroy, 'Ohio as Junior f floor.
PROPAGATION EX-
PERI MENT STARTED
. -
It has boon an accepted fact that '
Camp Thorra/^od lifts had more red-heads,
injorc left-handers and more dogs on
its mess, list than any other camp in
tkJ Forastj . It. is only recently that
the Cuflip fedS 6 or J0 in for mass pro-
«uotion,.of. dogs and here again it ap~
pjoarsotliat F-6 will carry away the
riennarrWv - >•«.'
j ‘faking his quo from those fertile
Chets,. Educational Adviser Healey is
sponsoring-, thru Game Technieian Green
an expenim&.nt-iin the propagation of
wild birds. . Although some forms of
G.nmo. I'.fanagemqjjt juieklude the raising
and stacking' pi- garfl in order to in¬
crease wild- life-*-- .^e^Borpst Servioo
has so far. gongpin ^qnjy-for environ¬
mental control jjf^-.lapid wh.ich.,means
increasing game, by bmp rgy trig game
conditions. w,- j-- ••..... . ,
1b the spring of 1935, he took a
.era * from tftatvdorps, established
ai/l - i It Camp 1 -Mat- shal at Moundsvilie..
-Bp orrad as'■''Commanding Officer of
thr. Gamp until.he was transferred to
Camp 'oaver at Cl if ft op, W« Va, ON
Decor j$r 21, 1936. He served as
■com™, ..ding officer there until lie
was transferred to Cap Thornwood
April 22 , 1937.
t o
Lt. Myers is married and has four
ohi'ldren, two boys and two girls. 0
■Tie is fetid of ••music and takes a keen
interest' in archery,
j .* '' ; * *
1 Pete Turner: J #s here yesterday and
; had steake-,.-., f .,.. r ,
I Waiter: Yes "sir ;”"wi'll"' ybu''"h'ave the 1
• same today. ’*' ■ ■ ,i-
: Pete: Well- I might' ns- wall'll one
■ else is using itV
- !1
By sponsoring a propagation.,extoep-*'
iment 'the educational program is do*
ing an original thing and. one whluh_.
may have far reaching results.
Ring neck pheasants have been, sel¬
ected as the birds to be propogated
and plans now include the purchase of
several brood hens, a number of eggs,
the erection of a rearing'coop to
house the brood hens and wire run¬
aways for the young pheasants. After
the young bin s have passed the first
critical ten to twelve weeks they ruM I
to be liberated on the Littlo Hiver
Garoe Preserve, •■
In 'Addition to doing some actual
wildlife rearing and stocking of our
own many cf, the boys, who help .with
The jfeojoet will gain i&luablo-exper¬
ience and vocational training. ■>.
e !> * If , V
Cunningham: -Zoke dtMj'S youf 1 watch-tell
time? • r i ■-, 1 A,
. Zeke : No'you have to-look- 1 at tW A
» 1
RP SPORTS
THORNV/GO D
^ U ST
J L
V/ith no n -'iTuij.rrmt n.r^-1 An!^. , cV:i!ir J '*7T
or do red thu spring cxjrt^ ?^a*:oyi
aeir^c Into it a own nt Cr.i.ij' Tfcc-rn-
vood« filth now r^hre.! nirrirn. up .
'in r.-vc^ y t ivnioh of Qur c'm.io **
should trJco Jn uoiv iMuralu**.*
'Jjr»o lrt'Lcr^oazHg aehcdulo for the
neebur h»s not boon reloaded .e.c yot.*' 1
TcntrvbS.vo Tflanfcgarn for too follow¬
up 1 H 3 ft 1*0 announced* llicy v4.ll x •«’ f
nu: •:• until a pormanont one is
tiw J t
'• '. -.Obn.il -» K.y]c Riiibr.-r
tf. '.i;'baJl — ’''Vent' 1 M'-O.aor
Tc. iii.:i Jsjx 1 * i 1 o.rjon
Tfni'i-cflljOCi: Hcrl |!u;-h
Valley bal 3. Loyd itmo ur
‘doxing *— ’’JtV 1 Caripbo 1T
Lot i s nxiow ’.'.'liAb w iifii'C In us b:, r
participating ;1 ji tvb lou&t orvi c-aug
t>po r b •«*»
Kiev for xTio bl(T laeijUcJ *- in th*
national lo^vo St- Lou la socks t«a
Lo -running Unc tf. fari.io 'Jhc wjTiuiiv
li.'ibi '’Sods 11 iir, the present time »ro
a bil* dir'i'/poinbjipnh^
J)i the JSji;;r:1.ftA7i longue bl id jfcmVx:ce
arc aisn rur.i::! ng true to form with
the rb:lnde]phlu /.iSiV.tlce surerlo¬
in*; Q-voryono by pinyi?^ 6?JD poircont
bull*
- CQ^fJL Ik ATH Li.TIC
T-OU ; [ PM tN T IS
! T'";PU P. C 1-1.A ST D
.• * r 7fnon ». representative of T'ho Sport
/Shop J-l routed dr. rji.-i^bsburr;, i'l* Va. ;i ,
vrlnlwV-d Car.ji 'Jh^rm-.p'od 1 uj:v he
cCijnp •;;£> LVifj right pl^cr> @.|> LiiC right
vlivo « Caato Ilicryr/.'ood noodod a Milo tie
c;;:u*.njijjcit- V-)'.:i • )if >p d~d it. !:A:11 y d OnXy
tie baro ho be-Cities had bean jun"-
cba.v-x: 3 a furrier rsr.&sono#
* .Aftor left (dug over Il ls fctsok of
:: rvraplua 9 tilo bojt Of fjY^jryLhjjru'jp the
ndannistmti on of this oarnp purohased
•I Lie .to I lew 5 jj#; bill a |* ^Oedr: „ ovrny*
thin^ t);o lvi.it that can Id bo ha ii^jht;
152- hnjioball uniforms t ooiiiplaOe
v. r itii ;ior. r Joy # pants*, ecci«! and liobs•
-hone miSi'orjr^ vr:l.ll bo £roy with q
p;old arid blue Lrimnn-rF’* Wioy v/.ill
houe tx O r - oirclo on ihr* front, lr.
wj;: ! oh +Ak» Coirpony nun .tor vri 'll a vipnar, -
Vtoy will hi7v ilK* v-ord WKhffSOD
aororiiT the td’o or,t 9
12 hofliball ^rndl'ornn« f.»!!:i body
v/:1.th bl'.io sleevevdiibo duok pants
and b]ue cap^t» : ••
') field or f s gl6voe . ; . ! ' ; /
I Catcher's islilvb ' ... - .-.
1 lot Ba:;oMnr> mitt j
l>ata e .- asi<r:„ ’ ,• • •' >/..•
2 b Tia]lr ( M/i lotpuo ’ " .' |
bl-Ulnrif; iMWuijj nLiiletiu :>UppOr Lory,;
uub Loco 1 ), poi'flwMl jiv^ck ajip oftty...{-'
oorio glfriAJ '. . • •.; s . > ■■-•. ... •>'
DON'T FORGET TO WRITE
yOU.R. MOT HE R ON
'NE.y.T SUNDAY,
MAY 9T-H, 1937.
• 4
* Or. April }at ih:t fnolalOB.t. $l.apr
of C r.:ip TbnnrttnoA vrn* lT.uroO.soU by
owo >:h*r. JL • bi* il . (frfMftrt iMpoi’wi
for d'.vtv- a* J'iciJ.c* V^ohur.lo . PiM cjwn
(JxJxPff c&i t* to i«-o from „Lo Elkinc
Toreu l Soi;vico -iihtp vtooro /io hft;l
1;«v-n itubiorif-d tur l.bo luryt. year*
v «j a.'io hod ►.-ica azcporiov.c’; L (ins
swahar-ica field hi\d 4&ador hju uup^r*
V?i-2r. th» .ii'ntcy cfl''juoh o )'<** uro
Vitlfig a EO* high ii. k 41 >;il|)C the
»T» f « Jctelilnory f^j vrtt>V$ In tip-
• M PROSE'S FAMILY !
NOW.ON LJ.M.6FR ! -
n >i.-1ifc<; Jlli\l:‘.l. of 1SIJ), l;bn ■
ftiffht .y-arc., rtiipfjlciT Ly ■ f\ f
whirrrr?om.d d j X Jor'hM \
up to b c q ; ir hv.':o whf j:<» *a \r ^ *wi:i£in£
icu viHj' ovoi onjiipa t\ .•:/*•.o-
ioj, i)0 v»£s uruiUio :V..iuhj:«.J.iV it i
*'n.U.l next c.Ky idi'fc i rup:ii% iYcr.
/.. •I' hi oI.acrad v.ir v-..tt"r np ’jcco
r^j for. cJl® It »d$ th£ fftor£« . j
A. ’ itrirposltcr. ‘«t' tliy ’jyimr 3i £r*
•*n> It*.* flr.i-clvn hoyo a fino .i 5 r.e»-
l*»and 07 y itf? hec «*r:» XU*ihm 1 fc**v
.**,>01* llio oclcOJi/’Jw llvtlc :
JJ c n uj d r. orf;rtrtJilu the lM»jit,?... • Ij
iu T:r:;di^-od that lio nojiu day w*ii.i .
bo u b:ir.il:-e-i' am’vcty »ih:ij urd'idih^ tluj
b'Liflior bi/> dfirOy its plxuvt. 3 .:^ riipr.i?.;
'1 icytt • _ 1 —
ROOKI ES A RRIVE I
411 of Co. 2tuV tots { I
crait plAuc'jrs Jr. s*"nru‘jy„ th» ; |
rookie* ir nmy T.’.rr«i»mV, '
u, ul I. -10 a lift-/-,: tv. ..n cm0:tnib
Item nJiao jlp-il U l;.. HVoirLy arla |
Crow Sll.kiililj, 'J >i;L. .toiij. J'r:or. j
c:y> I'toiincri;, '.VrV.i 'Hi''- j
Ilni)tir. E ton, \\ u V "K .CiiC i.lM otiiin . !
frdm Crgf.iitKjikj ’,7. Vn, . .. ,
TWO KT.Y MEN
. LEAV E
Poi'rA/vI f .4 Prurt ujid AceI 7 # JTor.-
aJoy, o'w tt yn’U* j^au #n:rt -Ut
c Avir A ■..*« yo r » join, V?i3 V-latno
Croivi TI:oh:k'ocJI u outline :l.r/ tho 'tow** ■
•4Jnff
• • •
JinSl«- c ’ to C amp Thn r*T.tood
fro v . (SC’fj P/.r«wi;u •Jl» a oc.ro
July 1 , IMS* Ic hull I ho ^yU-'or
of 3 .ip|Cy ^.. for oj» full,
yotr. */>u->r,3 tf.c/c fo; LIj
ho wok; vi. UiC roy. 1 « /fter *. lit hi*
rtn:^. hhun fix srntha on .he
he *r>!j fipniii >icited Jnto cury for
tty) ;lrir/ to fill jnl.'.a.j {!c\1iftll»s I
hJie voerevt Wrrt <k'r c :n;tr :
po«*HVcf>, ‘h* “ H
•Inuiley chilju' into Oomp TfiorruVOC'l
frari ooiioiv:")"!© ktr.ilcu a« Tinr>--
wxj&xr.t . 7 * v" . -Toly :•!!:, kjjs.. :u;
1im« op mI n>wt )f -ila rttn.V !>fvo f.w '
ii\»Swr. olthur first cootvfr
f* ■^cn^i uar^O«nt*» Ho J;ay bc*:-\ ^o*
a* 40 oeJinf-il the. letter pv£j£\r.u
ihnt jUuvt cftr.vtf Lave d^nt
r’M.i *dU:^»nU Lc.*e to luait.*'hl!;
"•tcsclasli jo" • has and-* nir
l^jfio bn.l). "no of •:>! hset : fn the
Mn.tr , oro.-iiine, hio :nhj;y ft$LlOr«k0Jttft
v.'i l-ri 1.4 1 v r*:i<i®xit3y M:r.*j^:futi 5 U‘ inUiv-
irhiul. t<;blo oor-vict, in vrhlch uio
a?'* 1 n V(nit upon tjic entire cCnihj&iiy«
% •' ' * * .*• t < , •
>, uo-lji nwi 7 iXT V t.^ very -
h<6*d i.-i ro>>ti«ev. fit Sh >««•' lcf viilR
U:o oi'V.v. £.»':-.i 1.t '■f'-.p: «Svil'W’i
srpH.j'e^T. t.
Sirn I ia tx'eviWjcr.U u:l-
J>:K Uiiuiloy Coi d ^x.ik ilr'l .rtjl h*
oov v/n Ifelu rTor^oeirfc.'
' ""jii ilJn^iiknd w' 51.1 ntr.-n-.irtj ’ Lei .
iiU 'Mornloiji'' *:•,«;.» '.L tli-i .u:-i'.v-
.ciit oJ-.Hii iu: ..
■'Wife: ' "I've-put yOur shirt on the
'fwlcthes line, Jim".
: ^avis: "What odds did you get"?
* * * *
Blosser: "There's a moose loose" 0
Sam: "Are you Fuglish or Scotch"?
* * * *
. Iser: "Was that a silent cop I ,
just ran over"? , ..
Art: "He isn't now"»
* * * * .
Arbellar "Whaiwas the last man to
tux John L. Sullivan"?
Or.r .oqllt. "The undertaker t'*.
■ . . ' . '!*•* * .#.•
0. ±sher: , "lirrati , herG 's^^eTstory
a 1 ut n collar button being,found
in r • 0.7*3 stomach," ,.
Ha; Times: "That must be falso.
Hot. fuld a cow get under a bod room
dre..,. r?"
"Frequent water drinking", said
the specialist, "will prevent you
from becoming stiff in the joints."
Williams? "Yes, but some of the
joints don't servo ■water*"
Rookie: "Can you tell mo the quick¬
est way to the station?"
Durbin town ecpj "Run, man."
Kisamoros "A good won
a great deal of pleasure i
steps bar k to view the ef:
his work.,"
Mr., ttnown* * "Yog, - umi;
.stcej/leUi:^^ ' t
i r\ in
Gothsrd: "What are the
the seats, Ulster?"
Usher- "Front seats, t
.back seats, fifty cents a;
.five cants,"
. Crothardj "I'll sit on
.please^"
, * * *
Two,colored boys were 1:
.argument abtut ghosts. Or
.claimed to have seen a ghc
•before.
"What -was did hare ghos
you b;at $een him?" askod
j: "Jus' Tallin bellin', mi
t bellin', rapid."
Bocle; "I'can't eat thi
HeIpj,cjc, : a ",1'm sorry, I
Campbell: "I wouldn't cash a check In spoon,
Davis, • ■ '■ ' '
Davis: "I'm sorry, I w
Hensley.
Honsley:^ ."What.in the ;
this soup?"
Bode: "Nothing, only I
3 I". ASS 1 ST AM TS
ASS IG NJP HE RE
TURKEYS LI DERATED
OK LITTLE RIVER
Ga th* jmcruing af April lotj OTJcI'
r.ighv UuarA.i sudclng fci« ■ round
01 ? ooi"p jost d£V,w., vxhi; bo l xi aac 4 ’
c Aishud s.;jc! alarnxxJ ■‘jo ace ’•iOss'yOe
luuybir ruriiil:j|r ! Lhy* coiiip^y -bays-
fuolcc* slothed in sr.ly hi si p;-i
drawers - 3 n.fi tt,“ n ur 1 ng c. 1 corig-voir. allot
•nix: In hi a hs.nr .3 i liuoryiilriji; h.’.r;
irftja lh * as s LiCk j i.j : ;•: nft \r.± f-id . * \
.•it fjuxvv'l Hsjloxf) h !.;i while v.\Ts
. ••• : Po ac oc: * s urwn r i s •frais.p-- h is t bry t -• ■•
.. 1 ji: ^n.inp; Turkey hunting, ir
Zivi bn dr-1 ivor of the frn R.i deni; bo
pr Drills civil service lotus J’or -an-
rq11 ] I>0. fi r<! f u 1 vo d j A thy » : 1 c 11 s-len o f
tbrjo rf.ji zo iho Itoiuiigal staff of
C<tb:;.i Jhoi*u>. , oaA vhsyi throe- Junior
M rslH I'ii.i-!: f.o tb> Teohxiican were au •-
a 4 jrxu*c^ here * Feb FirfceKA ete-pperi
*nvt o_? l:):o ::orgcf*rifc^a qnkr-
tfcrs id don, u forox.t ^rcon unlfoxx-
fti:;l kCJCJJrx' Thorn/fSorlV contributin'
.to. .-vino, no .loot group Vf yO.mi' forest-
era & Tour'nr v.j.vh Pol: arn Od J .o
Clarks on from Utid heritor,
’•bi'x ’ OCri l'j-'w; Serous i C larkson vrts
formerly vvivh Co* !ifiS »3 c~. Droop IlOhIi*
Lair. .ilior<- be vau i.haf. I--ovmri, ‘-la
ia a voter nr. of' uImmrv four yocr t e
oxporif.roc in 1:l:e ilt'C® E-Jsrriaon rc-
T.'uxlcd fx-om sCo, UGOfi r.h Ken It rtheru
f.o' unnpro:ii 3 iiunL lr. ■.L'tmbv.r fluryry ■
&u l - ivi l ioj a*i id vxas for s-t r. i, - v Jo a
nl'.or’r for of moat s. 7-1.-nr* Addition
6 i‘ the ae du e a yeen^ unsr- bv'n^x:
T:;n;ir) J o£.^ ^yivlao lo i'lcj h'Sghoat
^>ni.?vt :.r tho iinr.p t a hisirrjv
Htt:*' St* r.;,*
L*.,cr ib './a□ 1-3-.v«!!uil l b; ./jyiOi-':
elvyp ban bden cislurliod h,v lW;xiby“
ono aemi-vxo 1 d tin'Ja^ya, r:hio!*i h,,d
op'.'Kl: I ho xil^liL JDc^aelxu' up P’r&'.ik
Ffioriokia *?ilo choi^ JAnA v .r'Rvcry
ytrrouni’ud Ul;.: Luxiioyt u. U.l II; via«
lctrund that thay c 1 ere:? from Pnir.p ftTit-
er.f- Lxiy Ci ay b'jforc i'a:d 1*0 be
rflo'uij^d ci; Iho Li:bly Jiivor Cax.^j
jlircUijh i', oaopomtlv? ur-
]'a jy.sit v.iE'h the Korr- b ScS-uice iho
.^t iblot c.Kpcrti!>jnl; ?.«
!>«•• !: _ishinr -a iJOOC ficrfl 2 i< '- T>3 reTt-C 0
on V'irb of - <vhA,‘ ie kr.cvm as '.T ruip
D'l'irn Xid • r a L i on ‘ /ire a i, 1, t y 31115 Vf: a i £ y ,x
•vi; >'ic prnao’.-.t T.ijio by DonbriioAn
firfrer.« Already oi^rnUcii titxyr h-av.-
b y or. r a leased ir. thio'rofj^o * The
turkoyy f v.'hich liboi nbvi; early
in April, wi.d’O a Vo l'urnlfijef. by tha
ii'bnEc^ Jji ixc or'livin'o vxfitl'. the stock-
il'.r, prograir. of lhe coii^ci vnlion Cdm'-
;.i.iax i<ir. in t|*.c 0115a .of other evuta
refufcey J.'L ii : y a to y Led rjM-y •!
j.nmy vxp.Tl bo 1 j.bor^tod in t!>0 :Little
liter Jiofi^y*' It , 1 c oil:*; fJrv\y..i
hope tkut Wr . Fr.oohivill bo ;iVf^t!fiei
zl iHv^o chipxtynts of turjrnyfj •
'Jlr.c you snj r the irsn 'Ana
skob in ~S.Vi voon*^ :
r-jutur ? lf
■VTosI*., X v.nod fjvs bnoke •
don't Lt.Ai'X whore to rov *it|
"T >r.i |'lud Af tbnt* i; v.-Us
i ynu t'jOVlP.ht you oOuld gcib
So at bo mn|ce it more nbr\ : iyn>on+.
far e\x : ryor.s Ihc ooo:Ly of (:fti.;p i'hoiT.-
r<^ccn : bly ru konl in;- n \A j'yueivcd '
YnJi'jni.riiiOH to eetatli3h vlioi-' auar~“
©i*n in tlia vi-nr oivl ol s.:o Jitoas hail.
xUi sOhio ifton hsofiko pro!>a»n ojii
limy hoo-mna unesflirabJ® w l.ghhor
S # , /\ t £ 7
r L
NO LOS T TIM c ACC I DENI
'ARM Y IN 96 DAYS
U.S, F.S. IN 169. DAYS
tinder the sprb.Cirg C.C.C's
The little;chestnuts stand ,
If j crawl along on hands and knees*
A d plant. Others there by hand.
' 'i J - i .lo yO along . the _narrow rows ;
t"'-; h : backs bared'-to the sun, (
Ai oiling hot the old Sun-glows. .
, D il their backs arc DOUR.
No\ I;'Oino oan take that awful g ; lare .
; (They are the heat resisters*).
But others turn from''very fair* '
i To "tail-light''colored blisters.
4 \\ < j
1
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APRIL U.
,w i
Board of Education [
The Board of Education :
met for a regular meeting
on April 13.
A group from the- PCHS
English Department met
with the Board concerning
a non-graded English pro¬
gram in grades 10-^12.
The Board advised the del- J
egation to proceed with '
these plans. j
The Board approved the
College-Work Study Pro¬
gram. whereby the Board
pays 20 per cent of the
salary of a qualified college
student to act as a tempor- 1
ary employee of the Board,
, May through August. j
Approval was given for |
the Observatory to use the
Green Bank School Audi-
!torium and rest room facil¬
ities during the summer
( &tontha for iis tourist pro¬
gram. .■■•A# . £ i '■'}
• Approval was given for
, the Boy Scouts to use the j
• Marlin ton cafeteria for the I
Scout Fair on May 8. . I
. Mrs. Karen Hinkle's re- j
V quest to attend the State (
Math Field Day at W. Va. |
V Wesleyan College on May 7 !
4-was- approved.
* The retirements of Nor-
mian Beale, bus driver, and
Geraldine B. Dilley, teach-
•j er at Marlinton Elemen¬
tary; were approved, both
' effective at the end of the
.’75-76 school year,;^;. * ,
'■ The Board approved the "■
purchase of an electric
. typewriter from Brewer’s ^
Office Equipment in Lewis- ‘
, burg for the High School at
a cost of $439. Quotations '
were received from three
office supply companies. ■
• Approval was given to
the request of Allen Stew¬
art and Helen Sala of the f
; Durbin School to take the j
Fifth grade students to the |
, Davis & Elkins planetarium
on April 21.;^^
Approval was given to*'
use the Hillsboro cafeteria
for an Adult Sewing Class, !
from April 26 through May .
The quotation of Hunter :
Hiner, Ashland Petroleum
Company, of 36.5 cents per
gallon for regular gasoline
for the 76—77 school year, J
. was accepted.
Quotations were also ac- 1
cepted from the Marlinton j
Electric Company to supply i
oil and grease to the Board j
■ for the 76—77 school year.
The Board approved the
use of school buses for the ' '
following trips and excur- 1 1
sions:' ‘
(1) PCHS Band students
to the State Band Festival
at Clarksburg, May 6, 7,"'
and 8.
. (2) Third and Fourth. 1 ?
grades of Hillsboro School’ 4
to NRAO and Edray Hatch- ' ’
ery, April 28. ' ; \
(3) PCHS Special Educa-'* , j
tion students to the County
Special Olympics at Hills- |
boro, April 22 and 23. " I _
H) Winners of County J
Math contest to Buckhan- j
non on May 7 . for State J
Math Field Day. - 1
(5) Eighth Grade - of i?
Green Bank school to Vis-i .
itors Center and HUls Creek J
on May 6. .
(6) Seventh Grade Green J
Bank School to Pearl Buck
Museum and Droop Moun-'
tain Battlefield on May 13. "
(7) Fifth Grade students
of Marlinton School to Bear
Town, Droop Mountain
Battlefield, and Pearl Buck.
Museum on May 14 or 17.
(8) Introduction to Voca-."
tions Class at PCHS to.
NRAO on May 6 and to ,
tour business establish- .
ments in Marlinton on May
13 - ____ Ml
fsTh* 1 Board denied thd
request for the Groan Bank
Scnocl Fifth Grad* to ose
tbo school bus for e trip cn
the Cams Tra;» oo June 2.
Tbo Beenl approved the
MacMJTIan met hematics
C«\t bonks for grades 1
through 8 for use in Poca¬
hontas County Schools,
I976-1S81, os rocois-
maoded b j z mathematic*
textbook adaption commit¬
tee consisting of t mathe*.
matics Lcuieher from ail the *
elementary schools.' ;' 5 *
Tbo Board employed thW
following non Inaorec
teachers sad aanrke
and auxiliary personnel far'-
the 18 -11 school yeax^jd&j
Durbin Elemental y ,i ' , ®1
(■' Teachers . \i v'.Mfif'Vtji
Robert A. Crist P *
Themes E. PlumJey r
HeU-n A. Sale **/»>
Linda L. Rcbms->n
Louise M. Shjnsbsnj
. -v •' • :"•!
Fsiwo.^*;
Efli M. T*yIor
IrtrtUa E. Burner •
Danny Nelson */s -*j .H
* * > ’"I
Green Bank Eleruontary
..-rToicbera {HV'-I
Daniuth Pottun WMl/l «
■ VAi
Nos-Twching Personnel
James Cook
Marrel Mullenax I
Richard Workman it'J
gji '
-Hillsboro Elemantary • I
V; Tsacberi J' V ’ $• .
Lrtm Hinkle- =
Horry E . Holsopple - ,. r 3H
|Brend* K. Calea y .s.' /•}
Phyllis B. Crickwnbergcri -1
Karan P.. Hinkle \
Betty M. Seaman | JV* 'I
blory K. Fisher J
Son Hu&andaworth ,
Barbara Luttrell \ , fj r •
Julie Mscqueen , ..j
Sally Nottingham , J
Barbara Richroan ra
Ndn-Teaching PersoonM
Rertie M. Krnmur
Wanda G. Wilioog
Norm Lou Workman
Mason Vaughtin
Emma McCoy
Geuigeoe Cut bp
si>nfary’ ? ‘T*’
Marlin ton Elementary' 1
Jeachera
OwwD.Ah ..fl.if.y-v j
Paula B. Kewkirit • « 1
John O’Bnco 1
L'avid E. Burdick >j, X
.William C. Durblp .jo,., 7
Tartrau Barb \ yj ih. .'i:
Ulrmca G.. Shultx . A .:
Debar* Johnson
Rebecca A.- Burdick '«•
C^rol h- Dale m-
Catherine Bartel* Wi *
Uxirga Bartels
Jin® Maaed
R/ibtn McElwea
Barbara Shaw
Kaibenn* Snyder
j\ ri.*r r-C-j
Ntto-Teaching Fentumsl
•,Jfidy'SandBrs ,rv.
•‘Albert M.Kollay . •*’' ; J
I»uis« K. Roy
Barbara Gibson' •. -
Gertrude W.»ddaU ^ .«
Janke Noloon
/.l ■’ -
Pfc.nhontaa . County High)
.; Bebcd
Teachore • ’ A?
‘ Robert F- Seaman
Molly T- Difls-c
Kathleen V. McGee >■&*
Somuul L. Taylor
■ Burlin B. Vandevonder ||
Robert C. Weldaetf^.j’ .’?
Etoery K. Wyatt *>. a >it
Glen Wade ; ^r+% *
Martha Wade . , *
Unda VanBwuia
•' ». W
Non-Teachin^ Personnel 4 ij
'.Clancy L. Rose
* Cot. L. Wy»tt
Janet L. Shank
Marilyn Kirk
Sharon Turner -/hd|
Dale Armstrong 1
Noal Caaaell \ 4
George Glaulvr«?ll
. William Wyatt -■
-James Shcare/
James D. McLaughlin"
Kenneth Sbeiirer
Robert M, Mrlnughlin
■ Hi
in .rV- 5
ersonnel
an
me!
H
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VtD.
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Board of Education Office
Batty G- Lambert ^- a -
Roger L. Trusler
Werda V/ymer
-“Rerih Friel
Touuny Campbell
Johnniw Kinniaon u . • w .
The resignatiun of John
Rinaison. electnrity beach-
#»«tP< HS. effsnive at the
and of the 75-7« school
year, wras accepted ^ ■>.;
The request of Amencan
Cancer Society to solicit in
the elementary schools, bo-
pmisg May S, was ftp*
The Board aporoved the «
pvirchAse of C. B. ftijios
and P. A. system* for the j
four new buyea ai a total ’
coat of 5646. *'*
Approved the*nrqveet ol
Gladys Vsnce to Uke b«r
Medical Eiplorar troops at
PCHS to the Medical Ex¬
ploring Seminar al Charles*
,tares April-!i4.
. / Approved tha rnjuest of
Charles Faubet to take the
PCH& Band to the State
Band Festival at Olaiks-
bur^j. and for Mr. Faubtf,
Qaentin Stewart, Lihda
btewort, and Kathleen Mc r
Gee to - eccompany the
Band- Sf«v<. >
Approved ths request of
Rota. Roso to take her
Advanced Phyiical Educn-
tlOQ class « PCHS to the
FaiTleB Bowling Lanes oo .
April 23. “■
S' Approved the r*qu«4 of
Garry Ya^adzirvtlci to bold
rehearsals and a concert at
the Buybin, school outside
of school hourA. ‘
K The Bc»jd will
again canApnl 20.
meet
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ji; auaacRiprioN charges
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Sleevhera |5.50 a year. In advance,
:;;JANB PRICE SHARP, EDITOR
^THURSDAY, JUNE 3,19761
Board of Education
i'P The Board of Education
4 met for a regular meeting
‘/on May 25. ^
£, ‘ _ The first order of bus¬
iness was to reorganize the
Board based on the results
of the elections on May 11.'
At this election Board
members were selected for
one full term and two
imexpired terms. At the
opening of this meeting the
Board consisted of only !
three • members, ' Moffett
McNeel, June Riley, and
Ernest Shaw, since Everett
Eilley and Bobby Vance
were serving unexpired
terms only until the elec¬
tion. Everett Dilley, Jr. was -
administered the oath ofl
office to the unexpired term ]
to which he was elected on j
May 11 . Moffett McNeel J
then resigned from his term 1
of office due to expire in 1
January 1977 to accept the
unexpired term to which he
was elected on May 11 and
was administered the oath
of office for this term.
Walter Helmick, who was
elected to the full term
beginning in January since
he received the highest
number of votes on May 11,
was elected by the Board to
fill the unexpired portion of
the term from which Mr.
McNeel had previously re¬
signed. Mr. Helmick was
then administered the oath
of office to this unexpired
term which, by law, runs to
the dete of the next elec- •
tion, November 2. After all
this the Board was again at
its full strength of five
members. Mr. McNeel was
re-elected as President of
the Board. ,
The Board heard ' Arch ;
Wooddell who was acting
as spokesman for a group of 1
teachers, parents, and citi-
zens who were protesting
the use of the athletic field
at the Marlinton Elemen¬
tary School by the Fire- ‘
man’s carnival in June and
the horse pulling' contest 1
during Pioneer Days. ,
Twenty-four people were in ;
attendance on this matter;
and presented a petition!
signed by 122 people. The -
Board agreed to take then-
issue, imder study. * r ;
- Lonnie Ratliff spoke to '.i
the Board /concerning the 1
trimming of trees along the 1
xMar^inton^ athletic field to J
improve the playing condi- ^
tiops ofi the softball field.;
■jthe fBoard approved the
request of Rev. Gary L.
Jarrel,lpastor of the Church -
of God, to use the Marlin-
ton gym on May 28 for a
church basketball • tourna¬
ment;.
Miss Anna Cornell
Moore was employed as
County Speech Therapist
for the 1976-77 school term.
The request of the Pio- i
neer Days Committee to
use the PCHS gym for the j
annual Miss Pocahontas ;
Pageant on July 8 was
approved.
Approval was given to
the request of Kathleen
McGee, PCHS Cheerleader,
sponsor, for the varsity
cheerleaders to attend a
summer camp at W. Va.
University, August 8-11.
The Board approved the ‘
request of the- NRAO Rec¬
reation Association to use
the Green Bank gym and
cafeteria for their annual
picnic on July 17, in case of
rain. - . • ■ . ■'*... • :-i •= /i.J
The following dismissal \
schedule for the students
final day at school, June 4,
was approved: (1) The
High School will be dis¬
missed at 10:30 a. m.
{2) The elementary
schools will dismiss in ac¬
cordance with the high
school schedule. •
(3) Teachers will be dis¬
i <4 3 -
missed at T p:; mT:*^ r: ^
The contract of Lawrence
Brannan, PCHS Guidance
Counselor, was extended
from June 25 to July 19, at
no increase in pay. During
this period Mr. Brannon
will be chaperoning the
PCHS students on their trip
to England.
The Board approved the
application for money from
Federal government under
the ESEA Title I Program
in; the amount of $136, 848
from Fiscal Year. 1977 funds
and $25,464 from , unbud¬
geted reserve from- Fiscal
Year 1976. Title I funds
support remediation , pro¬
grams to overcome learning
deficiencies for economical¬
ly deprived students. In \
Pocahontas County these I
funds pay for the tutorial
aides' in" the elementary^
classrooms and support»the^
remedial reading andmath-j
Ratios! program. : 0 j :
/£Gary L. Jarrel .Was em--
ployed as a regular pus
driver and Alfred L. Dilley
employed as a substitute-
bus driver. £
The Board gave approval/
for Sam Taylor to drive a ;
bus for the Building and
Maintenance class at PCHS.
and for Robert Welder to,
drive a bus for the Forestry
class and athletic .trips^. ; .^
The Board withdraw tho |
1976.77 «ie*cWnf contract-’,
of John O’Bnen o« the
buii of his wsrbil resign! • ]
tiun af May 14,1978, by a ,
linmiimt iua vote, I
Thu Board ( heard ' frotu
•rchktece K. F: Wdmer |
in regard bo the Board e
previous .direction' for him I
to procuro.a negotiated bid |
from one of tli# two bidders \
la the amount-of $124,000. |
TT« mrulm Id ihc OddllWC |
bo the vocational build tn$ at 1
the High School. Mr, ’
Waimer reported that he \
bod mode repeated unaue- {
ce-wful attempts to contact J
Kyk Construe won. Com- ■
poity but had worked nut an j
-ogrianianl; a lib ASoi»*/*!.■■.J
aociotea, Harrisanburgj.
Virginia, in the amount of j
$124,000. The Board au-i
thorbtd, Mr. W*imer. \o\
draw up a contract, with
‘More and authorized Mr i
McNael to «go this crn-j
tract when *11 prepared. .
The Board divided to]
moJtc it* contributions to’
the budget of the Pocahnwrt
tas Board of Health feej
1976-77 the rami os that Icef
• 1976 76. I
The Board screed toi
assist the Pocahontas'
mortal Hospital by hauling 1
real for the Hospital within
iha capability of . the
Board's :equipment and
manpower, The Hospital
will pay salary, fuel and olj.
and mileage kr BBsinUr-
once and in return receive a
saving on the price of dohI
ftfSSW&W; . ,,
;. Appraval m jfv»r> '(or I
^ lh« foU^ing 1 ntunjQM
and field trip*:
- Durbin Eighth Orude to 1
. the NRAO for a tour and
■_picnl«.
i'f Marlinton S-A and 6-C *
ckawa to Watoga State >
.• i*irk on Jnm. 2 for * picnic /
- HilUbcirj Fifth end Sixth-
■ Grad* to W a toga State Park,/
on June I for a picnic. J
' Mar bn ten Special Edu- J
ictioo , ClU3« to Wataj.
-.State Pud< on June 15 fur »
nitnic a^d swim.
* '(ireen Dank Fifth tirade 1
tf the Cas* Scemc Kailioad
on June Mr. i
Advanced Phyfucal !
Education Class to. the
NARO pool on June I
. Mailintoa Second Grade
to the Cues St* me tfaitrood. ,
• Caw Museum, end Soinxa •
•Stulv r i>r*est on Juno. L. - *
-V.« Marlmtoe Third CtaHee
to the Caaa Scvnk Ratkoad
and Seneca Slate Foroat on,
.Tube 2.V.
. :-Marlin too 7-A to.Wntoga
Stodo Pork for a picnic o>>
June ft: , _ ,'
n v Th« «*** regular Bpaid
^j'^Ung will .bo OO -Jupe
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POCAHONTAS COUNT! BICENTENNIAL
"OT POCAHONTAS TIMES"
January 1. 1976 to December
31st, l97o. With some extra
pages from the desk of the
writer.
Vol, 3
Part 111,
let, book for writer,
2nd, book for Editor Tines
3rd. book for Anna Fisher
4-th, book for Meade waugh's
family collection,
lb is hoped that the following -
pages will be about the one
room school houses of Pocahontas
County. This 1 h vary doubtful as
all the early school records were
destroyed by fire. However we are
doing the beet we can with the help
of a few interested former teachers
and students,
Glen L. Vaughan
Lt. U.S.N, (Ret),
100 Melvin Avenue
Annapolis, Md.
21401
EARLY SCHOOLS OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY
WHERE ARE THEY?
In an article from the Pocahontas Independent of March 21, 1912
brought to the Pocahontas Times Office by Alice Waugh, This article
■was virifcten by then Superintendent -of Pocahontas County Schools, Mr,
3.B. Williams. This was a published letter to the public entitled,
"Pocahontas Teachers Lack Preparation",
The letter contained many suggestions and although is auite
lengthly my mention is this:- There were one hundred and ten(110)
schools or grounds but only thirteen (13) were fenced, and only three
out of every four pupils in the county were in school. Teachers
certification, libraries, etc. will not be brought up in this item.
How can we reason or believe that in what is now Pocahontas
County we can locate the homesites of over ninety percent of our
forfathers who fought in the Revolutionary War from the Point to ”-
Yorktown over two hundred years ago and now in 1976 are unable or da
not care about the names and locations of the old one to fbur room
schools, Teachers, students etc., for the past fifty to seventyfive
years
The counties High schools are well taken care of themselves throuh
their school Year Books. Would suggest that the County Museum
obtain at least two copies of each year from the old E.D.H.S.
Hillsboro, Greenbank and now Pocahontas County High School. They
should be kept in two separate locations so a fire that destroyed
the old one room schools, would not completely wipe out their
records. |
Due to a fire that destroyed the records of the old schools to
make a complete list now would be next to impossible - but let us
try
Tha following list are a few of the name3 that have been in the
Pocahontas Times during the past eighteen months so please writ®
about your early schooling, classnates, grades in, name and location
of schools - teachers and where they stayed. Conduct of student
bodies - games played at recess - did you carry lunch or lived, close
enough to go home.
If you can only remember the name and location of the school and
a teacher together with the year - you will be amazed at what you
can remember - and what a help with other reports perhaps an
entire class or school can be brought together,, PLEASE TRY.
Some names that should be able to start the ball rolling,,
Mr. Jamas Do Lannan, Supt. of Schools.
Fir, Charles Moore, Former Supt.
Claude E. McLaughlin
Vera Ritchie
Mary Isetta Wallace
John McNeel -
Charles H. Sharp
Julia Price (Edray)
Mrs. Dempsey Johnson, Former Beulah Palmer
Douthards creek and Woodrow. Her sister Clara,
Mrs Oliver Sprouse
Cathloen (May) Vaughan, Raywood.
Ada Vaughan
Sidney Goodwin’s family. '
Mr. F.M. Sutton
Sue Crommer
Mary Cromer 1
Enid Harper
All Beverages of Knapps Creek and Huntersville
B. Nelson.
Fleets Lang, Watoga.
Any Coyner of Clover Lick
B.S. Lauster
Geraldine Haupt, Cass, Sister of Clari.E.D.H.S Football
Star.
Board of Education ^
The Board of Education
met for a regular meeting
on August 24. The follow¬
ing were hired as substitute
cooks:
High School— Ethelj
Stewart. Alice Kesler, Shir-'
icy Welder; j
Durbin— Dottie Colaw;
Grefcni Bank— Medial
Kexrnde,. Creola Brubaker,
Mable McCarty;
Marlinton— .lean Mcj
Kenney, Martha Carpenter.)
Hillsboro— Nellie Arbo-t
gast, Annabelle Perkins, (
Annie F.;Rock.
Allen D. Stewart was)
employed as Principal of I
the Durbin Elementaryl
School for the 1976-77j -
school year-
The following were em-|
ployed as substitute teach-;
ers for the 1978-77 school!
year: Peter M. Beuttell,|
Stella Cailison, Dwight Dil-j
ler, Wallace F. Dora, Macel
K. Harris, Virgil B. Harris,
Bonnie N. Hill, Garnet B.j
Hoover, David C. Hyer, j
Debora Johnson, Lynn'
Kerr, Hope H. Mallow,
VirginiajG. Mason, Edith.
E. May,' Carrie Morrison,!
Marie H. Parg, Ruth F.j
Riley, Deborah Rinaldi,.
David B. Rittenhouse,
Sandra Woods Saffer, Ro¬
bert A. Sheets, Orda H.l
Smith, Linda S. Snyder,!
Elizabeth Swift, Gretchen
Terry, Vere Bly Tracy, Ada
W. Vaughan, Alice Rowan
Waugh, Carol Young.
David B. Rittenhouse
and W. Sherman Beard
were employed as Attend¬
ance Directors for the 1978-
77 school year.
The request of Robert
Keller to use the High
School cafeteria for the
Pocahontas Agriculture
Grassland and Field Day on
September 9 was approved.
The Board approved a
bid from the Pilot Life
tocahontas times i
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Publiihed sv? ry T&uraday except)
Ihe lost w«t*k of me year.
Entered it the Poet Office aftMar-i
lintcn, vVeat Virginia 24964, mi
» 2 <o«ul /natter. .
SUBSCRIPTION CHARGES I
la Po*.'»hooi»« County »4.50 a year.!
i£l*« nhflr* Jo.jO tjaai. in advanc*.
JANS PRICE SHARP. EDITOR]
THURSDAY, 3EPT. 2,1976
Public Notice . |
The following Resolution
wa3 adopted by the Poca- •
hontas County Board of j
Education. |
The Pocahontas County ■
Board of Education will
release for publicity rea- >
sons so-called directory in- j
formation. This-will include s
statistical information, i.e., 1
honor roll students, statis- |
tics for athletes, such as
height, weight, age, name, ,
etc.
_ This action will be expe- :
dited unless public or pa- >•
rental objections are '!
voiced. __ j
Insurance Company for the The Board approved a
optional accident insurance policy, on the release of
policy which is available to information concerning
students. The coat will be students to the public!
$4.50 per student. which is printed elsewhere 1
Jo Ann Williams was in this paper,
employed as Special Educa- The Board approvedl
tion Aide at Green Bank changing the regular meet-
and Janet L. Shank as a ing night for Board meet-'
Special Education Aide at ings from the second and
the High School for the fourth Tuesdays to the sec-.
1976-77 school year. ond and fourth Mondays of
Sarah Jane Irvine was each month,
employed as an Early Child- The next regular Board!
hood Aide at Marlinton for meeting will be on Monday,
the 1976-77 s chool y ear. September 13. at 7:30 p.m.;
“HS POCAHONTAS TIMES - AUGUST 12, 1976-
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School Calendar 1976-77 • •- i;
No. of days
School Months for year 1976-77 will begin and end in school
on the following dates: \ months
FIRST MONTH - August 30,1976 through September 24,1976 14
(August 30 - Teachers meet at each school)
(August 31 - 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. - County Wide Meeting
at Pocahontas County High School)
(September 1, 2, and 3 - In-Service at each school)-!
(September 6 - Labor Day. holiday - Not to be made up)
[September 7 - First Day of school for students|
SECOND MONTH - September 27,1976 through October 22,1976 20
THIRD MONTH - October 23,1976 through November 19, 1976 17
(November 2 - Election Day, holiday - Not to be made up)
(November 9 - End of first quarter - 45 days)
(November 11 - Veterans' Day, holiday - Not to be made up)
(November 12 - Teachers’ Workday - No school for students)
FOURTH MONTH • November 22, 1976 through December 20, 1976 18
(November 22 - Teachers' Workday - No school for students) ;
(November 25 - Thanksgiving, holiday - Not to be made up)
(November 26 - No scnool - To be made up)
FIFTH MONTH - December 21,1976'through January 21,1977 18
(December 23 - Last day of school before Christmas Vacation). : -
(December 24 through December 31 - Christmas vacation)
December 24 - Christmas, holiday - Not to be made up) ““
(December 31 - New Year, holiday - Not to be made up)
(January 3, 1977 - Return to school)
SIXTH MONTH - January 24,1977 through February 18, 1977 19
(January 26 - End of second quarter - 45 days)
(January 28 - Teachers' Workday - No school for students)
SEVENTHJVIONTH • February 21, 1977 through March 18,1977 20
EIGHTH MONTH - March 21, 1977 through April 19, 1977 19
(March 31 - End of third quarter - 45 days)
(April 1 - Teachers’ Workday - No school for students)
(April 8 and 11 - Spring vacation - To be made up) .
NINTH MONTH - April 20,1977 through May 17,1977 - 20'
TENTH MONTH - May 18,1977 through June 14,1977 15
(May 30 - Memorial Day, holiday - Not to be made up)
(June 8 - Last day for students)
(June 8 - End of fourth quarter - 45 days)
(June 9, 10, 13, and 14 - Teachers'. Workdays)
(June 14 - Last day for teachers)
TOTAL DAYS SCHOOL IN SESSION , 180
LEGAL HOLIDAYS . 7
TEACHERS’IN-SERVICE DAYS 13
TOTAL DAYS IN SCHOOL TERM 200
^32 FOCAHO NTA3 TIMfi8^;i> AUGUST 28, 1976 _-
Hill Reunion silver dollars were:
The 27th Annual Richard pnanie- McCoy, of Hills-]
Hill Family Reunion was horo; Bonnie Hill, Durbin; ]
held August 15, at Droop Fredda Brown, Mechanics- ;
.Mountain State Park. Due burg. Pa.; Andy Taylor, j
to rain the morning pro- Dunmore; Ruth C. Cuilip, j
gram was somewhat delay- Hillsboro; Ward Hill, La ,
ed. But v despite the rain, Porte, ind.; Mrs. Herbert j
brave oeople wore rain Hill, Petersburg, Va.; Faye 1
coats and carried umbrel- Good, Forest Hill, Md.;
ias. Mr. Grady Moore, of Teanna McMillion, Christ- ,,
Marlintoa, has a very in- ianburg, Va.; Martin Me-V
spiring Memorial Service. Million,. Christianburg, Va.
Flowers were placed as Candy and buble gum were
names were read of Hill given all children under 12 ■
relatives who are deceased The meeting was ad-
since last reunion. Hymns joumed by 9inging “Blest j
were sung by the Hill Be the Tie" — to meet ]
Reunion Group and two again next year same time, (
special songs by Mr. and same place, August 16,
Mrs. Johnny Hilleary, ac- 1977. i
companied by Linda Hill Attending the reunion
VanReenen at the organ, from out of 3tate; Mr. and '
Bountiful tables of food Mrs. Wendell Hamrick, }
were spread and table and daughter, Michigan; j
grace was given by Rev. Ward Hill, La Porte, Ind.;,j
Sherman Markley. Carolyn Hill Morrison and j
The afternoon program sons, John-and Keith, and ,
started off late but with Mark Wilford, Columbus, j
much enthusiasm with sev- Ohio; Denzil. Williams, To- -I
eral hymns by the-' Hill ledoi^Ohio; MrVand Mrs. (
group and a special by the Elvin Good and Marion
Hillearys. Sam Hill intro- Lawrence, Forest Hill, ’,
duced the afternoon speak- Md.; Mrs. Vir ginia Scotten,
er, David Hyer, Executive Churchville, Md.; Mr. and I
Director of the Pearl S. Mrs. Lorraine Hill, Joyce-
Buck Birthplace Founda- and Larry, Baltimore, Md.;
tion. Kenneth and Fredda
Plans were made to do- Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Fred |
nate $25. to the Martha Hill, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; j
Davis Bible Fund and to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Young, 1
place a bronze marker on Wellsville, Pa.; Mr. and
the Richard Hill Homestead Mrs. Neil Bruffey, Bel Air,
site. Md.; Ivor Bruffey, Kings- •
Officers and Committee- ville, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. 1
men were re-elected for Herbert Hill, Petersburg, 1
1976-77. Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Oldest Hill relative pres- Joyce, Orda Jane, Charles,
ent - Roy Mace of Weston, and Clarence, Bluefield,
92 years; youngest - Timo- Va.; Fred, Margy, and
thy Eugene, 7 week-old son Brian Poteet, Virginia
of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Beach, Va.; Bob, Patti and
Adkins, of Lookout; oldest Christy Pedigo, Manassas,
married couple - Mr. and Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Mrs. Fred Hill, of Meehan- McMillion, Teanna and
icsburg, Pa., 58years; new- Myra, Christiansburg, Va.;
ly weds - Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Lucille Pedigo, Cov- ,
Thomas W. VanReenen, of ington, Va.; Bradley Lee I
Hillsboro, 14 months; larg- Eckert, Boulder, Colorado. |
est family - Mrs. Lemma Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Ply-1
Boggs, Hillsboro, 6 chil- ; ^ on » Barboursville, visited]
dren; traveling greatest ^ er parents, Mr. and Mrs.)
distance - Bradley Lee Eck- Han T Hockenberry over the
ert, Boulder, Colorado, weekend. They also attend*
1600 miles. Those receiving C( * State Fair.__
TOCAHONTAS TIMES ;|
(rign’ii- .. I
Published a very Thursday
ttm last week of the year. J
Entered it the Post Ofte* £
tin ton, 'Wwt Virdnw ii 4804 , Hi
twcond class matter. . j
SUBSCRIPTION CHARGES i
la Pocahontas County 44.50 a ytaij
Eliewhsra <6.50 » y*/. la adyancav
JANE PRICE SHARP. EDITOr!
THURSDAY, AUG. 26, im \
Pioneer Days— July 8-10, '77
Schools. J
Schools open for Pocahontas j
County teachers next Monday,
They meet in their respective i
schools on August 30. On Tues j
day there is a county-wide <
meeting of the teachers at the ;
High School. The program in- !
eludes the introduction of new.i
teachers, comments by school I
staff, meetings of ACT, CEAj
and Service and Auxiliary Per- j
sonnel. After lunch a represent*!
ative from the textbook com- i
pany will discuss math text-3
books and three men will ex-']
plain the new State insurance !
plan.
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v< - evh^e uua-wt - oa rr^i --lltll—jraV-jw-Iw - *
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?». ' V- JJ.S.' Forest Service
Vandals have again been
at work damaging and de¬
stroying public property on
the Gauley Ranger District
of the: Monongahela Na¬
tional Forest. The Red Oak
Fire Tower which has been
maintained for emergency
fire detection and forest
communication throughout,
the Cranberry Back Coun-
, try and Wilderness Study
1 Area and for use by the W.
Va. . DNR in their bear
. tracking program has just
recently received such un¬
warranted destruction.
The electrical service box
and wiring have been tom
out and damaged beyond
repair with the cabin’s in¬
terior electrical heaters
stolen. Locks have been
broken to gain entry to the
tower cabin with contents
of the cabin thrown about.
The tower was to have been
in use as a communication
post during the National
Girl Scout Encampment to
i be.held here in Mid June.'
Picnic -tables have been
damaged in the Woodbine
Picnic Area and along the
Cranberry. River with a
table recently being thrown
off of the Cranberry River
bridge. A bulletin board
has been busted off at the
base at Woodbine Picnic
Area with litter scattered
throughout the area by
dumping of the garbage \
cans. Several garbage con- \
tainers and picnic tables i
have been stolen along the j
Cranberry and Williams A
River Concentrated Use
Areas. •
Continued vandalism of
the Summit- Lake Shelter
beyond repair has necessi¬
tated the removal of the
facility. The structure’s
floor had been burned out
twice after replacement
with the last burning weak¬
ening the structure making
it unsafe for further public
use.
; The public is reminded
that such acts of vandalism
is destroying public proper¬
ty which is provided for by
the taxpayers. With the
rising costs, such facilities
are becoming more and
more costly to repair or
replace. One picnic table
for example costs $150.00'
to build. Though it is made
to last a long time under
reasonable and intended
.use, vandals can destroy
one in one escapade.
Theft or vandalism of one
table eliminates the- use
that another family or
group of 5 may have had-
use in seeking pleasing
outdoor recreation experi- i
ence in the National Forest. }
Citizens witnessing such
acts ;,of vandalism are re-
I quested to get any informa¬
tion they can and report the
incident to the nearest Fed¬
eral Forest Officer, DNR' 1
Conservation Officer, or the
District Ranger Station.
Destruction of govern¬
ment property is a violation
of,. Title 18, United States
Code 1361 and shall be
punished as follows: If the
damage to such property
exceeds the sum of $100, by
a fine of not more than
$10,000 or imprisonment
for not more than ten years,
or both; if the damage to
such property does not
exceed the sum of $100, by
a fine of not more than
$1,000 or by imprisonment
for not more than one year,
or both:;. . : kv» :rA
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THE
'POCAHONTAS TIMES - JUNK'IO, 1976-/
Ji'flf-* Pioneer Home Sites .^
Located
Below is a list of the
locations of the sites of
homes of the pioneers of
Pocahontas County that
Sam Hill has received to
date. Sam reports that in- __._ . - , „ ,.
terest in locating and re- . ; . -
cording the home sites of Bradshaw, John—Knapps Creek, above
the early pioneer settlers of Huntersville—Glenn L. Vaughan,
the Revolutionary War pe- Buckley, Joshua—East side.of Green-
riod seems to be increas- brier River, opposite mouth of Swago
ing so keep the letters Creek—Ralph B. Buckley,
coming. They are all in- Burner, (Abraham) Abram—river from
formative. It is interesting Hermitage Motel, Bartow down—Eugene
to note that more than half Burner.
of those received to. date j; Collins, John — Hosterman between
are from people living out i. Durbin and Cass off Back Mountain
of the County, so we local % Road—Goldie Collins, Baltimore,
folks need to get busy.-, '.'t Conrad, John H.—North Fork Road
A r, decision must soon be ' from Green Bank, 1/4 mile from Omdorff
reached as to the type and home—Marie Leist.
cost of marker to be placed Cooper, James—2 miles east of Green
on : the r public road near Bank on Wesley Chapel Road where
each site. A decision on the Audrey Patterson house stands. Cooper’s
part of/the descendants of Run flows through old farm, joining Deer
each pioneer as to placing a Creek below Green Bank—Hubert Taylor,
bronze plaque on the site /> Gay, Robert—On left side of road going
must/alsotbe made. r $to Pocahontas Fairground—Frances M.
Tlfis p|oject will be the -v Williams,
man wpic. for the next Gillispie, Jacob—East of Green Bank,
meetiifll of the Pocahontas later owned by James Gillispie, now
Crfunfy Historical Society owned by Delbert Gillispie—Hubert Tay-
cn iifune 28. It is hoped a lor.
decision on the type of Hanna, David—Old Field Fork of Elk
markers can be made then. River—Veo P. Hanna
In the following list the Hill, Richard—Hill’s Creek—Johnnie
name of pioneer is given, B. Hill.
the home site, and the Hudson, Richard—Headwaters of Sit-
name of the person sending lington’s Creek, cabin about 50 feet below
the information. old bam on Taylor’s farm on Galford’s
Creek near Dunmore—Hubert Taylor.
Lightner, Peter—14 miles from Marlin-
ton on Knapps Creek between old Dever
place and Dr. Roland Sharp—Char lei e
Beverage Snider. ^ - -
Kennison, Charles—On Lobelia road,
across from Harlan Kennison—Harlan
Kennison.
McNeel, John—Short distance south of
present residence of Richard McNeel—
Richard I. McNeel.
Moore, Moses—Knapps Creek below
Frost—Grady Moore.
Nottingham, William, Sr.—Homesite
approximately 400 yards above “Hevener
Scales” on land now owned by Layton L.
Tharp (old Neil Hevener farm) —Forest
Wooddell.
Nottingham, William, Jr.—Sam Barlow
place, now owned by Jay Rockefeller—
Forrest Wooddell.
Sutton, John, Jr—Settled on Gillispie
farm, 2 miles S. E..of Green Bank, where
old Ed Hudson house now stands—Hu¬
bert Taylor.
Taylor, Ludy—Galford’s Creek, east of
Dunmore, located where present home of
Charles Jack Taylor stands—Hubert Tay¬
lor.
Warwick, Jacob—Clover Lick, on John
Coyner farm—John Coyner.
Wooddell, Joseph—Adjacent to home
of Belle T. Wooddell and Forrest Wood¬
dell—Forrest Wooddell. ,^
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POCAHONTAS TIMES &
Entered at the PoBtolflce at Jularlintoo
West Virginia, aa second-class matter
SUBSCRIPTION CHARGES >
ia.Pocahwfltas County, $1.50 a yea»‘r .:-. v
Elsewhere. $2.00 a year.; In advance;
'y. - MABEL M. PRICE;-OWNERi.'M
:.f ■-JANE PRICE SHARP. EDITOR
' THURSDAY'AUG. 28, 1958
- ; ;ff❖ Baxter Centennial
This week marks the one hund¬
redth anniversary of the Baxter
Presbyterian Church at Dunmore.
The church was built in the sum^
mer of 1858 and the building it-
self was dedicated on August 27
. 1858, with a sermon by the Rev.:
v Charles M. See, his text being,:
- '‘Except the Lord build the house;
they labour in vain that build
it.Psalm 127:1. •
Baxter Church was organized 1
for the worshippers in the Dun-
more area who found the distance
to Liberty Presbyterian Church;
(formerly Head of Greenbrier,
Presbyterian Church) inconveni-:
• ent. . ' Y:' ;
The architecture of the church is;
Virginia colonial, with a recessed-
entrance and large white col¬
umns. The original slave gallery :
remains intact in the interior..
The original pews, with the par¬
tition in the center which separa-
tes the mernand women of the
congregation, - are still in use.
Despite the demands of time up¬
on the building, and the intro¬
duction of a modern furnance
and kitchen, basement with
church school classrooms, the
general appearance of the church
remains as it was a hundred years
- ago. The chancel and the sanct¬
uary have been changed hardly
at all. During the War Between
the States the Union Soldiers
used the churches a shelter, and
it was thirty-five years before.the
damages were fully repaired..
^'GreenbrierTresbyTery officially
organized Baxter Church August
21, ,1859,. with the Rev. John C.
Barr being .the . firsts minister.
The sixteen original communi¬
cants were: Roberc D. 1 McCut"
chan; Ruling Elder,-;Clerk.of Ses¬
sion; Robert Curry, Ruling Elder’
Elizabeth Z.. McCutchan, Nancy
McLaughlin,. SatnueJ H, McCuc-
chan, Christiana Jane McCutchan
; Elizabeth ; E. Curry, Caroline R.
Nottingham, Nancy. C. ..-McCut¬
chan, .-Matilda C. Craig, Caroline
E. Warwick, John B. McCutchan,
William A. G. McCutchan, Rob¬
ert L. M: McCutchan, Elizabeth
E. McCutchan and Mary Jane
McLaughlin. These were trans¬
ferred from the Liberty Church
and Mr McCutchan resigned as
Clerk of Session atLiberty Church
to become the first Clerk of Ses¬
sion of Baxter Church, which offi¬
ce he held for many years. -An¬
other Clerk of the Session for
many years was C. E. Pritchard,
who was active in the- church’s
work from 1891 until his death in
■ 1936. ■:
Ministers and supply ministers
of the church have been John G.
Barr, R P. Kennedy, M. D. Dun¬
lap, Matthew Lyle Laey, David
S. Sydenstricker, A. H. Hamil¬
ton, J. H. McCown, William T.
Price, J. V. McCall, E. E. Alexan-
■ tier, R. M. Caldwell, Henry W.
McLaughlin, A. F. Watkins, Ro¬
bert Fultzj W. W. Bain, J. S.-
Kennison, Lewis Lancaster, H.
H. Leach, L. A, Kelly, J. M.
Sydenstricker, D. McD. Monroe,
George Mauze, D. McD. Monroe.
A. B Williford, Hobert Childs, B.
B. Breitenhirt, Graham Keyes,
George Bowman, J. D. Arbuckle,
A. J. Kelway and P.R. Newell.
The Centennial service will be
August 31 with the Reverend D.
McD. Ivionroe preaching in the
morning, and services in the af-
;5cTioii«w bridge Dri-Nortuaci ftlsfe.
) waa remi oiacing about'thb wnoderi>
yjbrict(f«ithat preceded., the • present.'
^vBtcuctar?.- talked a "little
:;.;:nioro'. : «rid.baWik few items, otriih.
£.-.:Th& wooden bridge acrosathe
Creenbriwr wu bade .is a part of
the road development in this sec-
tiojvwhigh .wiu .then .Virginia.
The'-three tiwin roads were the
^ : Stawilofi-Pvkitf*burg Turapikx,
which crowted ibe DMdbeni .part
nf the munLy and waa built about
1840 : the Warm SpnuevMartic*
Kmt.om TompiKa; and LhH Lewis
,bjr*j;-Hiitv<rj*-/iUr Turnpike. The
tli'iprn .4/ipinau-l7ur.t>»T-*vilh» rfm:!
t M l lliv
Warm 4>pringn-Hu;.'Ufrsvjlle rnad
whs built about ]ES&,.then the
!.road wan extended and when the
. road from Le*iid>arg , .MirLa waA
'started About 185*i.a bridge wa*
hwesaarv to connf.ut. tbfc two at
Marlins Bottom. , f ^'V
. ;The bottom land hare waa railed
Marlins flottom ontil 1837. Tbe
postmWre** at that tte>e, Jlra.i
Jaow Baldwin Sk>l«. a awsnbcrj
of Th^ prominent Maryland rail-
mart famil/ ot Rmldwina, waa in-
s-trumcnuil in having the name
changed tn Marlintoa. fler hus¬
band ■ wus'Thomas B. Skylcs, a
land ranger for the ' B. A O in
. whuc^jg, noivrtbd RtcbwocxTarca,
. Sky.lea • in 'Wubstvri County . is
named lor him. Her mother and
ber 12 y«ir old •. brother, Wm >
chesLur Bnldwifl, visited her bore
about ld 88 . Norman Price, son
Project Fur. urt«d^55Ji0ire Poc«h on t as? Vi tKVp optSP*J
^CAHONT-A'SvI-TIMJES ,,: • ": Daniel* !?.'■ Taylor/ iifcttLe'.f "Nation ..'Of fi,670i-' gatp.T
rr";^ ,! '• (Page Z )'•’' : Superintendent uf Schools • 9E Tt. .i« riiV'H*d: «= .
, «*;$•- Pnbliibed excty TidndijJtiWBBpt i announced- on''July <ld:thtit
fiw t«t »^k oi th» 7 W. ■; ,j - 1 51 136,848.00"has? bee a- ap- ■
»t Uia P^t *1 a*^"p‘ rc >vo<l for the tu^U/igrOfj
-"'(W'icsViohoUyiliipm'MchU-
--rtreri in.rTr>cnhontas Coun-
^;;50aai;K[Frion chajwe* 1
*li.Fc*4hoDU»
Jo:50
.grades..□—6 and _ehe. «up^. |
^orttv^iiieri^ce of-, speech:
pathology'' and. ”. audio logy
are. Includ'id- in the approv--
. etT project.’ More than 300-
■-elementary children in the-;
'‘county will'Le'seived in thifrj
project 'V.'whichr^ has-V been]
titled.VCloaing the GfcpjjVjJ
” ■ f - • yw 1 V‘ '
4? : Coal Tax Money.
Estate . Treaaurer Konald
G„ Pearson today distribute
12 :WF\ to. municipal
and count/ goi r e ram eats in
FocabontuN County repra-.
seating, cheir. shares, of'the
2&'pcr cent allotment of ih*u
' West'* Virginia severance J
! tax on coal. . •• -1* rial
$6,2 i 2,95. It..!?. divirl fid ■ as
follows: Caas.ponulatibu.i
173, $121:15; Durbin, 347 J
5243.bo;',. Hillsboro,';, 2(S7,:\
51H7, ;.-Marlinicm r - 1286 J
. .,,.... $900.75;: County, Icutsido':
IOH CHARDE?’ : Vty .Schools uuder ths-Ele- of . municipalities),. 6.797,
Coa&ty l-J.&ii *. »**»<-reentaiy and Secondary Zd-i ‘54,760.92i
J^ ^fr^ iicaaoi. uTPu-olkj ;■ >&*./' t : :|
V 1 Tho Pocahontaa County;/;
Historical ' Society, would'.'.-,
like'Co acknowledge with.!
thanks- the following recent
donations, to. the. museum .!
collection: a set of _ Indies
ornamental combs . a t least*jj
one of •■which- is>l2tl : yfeara'|ij
old,..^.penmanship hand
. book' “and "writing aet^j i
from ■ Mrs.. ‘ Helen .Brama^.l
gin, oh'MarlintOn, a largeL|
set of photoa 'of Haitar-u 1
,)fri)m Mr. Word,.Sharp, olrj
■;MiUheim ,.• Pennsylvaniar’-'a;:.!
photo of. Thornwood, cSf*
1914 from Mr; - .Richard. A^J 1
FraoU, ^lontgomeiy, ‘ aev--
eralj old’ hymnals and re _
ligioua books- from”'Karen.:'
Dsvia, Marlincob, I'tuxedo:;
,,An--'Act;passed by thevi lintoirt2 *a
TU™, _li.» ^ft-hU-r. . , Th*. mnauVlTn . Jo'
.yand 2 pair of trousers, from:'
'Mrs. Samuel’fjibaoo, Mur-ij
Tirat Regular Session .of the;
197&' lA*sd*lature. establish-' ,
ed thu-a^V-dfance tai of S®"
• cents. - per. ■ oue-bflndred i
do!i&■**?• otiTeluatiou fan pro-e¬
duced coal,: imd Ouimerked.
theprocHedki to bo returned
to coundBo and cltifes-m the-
Stfete.- Seventv'-fivei^er cent 1
of the . tax Is-returned'-to,
those counties in which oual
was produced during the
preceding qaarton' prr>por- ; j
tionate to the amounl pro¬
duced-in each-county- Stat^
utory provisions r detailing
this diitrihotion Vera es¬
tablished when the Act wus
passed', and the'first two
quarterly allotments • have
been-returned to eligible, j
counties by Treasurer Pear-,;
.je.r.'nievmuseum is].looking:'
vety 1 ' smart'’ Ihis * < 'fleBec , n- j l
since i« exterior was paint-; i
ed snd the floors gym-EeaJ^ 1 ;
ad prior to 'opening on lZr
Jana. The- Society's nexfy
aim is Co have .the museum ■,
•lottf fixad-.' v ': “h. jf? • \l*i
•v ■ ; • .> 1
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES i JUNE 10, 1976
tTi
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7 Grandmothers Day, 1870 |
Iri.fche years after grand¬
mother married about 1870, i
I am-listing some of the
things she did as her house¬
keeping duties. In summer
she;made balckberry jam
(first! picking the berries
from the tall thorny vines), ;
apple: butter dark and spicy
(which means three or four
bushels of apples had to be
peeled and cut and cooked
inter sauce, then sweetened,
and .seasoned with spices,
and . cooked to a certain-
Consistency), huckleberry, j
jam (the berries were pick-;*
ed by-going into the mouh-
taing and hunting around,
until' the low growing
bushes were found, then
she! ^usually killed two or
three: rattlesnakes ■ which
somehow always were near;
huckleberries). In later’
years my sisters and broth¬
ers and I went with her.
Easier to make was the
peacH buffer and Dear mar/
malade. These trees were
near Uhe garden ■ fence
which \ also sheltered the >
beautiful currant bushes:
covered with red berries •
used for making jelly; her ,
grape Vines were always
loaded with grapes, used
for making jelly, as were
the-Wild plum trees; each of -
these fruits made beautiful -
jelly* the; grape a deep v -
purple, the wild plums a ,
fiery- red. Her raspberry^
patebwas one of her prized :
possessions; she usually j
canned the blackraspber- |
riee.'and made preserves j
from' the red ones f k]
Her back porch was cov- i
ered: with a / vine called
bops; - this vine had thou- j
sandsKof cone shaped yel-
low'bloom. These she pick- !
ed and boiled and thicken¬
ed with flour and corn
meal;! this mixture was
spread one inch thick on a
clean, cloth, let dry for
several months, then cut in
squares. The hops are the
only*?ource of yeast even i
todayi Two cakes two inch- 1
es square melted in sweet¬
ened:, warm water made j
threeXIoaves of •>, delicious I
home- baked bread. All
bread.was home baked in
thdsb days —buckwheat!
floufc-for pancakes, comj
breadV rye- and whole j
wheat, afi grown Von the
farm;-: • |
Vinegar wasmade by
filling* a wooden keg with
apple! cider. A 'hole was
drilled in the end of the i
kegi’a wooden stopper was 1
made?, and inserted, to be .
removed each time the;
housewife needed more j
vinegar. It took the cider;
several months to get sour ;
however. • •' -• " r /'• 'j
Every farmer'used the;
same method of making do,
with available supplies. In
his tool shed he had the
necessary tools to shoe his
horses, emasculate his
pigs, 'lambs and calves.
Amazing how the families
managed to survive, no
doctors—each-family helpki
ed the other in childbirth,
they made their own medi¬
cine. Cherry bark boiled
and liquid sweetened with,
honey for coughs, mint tea
for sick stomach, camphor!
and whiskey for colds and-t
croup. Not even aspirin in
1870, at least in the county. 1
In August the cabbage
was ready for making!
sauerkraut. One or two
neighbors came to help (as
they did to cut the apples I
for apple butter or to string |
white wax beans to be j
placed in a 10 gal. crock in'l
salt brine with a press as
pickle beans). The cabbage)
was chopped fine and put
into a 10 gallon crock with
salt to taste, a stomper was
used to start the juice (or
brine); this operation con¬
tinued all day, because it
takes many hours to chop
fine two or three hundred
heads of cabbage. When".
the crock was full (or per-1
haps two crocks, size 10 ]
■gal.), grape leaves were i
placed on the top, a 20 \
pound rock (washed and.)
placed on a board cut to fit j
the crock) weighted down- j
the process. After a few
weeks a brine would rise,
then the cut cabbage would:
sour and lo! and behold! -
delicious sauerkraut was-
the result. £ '■
Every day or so grand-:
mother churned. The word'*
churned would mean noth¬
ing to our youngsters of,
today, unless they lived on j
a farm but in 1800 and
through the early nineteen
hundreds it was a duty, a
must, if,the family wanted,
butter. The chumx was
handmade of wood, so was
the dash. An up and down
motion (using the, dash to
quickly stir the cfeam) be- j
gan as soon as the sour 'j
cream was placed in the 1
chum. After a half hour ]
beautiful yellow creamy j
butter came to the top of ,
the milk, to be lifted off and i
made into rolls or pats. )
Buttermilk (a farmer’s de- !
light) was left in the churn; ;
this was removed and chill- j
ed for drinking, also for
making com bread or bis- ■
cuits. Leftovers were given
to the chickens.
When I was a child about
1910 I remember gypsies
came on their annual forage
through our section. Grand¬
ma had her wash on the line
that day. The mobs of
women who traveled . with
their husbands and., chil*
dren usually did the steal¬
ing. Four of them went to-
grandmother's kitchen and
began baking bread. They
baked all afternoon, used a
half barrel of. flour which
was about one hundred,-
pounds, or more. Others of,
the group stripped the gar- T
den and com field of roasts
ing ears. Also they took,
quilts, blankets, sheets,
towels and clothes. There
wa3 no way to stop thern.^
They camped in tents about'
a mile away and every
farmer for miles around
was robbed. Cows were=
milked or butchered for;
meat. Rail fences were-
opened and the pypsy hors-*
es turned into 4he mead¬
ows. If they stayed all
summer, fruit trees were
stripped as were the grape
vines .and berry patches.
There was absolutely no
reusf esceoii <q inter ygsrs j
after the county could boast
a sheriff, some ,one would
ride to Marlinton and get
the sheriff. Then they load¬
ed their wagons and began
moving across the moum
tain to Knapps Creek where
there were fresh supplies.
None of. the men ever
seemed to help with the
stealing or loading of the
covered wagons. Some¬
times one would stand close
by, with a gun while the
woman grabbed anything
usable, some of the women
were Indians; they kept
their babies in the pockets,
of the tent at night, but
strapped to the mother’s
back in day time. The first |
World War took the men,' i
and after 1916 we never, \
saw them again, although I !
think there were colonies in
Florida, where the children I
were forced to go to school. (
THE POCAHONTAS ..TIMES ~ AUGUST-5,
Reminiscing %uf'f
Hi—this is Frank Colson, j
Tony’s older brother, sons I
of Louis and Lena.CoIson. j
Jane, when I get your l
newspaper, The Pocahon- i
tas 'Times, and read up on i
those tales of the past that /
many people remember i
and are telling you about, it ;
brings back memories,: I
tears to my eyes and sad-j
ness to my heart, Ah> |
where have all the years [
gone. j
It’s been so long ago that |
my memory is fading away j
of my wonderful childhood j
days in Marlinton. I guess
those young young years i
are the most wonderful and
important years of our
lives.
I remember faintly of
going to grade school j
across the street from my
house o~a Court Street near
the Methodist Church. Mr.
Grant was principal af the
tune; i know this because
Mr. Grant gave me a good
shaking. I ran into him
pretty hard while being
chased by another kid. I ,
know when Mr. Johnson 1
became principal we start- ,
ed basketball at the grade
school for Bull Dng Kenney
was our grade school coach.
We had a good little team, ,
even went to Elkins one •
time and played a high,
school freshman team. !
There we got beat but had a ,
lot of fun. I remember Dick |
Hill who played on the j
team.
Jane, I remember most
of those people and places
that 61J11 mentioned in her
story. I remember all those
and more. I got such a clear
picture of everything that I
figure she must have been
a telephone operator at the i
time. It was her articles i
that brought back some!
fond memories. ;
^ „ I remember several times
a group of us kids (we were .
kids once upon a time, oh, j
so long ago—years and
years) mostly Sundays, we 1
used to go to Stillwell with.
sling shots (gravel shooters i
is what we called' them) and j
battle with the kids from \
Stillwell. That's when the
old sawmill was ; located 1
there—used to have stacks •
or piles of lumber, maybe
three or four rows , about
twenty feet high with small-,,
rail tracks running out to -
the end, about half to
J three-quarters mile of
track. We would spend all
day running, jumping, I
playing hide and seek and
battling a Stillwell gang., j
Jim McGraw would prob¬
ably remember about those
good old days. I spent many
a day picking blackberries,
hunting lizards, sassafras
tea roots or fishing up and
'down Knapps Creek i with i
Jim. i fait, like Huckleberry |
-Finn and Tom Sawyer with »
Jim when we did things j
together. The truth is we
used to make Jim McGraw j
bat left handed when we \
played baseball because he
was so much better than
the rest of us. That's how
he became a lefty when it ■
came to batting a bail. *
In winter we would sled j
.. ' ride on Stillwell Road. We
would come shooting down,
the road with our home-j
made chargers (sleds) out,
on Knapps Creek whichi
would be frozen over. Itj
was great fun or maybe)
skate there too, or evenj
walk on the ice, to break it j
.or make it real slippery
juntil we could break]
through and get our feet
and clothes wet. Of course,
we got a little cold but that
didn't matter when we
were young.
In the fail' we hunted-
chestnuts on the hill beck of
the Court House. They
were the best in the world.
The Black Walnuts were
everywhere. We were like
squirrels, getting ourselves
a big supply of them for the
winter. Our hands would be
dark brown with stain, but
what mattered, it was fun
and we were young. Those
were the years.
The millions of times I
would fill my pockets with
those beautiful yellow and
delicious early apples in the
Yard of the T. S. McNeel
family. We would ask them
if we could have a couple.
Thev never refused to let US
kids have some. Boy, were
they good! So mellow and
eatable, it makes my mouth
water just thinking about
them. There are so many
things to remember—a
quiet peaceful evening of
relaxation at Wilbur
Sharp's Pool Room, or hav¬
ing a coke at Harry A.
Sharps where Tony worked.
You know, Jane, if we could
turn back the pages of time
and live our lives over
again. All those things
make Marlinton the world's
most wonderful “little
country" within a country
in the U. S. A.
The people of Marlinton
you will never find those •
wonderful people anywhere
else in the world. They are j
all heart, friendly and in-1
teresting. I am grateful to i
all of them. They all made j
Tony, Father, Mother, and!
myself feel like one of
them, even though we were
Italians. We were treated ,
with respect and kindness j
I iuve them all for that.
That’s why Marlinton shall
always be a part of me.
Tony feels the same way.
He may live in Florida but
his heart is in West Vir¬
ginia. I feel the same way.
In fact, I told my wife when
I die to ship my body back
home to West Virginia. j
I would like to-pay my
respect to a certain gentle¬
man, Mr. John Hayslett;
that is a man someone
should write a book about. I
would say that John has
done more for Marlinton ,
than any one person. He |
has been the town leader all t
those years. Anytime there t
was something to be done i
Mr. Hayslett got the ball I
rolling. If someone was sick '
and needed help, broke and j
bent John was there. He I
took a collection or helped !
in some way. In sports John-i
was the most active mem- ■
ber, the biggest cheer lead-;
er and coach. He gave,
everyone that certain drive i
that got that little bit of 1
extra out of the athlete. He j
supported sports of any
kind with all the leadership I
of any coach. If anyone got f
married John got a sere- j
nade for them together to.
wish them happiness. If ’
someone passed away, he |
was there to help in any :
way, rich man, poor man,
little or big, Mr. Hayslett
was the first one to help.
He is a fine fellow. He
deserves a "John Hayslett
Day."
There is lots more to
write about Marlinton but
the U. S. Mail has too big a
burden as it
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JANS FRICJJ SRARF, EDITO
THURSDAY, AUG .6,1976j
Hiatery r .- 1
Gtso Vaughau baa dent
u»a copy of Put; J. Volume /
ID, of hi* Bicentennial Po- '
cahoctan History. He h*a
written his recoliecdoru of
hie earlv years in Marlin- ,
ton, included copies of all
current reporta on the 8i- |
centennial and schools, >
with several interesting ac- j
counts from teachers and a
oection on the history of
COC ceunpa in Pocahontas
by M«od»‘ .W»ngh vrlth
some camn paper*: •
We Deflected to put Mr.
Vaughan's eddresa in the
paper cm our plaa for more
teachers tc write the story 1
of their teaching ex pe¬
nances. It is: . ,
Lt. Clan L. Vaughan
{Ret.) '
400 Melvin Avenue
Annepohe. Md. SH01
Mr. Vaughan writes that |
ha recently had major sur¬
gery and won t be able to 1
make ins visit to Pocahon- |
las until fall.
We would like to print
some of theao recollections
if we receive permission, . I
Also, Mr. Vaughan ie
seeking someone to re¬
search the history of the
local schools. Rather than |
write him a letter, we take |
this means to remind him
Unit moat school record*
were lost in the fire*. 1
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES - AUGUST 19, 1976-1
Board of Education
The Board of Education
met for a regular meeting
on August 10..
The Board met with , the
Citizens Advisory Commit¬
tee. Several Committee
members gave reports on
what they had found con¬
cerning the opinion of- the-
general public on. the pro¬
posal for another bond
election. After discussion it:
wa3 decided that the Board
and- the Committee need
more detailed information
on the feelings of the
citizens than can be deter¬
mined by talking with a few
people. So it was decided to
prepare questionnaires to
be filled in by citizens who
voted for the bond, against
the bond, and did not vote
in the May election. A sub¬
committee was formed to
work on this questionnaire
. and to decide the best
method of distribution.
Also meeting with the
Board were- Bobby Vance
and the Board’s Treasurer,
Betty Lambert. Mr. Vance
represented the Pocahontas
County Board of Health and
presented a request from
the Board of Health for an
additional $4452.81 contri¬
bution from the Board of
Education to the 1976-77
Health budget..The Board,
of Education, tabled this
request. ''
Mrs. Lambert reviewed
for the Board the June
treasurer’s Report, the In¬
vestment Report and the
preliminary Financial Re¬
port for 1975-76. This re¬
port will be finalized and
printed in the paper at a
later date.
The Board accepted the
resignation of Mrs. Michele
Fomalont as Language Arts
teacher at Green Bank.
The following personnel
were employed: Mrs.
Louise Ann Flegel as Lan¬
guage Arts teacher at
Green Bank, Sherwood
Wile as fourth grade teach¬
er at Marlin ton, Lawrence
Mustain as principal at
Hillsboro, Floyd Walton,
Jack Homer, and Sally
Lyles as substitute bus
operators.
The Board approved the
requests of Lee McMann
and Dolan Irvine to take
Vocational Agriculture stu¬
dents to the State Fair at :
Lewisburg on several j
dates-. ,
The request of Mrs. Nan- ,
cy Kirk, cook at PCHS, for a
maternity leave of absence
for the 1976-77 school year
was approved.
The Board approved the
job description for the posi¬
tion of Special Education
Director..
The request of the Green
Bank High School class of
1961 to use the Durbin
cafeteria for a class reunion
on September 4 was ap¬
proved.
Mr. James Gibb was,
employed to audit the fi¬
nancial books at all schools
for a fee of $500. . i
It was reported to the ’
Board that only one bid had
been received for insurance
on the school bus fleet for.
the 1976-77 school year.’
This was a bid of $11,267
from the Nationwide Insur¬
ance Company . This - bid
was accepted.
v Everett Dilley was ap¬
pointed to represent the
Board of Education on the
County Board of Health.
The. next regular Board
meeting will be'on August
24.
ISoHOtma TIMES -reNE
*; ' Fall Duties' ‘v*"'
f t Her soap making was a
inarvel of ingenuity. Wood
ashes were placed in a
hopper, (a handmade- wood¬
en-box atop a chute) .which
Jfhen.filled with water drip¬
ped very slowly into the
chute which drop by drop
was lye (a grease; cutting
liquid); this liquid btfled
with lard • formed a soap
that was the only cleansing ;
agent'of that day. In June ,
she sheared the*sheepY the •
wool was twashed\-and sun
dried (spread over the back.
yard). It was then carded (ai
combing process to break
. np the tangles and make it
../ready for the spinning,
wheel) and spun into yarn.
This yam made mittens,
sofcks ahd other garments
by knitting. Her loom wove
.the wool yam into blankets
and carpets,, colbred by
boiling bark ' orf berries
(poke mostly) and dying*
them while the wool was j
still .in hanks from they
carding and spinning proc- ^
ess. New bedding was"
taken care of in the falls^
yards of heavy ticking were
made into bed-size cases,
filled with fresh straw and
placed on the criss-crossed
< rope that was used as we 1
use bedsprings today. The
bulging straw tick was a
foot thick. Atop this was
another tick filled with
goose feathers. Every bed •
had its bolster, a long
pillow the width of the bed;
atop this sat two goose
feather pillows. Then to
g,make a pretty bed,hand ;
ywoven bedspreads of differ-
Tent colors were used
through the house. ,On each
bed pillow shams covered
the pillows (large pieces of
muslin embroidered or ap-
pliqued. These were starch¬
ed until they were stiff
enough to sit upright over
the pilloyg.^^ , ijrw I
Her well house near the
kitchen door in later years
contained her spinning
wheels, cow bells, sheep
bells, sheep shears, garden
tools, coffee-grinder, can¬
dle molds, nutmeg grater,
• large copper and brass ,
kettles. Her dinner bell i
atop a tall pole was near by; j
she used it everyday to call
the men home from the
^elds at noon; each worker
slapped the cold water from
the well (drawn up on the
roller.by a chain holding a,
wooden, bucket) on his face,^
arms and head; this entitl-,
ed him to. a place at the;
table.,-* . 1 1 ‘,' ' '
In the fall she made her
clothes, • skirts long and
wide, blouses tucked, lacy
and long sleeved, hats flow--
ered-with yards of ribbons*
Her riding skirt which cov¬
ered her legs on. the side
saddle also covered most of
one side of the horse. A
pair of. saddle pockets made
of leather was thrown a-
cross the back of the sad¬
dle; they were filled with
paper wrapped eggs. She
rode the three miles to
Huntersville to Beckley Me
Comb’s grocery store once
a week; she got 25c for a
dozen eggs, but mostly she
went to talk to Beckley or
whomever might be in the
store. *
Church on Sunday mor¬
ning was the only break in
the work week. She was a
Presbyterian; she could not
tolerate the shouting and
hysteria of my father's
Methodist church. I never
saw her cry or even laugh
out loud. She did not be¬
lieve in any outward show
of emotion. A gracious lady 1
from her heart to her size 3
button shoes, she was the
youngest daughter of Col.
Logan and was married to
Samuel Hogsett (a grand¬
son of Col. Bradshaw who
once owned most of the
land from Huntersville to
Dunmore.)
I am hoping some of the|
people who remember her,
x wiU write to me. }
r s-i.V . Vera Ritchie!
’ ? 7423 Allan Ave.j
Falls Church, Va. 22046^
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES ■ AUGUST'12. 1975-
Sjj The Brighter Side
T By Annie Cromer
Someone wanted me to
write about food stamps. I
^wanted to express my views
j_and experiences with free j
’ school lunches but decided j
f on things of a more pleas- ]
^ant nature.
Back to century farms. Iq
a have been thrilled with 1
■, reports from farms that-j
$have been in the same i
| family for one hundred^]
years or longer. For the;
3 state recognition contest'
i the present owner must be,
| a member of the Farm j
; Bureau.
) Ten farmers reported: |
) Richard McNeel, Hillsboro,
; 211 years.
Mrs. Harold Murphy, |
Stony Bottom, 185 years, i
- Hugh Hill, Hillsboro, 109'
' years.
Hubert Callison, Hillsboro, |
194 years plus.
Howard and Mildred Lee j
Hevener, Arbovale, 127
years.
Dayton Herold, Marlinton,!
several years before the j
Civil War.
Ruth C. Cutlip, Hillsboro,
126 years.
Robert S. Gay, Marlin-j
ton, 125 years.
Phillip A. Sheets, Green i
Bank, 126 plus years. I
Genevieve Moore, Marlin-!
ton, about 200 years. 1
July 30 was the deadline '
for these reports for the ;
state but I still take reports ;
for the County until Oc¬
tober 10. Please send me!
news of your century old.
farm with any pictures you j
may have that I may keep
for a scrapbook. At the;
state meeting several coun- 1
ties displayed books with
bits of news and pictures >
that have become history.!
To my knowledge, no his¬
tory of the Pocahontas
Farm Bureau has been kept
in this way.
I would appreciate know¬
ing the oldest farmer in the
county. Mrs. Elliot, Boyer,
was recognized at the Farm I
Bureau picnic as an 87 year j
old farmer. How nice.
POCAHONTAS TIMES
(Page 2) I
H»f^ 9d W C £i,e ,^ 0st *» Mwn j
, Wa,t v 'fsini* HM4, u I
c)m« matter.
^SUfirfCRIPTfOiN CHAKOgi '
Jff Poc»bont«4 County M.jO x
j.vnr yaics 3a arp. sditos ;
TIU7r3£MX~a1/g . i^ Yg7s" j
J'io ceer^ay^7uiy j
Thu R L CNeel B ' b,e
l, ' 18 Historical Society I
t? ««lved the following
of w■! r ° m Hub<,rt Tartav
,of Wilmington. Delaware
which will be of particular I
3 *j 3? t0 J® descendants j
and Martha Davis j
Project that will
£**>» “d a multitude I
of relatives m Pocahontas
- Martin “n de . scsnd ant of !
fu kh f Davis McNeel i
J{ ir ough her daughters I
McNeel Hill and I
HaS McNeel
Having an mterest in family |
^dc 0mm y
has b een my desire to see ,
he Martha Davis McNeel
Bible returned to PocSot i
£ -
Thrasher, I contacted Z
Executor of her will ■
i 0 f , / d . thal Miss Mary did ■'
”0t designate any specific !
disposition of the Bible I 1
i
1 am hoping that you will j
insert an ad in the Times j
for interested descendants
to send a dollar contribu- j
tion to you to help cover the, I
coat of preparing the Bible j
for display which will cost ]
about $200. In that manner |
contributors can share the ■
accomplishment of this 1
special project.
The curator of a local )
museum has offered sug- j
gestions to help prepare a
suitable exhibit. Since the
Museum has little fire pro- ;
tection, the best solution j
appears to be to have the 1
opened Bible encased in an '
abcite.box. This is a tough,
completely clear, scratch ;
resistant 3/8 inch plastic j
that i9 also being used to
house the Delaware Tricen -1
tennial time capsule. The
boxed. Bible can be placed.)
in a portable fireproof vault
that will be purchased!
when, the Museum is not
open. 1 - j
I have photocopied the
fly pages which are in a bad j
state. The top half of the :
secondly page has been
cut away. The copies of;
these pages are of poor ,
quality because of faded ink
and missing parts of the
pages. The title page of the i
New Testament with the
printing date of 1690, along
with the first page of
Genesis have been copied.
There was no title page for i
the Old Testament. A Mar- j
ry Davis, not the sister of
Martha, had written a uote j
in the margin of a page and j
dated it 1701. These page j
copies along with a history |
of the Bible will be framed ;
or placed behind plexiglass ,
for viewing near where the j
Bible is exhibited.
The Bible will be opened ;
to the page containing the ;
Twenty-Third Psalm so ob-1
servers can gleefully trans-!
late the Welsh language, j
So I’m hoping many of i
Martha’s descendants will;
assist in making a perma- j
nent home for her Bible. I
The late Dr, John McNeel 1
would have been pleased to j
help. ;
Those wishing to make j
the requested dollar con- i
tributions can send them to I
William McNeel, c-o The j
Pocahontas Times, Marlin- |
ton, W. Va. 24954.
THIS'POCAtHONTAS AUGUST 19, 1976-f
New Hope Lutheran
Church
Minnehaha Springs
100TH ANNIVERSARY
New Hope Lutheran Church
of Minnehaha Springs will cal¬
ibrate it3 hundredth anniversa¬
ry on August 22 tvich a service
at 3 pm.
In the summer of 1876 Hen¬
ry "White and his wife, Sabina,
with their family came to Poca¬
hontas County. They were
the first Lutherans in this sec¬
tion of the country and to this
time New Hope is the only
Lutheran Church in this Coun¬
ty.
All former pastors now liv¬
ing are invited to be present.
It is hoped that all former
members and friends of the
Congregation will be able to at¬
tend this happy occasion.
More details next week. —
New Hope Lutheran
Church ■ ... 4, ’
Minnehaha Spring*
100TH ANNIVERSARY
New Hope Lutheran Church
of Minnehaha Springs will cel¬
ebrate its hundredth anniversa¬
ry on August 22 with a service
at 3 pm.
In the summer of 1876 Hen¬
ry White and his wife, Sabina,
with their family came to Poca¬
hontas County. They were j
the first Lutherans in this sec- j
tion of the country. Occasion- ■
al services by Lutheran pastors j
were held in homes, school- ;
• houses, and nearby churches !
until the present building was i
erected and dedicated in 1893. |
Fora number of years the ;
congregation was supplied by !
ministers from tbe South I
Branch Charge of Highland and !
Pendleton Counties. Later it |
was made a congregation of its :
_ own along with Valley Center |
and Headwaters, Virginia, j
Rev. M. A. Ashby served thi3 I
congregation from 1895 to I
1897. Rev. P. L. Snapp wa3 j
called in 1898 and served here !
until the summer of 1900. He j
was succeeded by Rev. S. H.
Fuffenbarger who was here un¬
til 1906.
From 1906 New Hope had
occasional services by visiting j
pastorB until 1928 when Rev.
Paul Lautensblager accepted
a call to the Thorn Spring Par¬
ish. Around 1936 Rev. Sieg¬
fried Kullman was called as an ,
assistant pastor. Then in 1946,
while Rev. Orville E. Luech
was pastor, New Hope was
made a part of the Franklin
Parish. This Parish includes
New Hope, Faith at Franklin,
and Mt. Hope at Upper Tract
and is now served by Rev. Jo- ,
seph Bartczak.
Ali former pastors, members
relatives, and friends of the
Congregation are invited to at¬
tend this happy occasion of our
hundredth anniversary.
The guest speaker will be
Rev. Andrew Balias, a former j
pastor, now pastor of St. 1
John’s Lutheran Church in
Deshler, Ohio. .. A.fellowship i
TnedI-'pot luck -‘will be served j
after the service.
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES . AUGUST 2 %. 1375-
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PlUiM iwj TitaiSu HN(t
&• JM wtt« of -.>« ;hi.
M tkt ?>t VSm at Mjf
“••“V W**; Varoi. S4SJ4. M
•tctof 'rt**# site*:.
■uKCAjenoN ca*s>3M
I* Pfl*»«c-u?»« Caoacy S<.9c a ;tu.
®**wh«*«41lX »/«m. in «riT*n*»,
JApfe PKrea 5 g>Rg^ SKlT US
Thursday, juke io/i$7«
n-K*___L._ __ -
History of Edray ii
Cbrnmanity
Edray ‘'Community - far
Hounded on the west by
Storey Cfceh rAnge of moun-
buns. ofb’Wte north by Elk 1
Mi>Untahx,-to the top ol I
Slippery Hill on the Clover!
Creek roViU. th*o to lie?
Bndger Place on Pie Gre*f|^
brivr Rh-w where PkH
•Sherp airr live?.
•noth by Uie top of^tSv€r5
ndgee ntriodmg. the Fak*,]
view add • Brush .‘settle-;]
menu Co'thu lop of Drraiml
K»dtf* wflfer* iho state roady
crosses,- and to Elmer!
Share* at the ftfijt, oi Stony j
Creek Mountain Hiia turn-.?
teunity ia about five mile*]
wtae wbura the stale road |
craaaefl jpti ten miles.long
from «nK to west. '-'
. .. ..< Fits* Settlers ,jf' V: 4 .
'ITie Orinnocu were the -
first’settlers in Edmy comv
munily.Thomas Drinjton ’
•ettled near Edray Grave¬
yard. There is aims* differ-'
'.’oca of ( 'opinion as to the
exact ape^ where the Drift-:
non cabin stood, hut I feel'
sore it was on the bank just
clua* to the gruteytird. £}
■•print; up^ the b*nk : has£
»J**ey». ware my wrftejpT-
reconectioQ. been called'j
the Dn/inun Spring. Other
proof i* an oM apple or-'
chord, trees of large aiae,'*
ino-i^y winter apples, near
the spot where the cubin'
ttnod. My father, frAaC*
Moore, went to this orchard , :
in the fell wilh the wagon i
lor winter apples when l
w«e o small hoy, though 'i
largo snough to pick applet |
fm*u the ground My uncle'
Kohert Moure and hij tooysj
always baUod this field tho :
ilOld Orchard Fluid* 1 and if
a
goes by that OWr>r y#t A
part of the fl*M betungi to
A. R Gay and the other
part befeoR* to Win M
Sharp's be»T»..ull Of which
one* Umpd *.o VtmDtt
Drfenon. Rix w-ttfec In tbit
community. He ewa'.-d a
huge boundary at land/
-.everaJ thousand acre* chat)
extended from Indian Draft
to Sioay Creek, Dnnnoo’s,
Itidgu took its name from 1
the old saitler, an everlast¬
ing inionumonf-
Dnnnon’a home was
broken up by the Indians;
Hi* wifi- waa ouplored and
taken : *way. She ( wM
tun rrtoied aomewhbtfe* . in
'Elk Mountain .:
■ ChiifWa Drift non! a
brother of TbOtAfc* Drin-
non, settled .near*Ondlo. *
He'-deorod a fielilcVrbkh
bea/eAh t name **tWxl*y*
/kkJ'.’ which £ nowArwne.1 J
by Ai^erauo B*rioa»i|-
IK.'*?'?*
/ The Brine on* ad left thi*
country many years ago. I
remember swing lames.
Driimun. a fcnenjher ol the |
distinguished family ' I
^think,th« Dnnnooa went to
-north weatern part of
^uti? state. • ■:' / ; w-
Hobart Moya, my grand-
.^fathar, waa a son of
Moore,' who wa.i
'captured by tha Indians. *
tSee W. T.i Prira's History
of J*ocahootaa County few a
foil account of this capture! J
Robert Moor# Sr. once
lived at tha Bridgvr Place,
reared his family there My
fathar. LmwC Moora. was
born jod.reared tbatw. One
brother Andrew, fed from
a tree and w«* killed while
other members of the fam*
. By were stirruif off a kettle
uf sugar About 1920
Robert Moore, Sr, moved to
Edray and settled on the.
Dromon holdinge. : Hs and
his. hors opened up a fine
farm and erected * finy two
story brick-dwHlling house,
tho only brick budding in
thu community. I believe
the lumber that went into
the house wit all. sawed
with the whip ssw, an at
that time tk'-ra waa no
water power saw mills. The
broad ax was extensively
used in gvlting out all at the
heavy tknbfer for buildings.
Robert Moore and hi a wife
bvvd and died m th* brick
mensvm* Buried in tha
Edray grave yard. Ho wse
bom in 17G&. died In IhfiB.
age'of K) year*. Htv wifa
bom in. 1771, died 1865.
age 8< y^ara. These gitwcrv
were the first in Edray
Graveyard. Robert
Moare s • rtnl ectate war
divided with his-boys and
otiB daughter- Tha names 1 1
of- tbe aons were Isaac, !
James, William, and Rob¬
ert, Jr. Robert received the
old homestead, livftd thara
many jvurA, sold tn J, W,
Sharp about 18S7 far seven ••
thousand dollars, that in--
eluded the upper part ot the
place now o^-ned by laaar
Sharp’sbidr's. I wknc to aay *
just here, there was an old
bom* ttood about halfway
bff *«n the old brick bouse
«nd the gate at tbe rood. !
think the uki jettter huilt
'and occupied thia hou»*
wh Bc the brick haus« was
fieibg unkxnd- When I wAn 1
a^siujiU boy elections wera
■neld lu *he old house
There was' no ticket <>r
biiitot used. The Commis¬
sioner or conductor ef el^v*
Mon asked the votef, "W ho
do you vote fa«2 . ■» I
My father, Iaanc Moor*.
Svttled In the'woods where i
Hirer live. Father 's bouse
was a hewed log house,
about 16x20 A., shaven '
shingle roof, chinked and
daubed walls, one door and
uoe window in the first
Story mod 4*ma in second
rtory. The porch waa on
the elder and scaira went tap
from the porch. In 1911 I
built a new frame house cm
the spot whure the old
house stood. R. S Jordan
and Jeff KiHingawcrth Wvno-,
the cuntraccors. ’ *
Thu sosj (>/ Edray com¬
munity is productive The
Upland is largely Iimustono
naturally sod with blue-
grass when ahade Is token
Off. The flot land buluw the’
tnoijrrtainei is. sandstone,*
not as rich as the limestone
and not so good for grar mg
, Hat bettor for farming when
- improved, Produces well
Kid less lid We to w, s h from * A
heevv rem,. __^ . ..
- i':$j-Aa to timber in this";
/community, it has been
covered with all kinds of
hardwood, basswood, some
spruce high on the moun¬
tains, hemlock along
streams. Some of the most
valuable timber is black
walnut, ash cherry, red
oak, white oak, a great deal
of which has been cut and
shipped. Other hard woods
are chestnut, oak, some
black oak, pin oak and
sugar. There is ^still some
yellow pine on the flats.
Edray can boast of the
best water in the state, both
limestone and free stone.
There are many bowled
springs around the foot of
the mountains, always
flowing, never dry. Namely
at Elmer Sharps, E. R.
Sharps, a sulphur spring at
E. R. Sharps, bowled
spring at the Cochran
Place, at A. C. Barlows,
head of Big Spring, now
owned by Bank of Marlin-
ton, and sufficient to run a
grist mill with twenty foot
overshot water wheel.
Other bowled springs at M.-i
K. Sharps, G. W. Manns
— and Drinnon Spring at Mrs.
J. W. Price's , at Edray.
John D. Gay owns head of ••
Indian Draft. Other fine ,
springsjiiot named. ;There.j,
artt many drilled, wells* iiijfc.
th? flats, all,good water.
.Some of tHe first schools
were taught ip the old farm
homes. One among the
first, if not the first, was in
an old house near Mrs.
George Baxter's' home.
• ;• ■ V ! . * 1
The house was a’rbuhd log* 1
structure, clapboard roof,
held in place with press
poles. The fireplace took
up most of one end of the
house. It was made of.
rough stone, chimney made |
of slats and mud; Now for ■
light, paper was pasted j
over cracks and gieased to
give light. Other cracks in
the building were chinked
and daubed. Seats were
made of split logs or poles,
holes bored and pins put in
for legs. The term of school
was about three months.
The salary was one dollar ;
per scholar a month. ,
Writing was done with quill -j
pens: The teacher boarded ,
with scholars. My father, j
Isaac Moore, taught at this ;
school when a young man. ■
The first schools were call¬
ed Open Schools—every !
one spelled and read aloud, i
The first school I attended ,
was at Indian Draft, now
called Mt. Pleasant. The j
building was constructed of : :
round logs, chinked and
daubed, . covered with j
boards, a - rough stone j
chimney and a large fire-
place. Seats were of split J
logs or poles set on wooden ;
pins. Figuring was all done 1
on slates. No lead pencils ;
oi“ tablets used in those
days. The writing was done
with quill pens. The desk
to write on was a plank
against the wall. One or (
two small windows, and for ,
additional light greased |
paper was pasted over .
cracks. j
The first church in Edray |
community was built on ,
Stony Creek and called ;
Hamlin Church. It is a :
hewed log building, cracks t
chinked, and daubed, I
shaved shingle roof, side j
galleries, seats —long
benches with slat backs- I
Door in one end of building,
elevated pulpit in other -
end. Two small, twelve \
light windows on sides. |
Some years ago the side
galleries were taken out i
and building ceiled. •
benches were taken out and j
chairs put in. This church j
is still in use and was built ]
near 1835, as the records
show it was deeded July 4.
1835V/ >
loSwctor \p d ab b “e low. \
Contract P r V% hia work: \
dation *™£L r9 furnish* 1 •
Lakin and P*^ ousatld eet i
about twenty , nud at '
Clover
the Gay Siding, now in Fair
Ground for ten dollaxs per
thousand—white pine lum¬
ber. All heavy lumber was
sawed at Edray by D. H. j
Garber and Bros. Every- j
thing summed up, all told, j
the Edray church cost i
$2032.25.
Edray Post Office was I
the first post office in Edray •>
community. When looking r l
for a name Mrs. Eliza
Moore, mother of the late J
George P. Moore, being a
Bible reader suggested a 1
Bible name, she said “call 1
the Post Office Edri."
Leaving off the ri and
adding ry, making Edray
the name of the first post
office. (see Numbers
21:33). This office was es¬
tablished about 1850. As
soon as George P. Moore
was of age he became
postmaster and continued"
to be until his death in
192$. He was the oldest.
postmaster in the United
States. /? ,
There *are' now st*-
churches in Edrax*pomrnu-
nityy bine frame school
buiiain’gs, ’about-one hun- i
dred*and ten families-aver- |
aging five members to the i
family, estimated at five j
hundred and fifty- *
/\bout five miles of state .
road in this community. On ,
the ppint of Wolf Pen Ridge j
on Elk Mountain from the
state road a very fine
■yievi of our community can
be had and we challenge all
of Wjest Virginia for a more ,
beautiful scene than the
community and surround¬
ing: iiountains. The roads
are iii fair condition. Travel
ia' dciie mostly by automo-,
. ;bilesl
^-iMail: routes and , tele-..'
phones throughout the.;
fcpriununity.; .
^>7 The village of Edray has ,
itwo stores at present. The
2 : .'first store at Edray was
* • <ept and owned by Wil- .
liam y\llen at the place
where Elmer Poages now .■
live. Isaac McNeil, George .
P. Moore and Amos Barlow ;
kept .store at:Vthis; same
place years ago. '
George P. Moore built'
the store building; that A 1
R. Gay now occupies. (
At one time there was a '■
successful tan yard in Ed-.
ray. owned, by A. J. Smith’
.and Brothers. *
Robert Moore, Sr. built a
mil£ at., the head Big
• • ;■ Spang. This Kduse-was a:
shewed log buildfng^two -or*
more storie»< r high;* equip-
- ped with a twenty foot;
■ overshot water wheel, and
water trunk from head of
spring. This water never
. ^freezes up in winter nor
goes dry in summer. Inside
jKijequipment of. mill consisted
^•'•of two sets of runners, both
country made, one for
grinding wheat and other :
‘. for grinding corn and *i
chops!’ •[
L- The first sawmill of the
€comrpunity was built near
the 'grist mill by Isaac
Moore and got water from
the same source as grist I
mill. These mills were used j
for many years and was one
of tHe important business
centers of the community.
Viewing the past and the
present we see that old
things have passed away
and all things have become
new. ,>■; ;■ -■*'
V Respectfully submitted'
I. . -S. B. Moore
■7 Miss Helen Gay shares
•'with us this history of
Edray Community dictated
many years ago by\S. B,1
. Moores- - ! • I
POCAHONTAS TIMES |
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Published every Thortdiy eroajt
the tut week of the year.
Entered at the Poet Office
Unton, We« Virgini* 24164, u.
■ecood class matter.
SUBSCRIPTION CHARGES ]
I> Pocahontas County J4.E0 a yeas 1
Eliswbere |5.60 sjaar. Is advance.,
JANE PRICE SHARP, EDITOR
"THURSDAY. SEPT. 9,1976 !
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT j
First day enrollments for the j
Pocahontas County, Schools,
with last year enrollment in
parenthesis: !
Marlinton 671 (688) i
Hillsboro 263 (257)
Durbin 161 (170)
Green Bank 350 (334)
High School 644 (557) i
Total 1979 (2006) \
These enrollments will no
doubt change slightly during i
the first few weeks of school. i
P. C.H. S. ATHLETICS !
Varsity Football !
Nicholas County, 7 - PCHS, 6
Sept. 10, PCHS at Richwood, !
8 pm
Bept. 17, Greenbrier West at :
PCHS, 8 pm j
J V Football i
Greenbrier East, 14 - PCHS, 8 !
Sept. 20, PCHS at Green* '
briar West, 7 pra |
Ninth Grade Football
Sept. 9, White Sulphur i
Springs at PCHS, 7 pm
. Sept. 16, Webster County at,
PCHS, 1:30 pm
Varsity Girls Baslcetball
Sept. 14, PCHS at Peters* i
Tag POOLHONTAB TIMES - SEPTEMBER. P, 19764
New Teachers
Pocahontas County and
the County's-schools are
pleased to 1 welcome the
following new teachers:
Durbin
Leila Ann Dilley, daugh¬
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Dilley, of Dunmore, AB I
degree from Glenville Col¬
lege.
Thomas Stipe, of York,
Pennsylvania, BS degree
from York College.
Green Bank
Benjamin Campbell, son
of Mrs. Geneva Campbell,
of Dunmore, AB degree
from Glenville College.
Louise Ann Flegel, J
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ■
Eugene Burner, of Cass,
BS degree from W. Va.
University, previously I
taught at Bruceton High *
School. j
Kathern Hall, of Clen- !
denin, BS degree from W. j
Va. University. i
Rebecca O’Brien, daugh- j
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jamie i
Sheets, of Green Bank, BS i
and MS degrees from W. j
Va. University, previously j
taught at Oxford Elemen- j
tary School, in Iowa, and
Ouzinkie Elementary
School, in Alaska.
Hillsboro
. Larry Mustain, Principal,
from Ronceverte, AB de¬
gree from William & Mary
College, previously taught
at the Lewiston Job Corps
Center, California, Antho- j
ny Job Corps Center, Neo- j
la, Branchville Job Corps |
Center, Indiana, Golconda j
Job Corps Center, Illinois, i
Langley Air Force Base, 1
Virginia, and Union Ele¬
mentary School.
Curtis Vick, from Hunt¬
ington, AB degree from
Marshall University.
• Lillie Witt, from Kentuc¬
ky, BS and MA degrees |
from Union College, in ;
Kentucky. i j
}| Marlinton . . .
Marilyn Armstrong,
daughter, of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Armstrong, of Buck¬
eye, AB degree from Glen¬
ville College. ■ i
Delmos Barb, son of Mr.
and Mrs / Howard Barb; of
Marlinton, AB degree from '
Glenville. \ ^
|i Harry^Booth, 'from' El-
kins> AB degree from Beth¬
any College/> ;■ *'f -
; Laurel Booth, from
Trappe, Pennsylvania, AB
degree from Bethany Cot
lege. *•> *
Jane Cogar, from Buck4
hannon, AB degree from
W. Va. Wesleyan, f
Yvonne Lannan,- from
Marlinton, AB degree fromr -
Davis & Elkins College',-.,'.
previously taught at Unions
High School, China Spring 1
Elementary School in Tex-^
as, Paden City Elementaryr
School.
; ' Diana Smith, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Shiff¬
lett, of Marlinton, AB de- -
gree from Glenville College
Peter Tennant, from
Blacksville, BS degree from
W.Va. University.
Alice Williams Vance,
from Illinois, AB degree
from Northwestern Uni¬
versity, MA degree from
New York University, MS
degree from the State Uni¬
versity of New York, previ¬
ously taught at the Dalton f
School in New York City.
Sherwood Wile, from
Port Washington, New
York, BS degree from
North Adams State Col- •
lege, previously taught at
the Linden Hill School in .
Massachusetts. j
Pocahontas County j
High School
. Jane Foster, Special Ed- i
iication, from Harrisville, j
AB degree from Glenville. j
County-wide
Anna Cornell Moore,
Speech therapist, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas 1
Moore of Marlinton, BS
degree from Madison Col- I
THE POCAHONTAS TIME3 ■ SEPTEMBER 9, 1976/'
Remarks of Superintend¬
ent of Schools, James D."
Lannan, to the County
Teachers.
I want you to know that
I've searched my mind for
something really impres¬
sive-profound if you will
—something genuinely ex¬
citing to say at this county
wide meeting. Those ef¬
forts, however, were entire- l
ly unsuccessful and I came i
to realize that most of what
I might have said has been
said before by superintend¬
ents far more venerable
than myself, therefore r
you’ve heard it before. We j
live in such a world of noise
and chatter I sometimes '
wonder if there’s anything
new that remains to be
said.
In addition to that it isn’t
all that appropriate for a
superintendent to address
himself in an instructive
fashion to teachers and to
service and auxiliary per¬
sonnel. For you're where
the action is. You’re with
boys and girls on an hourly,
day-by-day basis. You
touch children. You help
them. You form impres¬
sions in them that will have
a lasting impact on their
lives. It is axiomatic that
years from now a great deal
of what these youngsters ■
shall have become will be
directly attributable to your ,
efforts. Me? I do not have
the opportunity for this
intimate and powerful con¬
tact with America’s tomor¬
row. The nature of my job is
such that I wrestle with
papers, and numbers and
finances, and aging build-1
ings and frustrated employ- j
ees. Frankly, I don’t know I
which task is the most
maddening.
In a very real fashion I
envy you the experiences
that await, you this year. I.,
know that you’ll experience r
impatience...you'll feel!
anger, and dread and de- j
feat and a whole host of j
mixed emotions. But;,; if,!
you’re the real profession- !
als that I've come to know
you are, you’ll rise above!
these emotions and realize •
that what-makes this sys¬
tem work, and therefore
what contributes to the
people of this'county-in a
really dynamic- fashion is
you. Without, you or some¬
one like you*it couldn’t be
doner Be proud of that; I’m
proud to be part of your j
team.
Do you know what’s the
most difficult part of my
job? Criticism! Oh my, do I
ever get it, and do I bristle
under criticism. And of all j
the criticism that we re-!
ceived last year, and most i
school systems are falling j
under the fist of public j
criticism these days, thei
most illegitimate complaint j
was that we didn’t care, j
“They don’t care... The!
teacher doesn't under-i
stand. She doesn't care.|
The principal doesn’t care.j
The superintendent doesn’t)
care. The Board doesn’t
care.’’ How often I heard
that from some angry, or
hurt, or confused parent. I
knew it wasn’t true and you
know it wasn’t and isn’t:
true. But sometimes— in
fact all the time— it's not
only important what is true,
but what people believe to
be true.
Let's work hard on that,
this year, folks. Let’s go the-
extra mile, and then anoth¬
er, and still another beyond
that with the young people
and the parents of Pocahon¬
tas County. That doesn’t
mean the dilution of subject
matter, or the abrogation of
authority, or the abandon¬
ment of discipline. It
doesn't mean any of these
things.
It means only that, we
must commit ourselves to
convincing people— stu¬
dents and parents and tax¬
payers alike— what we’re
all about... That we do
care. Sure we work for
money. We’ve taken no
vows of poverty. But we go
beyond simply earning
wages. We’re in the busi¬
ness of building lives; de¬
veloping citizens for tomor¬
row. Ours is the task of
taking kids where we find ;
them, and challenging 1
them, scolding, pushing,
pulling, begging, exciting |
them— and ail the time \
caring and showing it— j
until they’re better people I
for having known us. Let j
this be the year that people j
will view your efforts with j
the real admiration that you 1
richly deserve. Spare chil- ;
dren your sharp words, j
Spare them the feelings of j
despair that you will inevi-1
tably feel and that will I
surface in the form of j
sarcasm, or cutting re-1
marks.
Care for them.and]
show it.
THE fOCABOXTAg TIMM • SEPTEMBER It, U7S
Pearl Buck Life Membership
The Friundahip Dinner of
the Marlintnn Woman'*
Club opened the nw year
FriJuv, September 10, hi
the Edrov Community Gun¬
ter. A delirious turkey din¬
ner was served by Mary
5hnlcr. It wins a night of
surprises. A gift package
was presented to Mi'*
Steve Hunter, president,
which, when opened, ru-
veoJed * 8100U chuck from
Mias Julia Price fnr a Ufa
membership to 4be Pearl
Buck Birthplace Founda-
liun for the Mnrlinton Wo¬
man's Club Miss Prica woa
presented with a h*au4if*l
basket ol fkarera: pink
camoticn* fur the dab flow-
-a, fuses inr krvy and
daisies for practicality.
Then there vm an addition¬
al surprise os Uic Club Ycor
Buuks wen.: opened untl 0
dedication of 197G-77 Club
Year was dedirat«*d tn Misa
Julia U Price tor her gen¬
erous gift in tlio Club's
nuniu, helping lu imaura
that “My Mother's Homo"
—Pearl Buck's birth home
— may live again.
Mis. Kcrth Nottingham
was wished a happy birth¬
day In song, and Mr. and
eth
and
In group
ponied by
h&naotucft.
Mumbai* and jjuests ut-
tanrfing were: Mirs Peggy
•Smith, Miss Alice Wo ugh,
Mr. ond Mm, Marvin Per¬
ry, Mr and Mrs. Ben
Morgan, Mrs. Cordon Dil-
ley, Mr*. Lee Barlow, Misi
Julia Price, Mr. and Mrs. I.
0 Bumtpardnwr, Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond (ribanu,
Mrs John Pntdurd, Re*,
and Mrs. Eugene Ten-
Brink. Mr. uod Mm. Wd
Earn McNeal, Mrs Jsns
Sharp, Mr and Mrs. Ed
Keuode. Mr. and Mrv
Store Hunter, Mrs. Glarm
Shrodar, Mr and Mie. A.
E Coopar. Ilr and Mrs
Kobe* HHe, Mrs. Rachel
Sharp, Mr. and Mr*. Dale
Curry, Mr. and Mr*. Non!
Kulliaon, Eugono Sim¬
mons, Mrs. Keith Notting¬
ham, Mr*. Grace Harper,
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Mont-
gumury, Mr and Mrs. Lay¬
man Davis, Mm Eldridge
McCormack, Mrs. Shannon
Moore, Mr. and Mr*. J. Z.
Johnson.
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THURSDAY. *WV. 10.1*71
Beard *f Education maternity leave beginning
The Board of Education ^ ^ e “ r u*ry wm* uppioved
met fur a r**gutar meeting Mra. Mary Rrunduge
cm September 13. Jtepi*- lr«naf#rr*d hwn Dur-
«**tive» from thy GMtcm hin to Hurd grade teacher at
Advisory C-onuaJttcc mvt ^rae« Rjul dua to inrreiv
with th* Board and present- ^ eerollNy-at at Gre*n
oil * proposed quMtiOa- ®“ n ^ c -
Pwiro to be distributed to Kuidi Hickson and
the cilhonu of the county Agnes Bennett vvurw
ihe puqvwe of thu qu#s. • m Ptoywl »■ substitute
tionnair* is to dctcrmlna coote * Gruua Bank
tie flings ri the Count > , Smtnml Tfcjlor, IW h*«
pcopk u» to why the arhnol * cr * * Week. Mod
bond wn* defeated in May Waltafv Dean were employ-
snd the diroction in which ** substitute bus drfv*
the Board should move in ® ra -
aheviarinf the poor pUy*i- Key J ttirtitl] wus added
cal cuoditioM nf the lono- to the tubauuite livcbwr
IE's refcooU. The Board **"*■
approved the quustiaiinaire The R(J "d considered in*
and the CmnroJttco's plan*. cr ® Merf iusuruocv cover
for distributing it- lu the ^ High School arid
public by use of The Poc*- Marred jetton on lids until
bunt*# Time* and person*! *&* rws*t meeUn*
coolBt-f. Tl»e xcqueat o/ the carl
Mrv Minnie Cociru ** n,rt * tOUMlIwot room
met with the Bonn! ton- wt Green Rank lur maatings
earning establwhing u *' ws *PP rnv *d,
school bu* atop for J»or ^ Board approved the
children od buckeye Hill, ^qucst uf L*rry Miwtam to
Dole Purr* and Dong *** private vehicles to
nsabrock .oil with 0* transport the Hillsboro
Board on behalf of the “"d* 11 to#ra to games on
Pioneer Days Conumltee, September 25 and October
They expiwnaed the Cum- “■
imttee'a thank*? for the Tn* purchase of two or
Board a peat cooperation B6 paasenger achocO
with Pioneer Days and hu5 ^ s *** auth(wired.
ami* * rwquest tor'the u*t l«au» u* to b«
Of the Martinum SchenJ r"»»*ha«r«d nadir the State
facilities during Pioneer Purrhaatn^ Pbm with bids
Days in 1977. They alao 40 re C^’Vfd un a atate-
fisted Ihnl Lhu Bvurd eetab- W ’ C ^ B baws, The ttumber the
Uabed a tot policy for the CouirtywilJ buy will depend
it* of ll»c achool fadlhie* «n the had price. These
» prevent the prublrm* buaw w3I be paid lor out at
that arose tM? pust Spring ^ 197H Budget,
with the dreus end curni- ^ Board approved the
val using Iho Murlinton M v “d Auguat Treusur-
aChlctic field. P®porta. September
The Bowd ocxepted the "vwtmani Report, July
rdlgneujn of Tredwidi I <Qflnd ^ **POtt. August
VtftNostran *» science and vayroil, and the Annual
malh teacher at Green Report. The An-
Bant. nu *l Report was printed in
finbejt CrUc wae tranfr paper last wu«k.
ferrBd from Durbin to The Superintendent ad-
Green Mjak *s aanct the Board of prnb-
tearr e- WM dOocemiag the sew-
The Board employed *** B 7**L«n Gr*«n Bmk
Thomas Stipe ao scieiice 01,(1 l * ult st0 P a ,r » nnder-
and math tearher at Dor- "W lD racAify these prob-'
bin. • "«nw
The request of Mrs ne * 1 Board re pyting
Catherine Bartele tor a Moaday, Septpoiber
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES • SEPTEMBER 80, 1976-
The Gibson History j '
Written for the. Gibson)
Reunion, held on July 11,!
1976, by Harold David Gib-i
son, son of Allie C. Gibsoni
end the late Forest Gibson.
My Mother haa the history |
of the Gibsons in her,
head.
But this history assignment!
was given to me instead.,
If you want to hear all aides I
of the fence
Speak to her and it alii
makes sense. 1
Not much is known to -bei
truly exact, '
Of the history of us Gibsons ■
from David on back.
Revolutionary heroes we
cannot readily acclaim. '
But we are proud to be ‘
Gibsons all the same.
David, from Waynesboro,
in the 1800’s came
To settle in Hillsboro
Western Virginia~now of:
Pearl Buck fame.
Over now Elk Mountain'
beyond the crooked fork
Here he and his wife, Mary
Sharp did raise
Five sons and three
daughters in God’s grace 1
William, Jim, John, Doctor!
Dave and Jake,
Mary, Nancy and Lizzie
married and new names'
did take. j
Jim and Jane Friel, seven 1
children did rear
Jake married a Wamsley,
killed in the Civil War
and no children did bear
John and Mary Towsend
added Sam, Nancy and
Joe
Mary and Rankin Poage
bore another two
Three children had Martha
Hogan and Doctor Dave
He was called Uncle Doc-
Many lives he did save.
And to get to the morej
immediate concern
We wish to pay homage to
those who have passed
on
Harlan and Dock, the last of
Jim’s sons, Cloe, Julian, .
Ray Lewis and. Earl their
work is done.
We do not mourn, but wish
to praise
The useful purpose served
during their days
To those who are sick and
in need of bed care
Our prayers and best
wishes together we share
As a footnote to those not
here, I’d like to add
There are those who are
sick, and other reasons to
be had
Those of us present-
descendants of William
outnumber the other
We do not boast, but hope
that rather
Future Gibson reunions will
continue to grow
And include the host of
others who did not show
-So, to all of us here, be of
good cheer
And we hope to see all of
you back with us next
year!
Seven children Nancy and \
Sam Gay did grace |
Lizzie and James McClure j
eight more were blessed i
William and Polly Gay were j
wed
For death of threo children, "1
tears were shed
Add Sam,. George,. Jimv
Robert, Mary and Sally y i ■
To most ofOua hereva#
descendants db rally: i' "
:.fc' 'Jf'"' " ■
David is buried in' Moffett ‘
Cemetery, atop the hill : >
His wife honored by „
“Mary’s Chapel,” where
they worship still.
Both sides did they take in ,
war of rebellion !
Some refused to fight and
were' taken to prison '
Gunfire from the soldiers
were heard
By our grandfathers at play
In this Pleasant Valley we j
inhabit today.
Waugh, Shelton, Jackson,
Moore, Hannah, Varner,
and Mace
Kramer, McLaughlin, Jor¬
dan, Showalter, Schaffer;
and Yates
Miller, Rankin, Meeks, j
Thomas and Shear add to ;
the line I
Higgins, Hammond, Rider,:
and Stalnaker, all mighty j
fine
Baxter, Beverage and Price :
—It goes on and on
For names not mentioned,
the Gibson seed is still,
being sown
Names, religion and nation¬
alities intertwine
But continue the blood of
the Gibson line. !
POCAHONTAS TIMES j
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Pubiithed every Tburwitj- exempt
the last week ol the year.
Puttied at the Peat Office ilHir
lintavj-'- Vint Virginia 2*954, »
tfccraL elan matter. j
EUfiSCBIPTlON CHARGES i
Ta Poeahontaa County J4.50 a yanai
Elaewfaer* >6.50 »j«i. In adrsnea,
JANS' PRICE SHARP. EDITOR
THU RSDAY. SEPT. 30,1976j
Board of Education j
The Board of Education
met for a regular meeting
on September 27.
The Board met with
Architect K.. F. Weimer to!
review the plana for the
elementary schools.
The Board approved th»i
payment in lieu of transpor¬
tation to Mrs. Bertha Defi-;
baugh of 75 cents per day
per child for each day the
child is in attendance at
school.
Approval was given fori
the use of a school bus to j
transport fifth grade stu¬
dents of Green Bank School
to the Cass Train on Octo- i
her 11. i
The resignation of Theo- f
dore Callahan as bus driver 1
was accepted.
Alfred Dilley was em¬
ployed as a regular bus;
driver.
The request of the Mar-
linton School to take the
football team by bus to
Upper Glade on October 14 i
was approved.
The Board approved a
request for maternity leave
from Lura June Fauber,
Speech Therapist, from Oc-:
tober 20 to January 3.
Approval was given for
the Hillsboro football team
to be transported to Renick
on October 20 by private
cars.
Permission was given for
a classroom at the High
School to be used for the
Adult Basic Education
Class one night a week.
Mrs. Anna Virginia
Hayes was employed as an
Aide at Durbin for the
balance of the 76-77 school 1
year.
The Board approved the
use of the High School gym
and cafeteria on October 16.
for the 4-H Achievement
Program.
Approval was given for
use of the Green Bank •
auditorium for a Commun¬
ity Forum meeting on Oc¬
tober 12.
Approval was given for
the Green’ Bank Women
Sports Group to use the i
Green Bank Gym every •»
Thursday night for a physi-?
cal fitness program.
The use of the Marlinton
cafeteria for a Marlinton
Chamber of Commerce din¬
ner on October 11 was
approved.
The Board approved the
request of the Hillsboro
PTA for a Fall Music Show
on October 3 on the Hills¬
boro Athletic field. Pro¬
ceeds to be used to buy
books for grade 5-8. I
Approval was given for j
the Marlinton Rotary Club I
to use the Marlinton cafe- j
teria for meetings on Mon- '
day nights.
Approval was given for !
the Girl Scouts to use a '
room in the Marlinton
School on the first and third !
Tuesday of each month for
meetings.
Approval was given to a !
supplement to the 76-77 !
budget due to the larger
than expected surplus from
the 75-76 budget.
The Board approved a
revision in the 76-77 budget
to include additional money
from the state to pay for
increased salaries.
The request of Bio-Preps
Laboratories, of Fairmont,
to offer a blood screening
examination to school per¬
sonnel and the general
public was approved. The
exact dates will be an¬
nounced.
The Board approved the
purchase of bleachers for
.the High School athletic
field to seat approximately i
500 fans and the band. The '
cost will be $2,000 to
$2,500.
The Board approved in¬
creased insurance coverage .
on the High School building
and contents to cover the
increased valuation from ■
$2,666,966 last year to i
$3,029,926 at the present,
time. The policy on the
High School is one that I
covers 90% of total loss of i
the building and 100% of j
any loss less than total. The 1
additional premium was |
$1,066.
The Board adopted the
following policy for the (
general use of school facili¬
ties and for the Pioneer j
Days Committee to have
exclusive use of the school
facilities during Pioneer
Days:
It shall be the policy of ;
the Pocahontas County
Board of Education to per¬
mit the use of school facili-
I UrifiioosT
SotiftW*
fraternal, and private or-
' ganizations so long as the
public is served in the areas
j of cultural exposure and/or:
I enlightenment, or wherein
the public is best served in
the area of worthy use
of leisure time.
It is the will of the Board,
however, that no such us¬
age prevent or disrupt the i
educational program for i
which the facilities were
originally designed and in-,
tended, and that such activ- j
ities shall in no fashion
distract children in the
pursuit of their education,
or create unseemly, un-i
healthy or potentially dan-!
gerous situations foF them
in the school environment.
As an example, circus,
carnivals, etc., during the
school term on school pro-.
perty will be considered in
violation of the above and
as such will be prohibited.;
Activities of this nature
may be undertaken during
the vacation period provid¬
ed that there is no risk of
damage to the property,
and no health or safety
hazard is created for the
public in general by such.
Judgments as to the pro¬
priety of the above shall be
made by the superintend-
— ent acting in conjunction
with appropriate authori¬
ties who may advise him on;
unusual circumstances.
EXCLUSIVE USE OF FA-
CHJTIES: The Board, be¬
ing aware that Pioneer!
Days activities, conducted
under the auspices of the
Pioneer Days Committee,,
represent a valuable contri- i
bution to the transmittal :
and perpetuation of the
Pocahontas County herit¬
age, shall grant exclusive
rights to said Committee
for use of school facilities
during such period as shall
be identified as Pioneer
Days. The execution of
such rights by said Com¬
mittee, however, shall be in
accord with the terms of
Item No. 1 of this, policy.
The Pioneer Days Commit¬
tee, in brief, will bear the
entire burden of responsi¬
bility for all elements tan¬
gent to and associated with
such activities approved by 1
it and conducted under its j
auspices. • '
The next Board meeting
will be October II.
SHARP, EDITOR
Marlin ton Junior High
Football
The Marlinton Junior
High School got their sec¬
ond win of the season by
beating Hillsboro, 8-0. The
game was played in a
downpour. Although the
weather wasn’t ideal, both
teams played well.
Mike Doss did all the
scoring for the Copper¬
heads. His touchdown run
of 2 yards gave the Copper¬
heads the winning points.
Doss also scored the point
after touchdown on a run
around right end.
Hillsboro and Marlinton
both played outstanding
defense. Some of the lead¬
ing defensive players for
the Copperheads were Rick
McCarty, Laurence Kiner,
Jess Heavener, and Glenn
Girl’s Basketball
The Warrior girls bas¬
ketball got their first victory
of the season, playing
against Webster County,
Tuesday night.
The girls were leading
through the whole game.
The highest scorers were
Lottie Buzzard with 9 and
Cathy Coleman with 8 .
Leading rebounders were
Vicki Shears 9 and Cathy
Coleman 8 .
The girls also had a
winning game on Thurs¬
day September 30; they
played against Circleville.
The girls played a hard
defensive game. They kept
playing hard right down to
the last quarter. The high
scorer was Cathy Coleman
with 18 points, next was
Lottie Buzzard with 8 .
Taylor. Terry Kramer and Leading rebounder was i
Chuck Beverage both had Cathy Coleman with 12, (
pass interceptions. next was Teresa Rose with
The Copperheads play at 7 .
home again this weekend, Congratulations girls, '
Saturday, Oct. 9, at 7:30. g0CK i luck,—_ 1
They will be playing Green _ f
Thi 3 Thursday, Oct. 7,
there will be a boosters
meeting in the gym at 7:30.
POCAHONTAS TIMES:
(Page 2) !'«*®
Published every Thursday sxeeyt
the last week of the year. . 1
Entered at the Poet Office at Mar-
lie ton, Weet Virginia 24964,
■ecood claaa matter. ■ ~
BOBSCS1PTION CHARGB3 7 - ^
la Pocahontaa County 14.50 a y«»f.' ;
EUawhera |o,50 a year, in advance- j /
JANE PRICE SHARP. EDITOR
THURSDAY OCT. 14, lWSf -l
College Day at PCHS
On October U, 1976,
PCHS junior and senior
students received college
information firsthand dur¬
ing the^hool’s college day
program. Eighteen state
colleges and universities
were present and each stu¬
dent could talk to any three
representatives. The col¬
lege representatives pre¬
sented a short program and
then answered all questions
relating to their individual
college. The students re¬
ceived applications, finan¬
cial information and all
general information per¬
taining to attending col¬
lege. The students could
also talk to the representa¬
tives individually after the
program.
Brtmf o/Education
The Board of Education
met for a regular meeting
on October 11, 1976.
The Board approved the
following requests for the
use of school buildings:
— High School cafeteria
and band room by they
Pocahontas Producers Co-'j
operative Association and j
Pocahontas County Farm |
Bureau on November 13, 1
— Hillsboro cafeteria by \
the Hillsboro Volunteer
Fire Department on Octo¬
ber 30 for a Ham and
Oyster Dinner,
— A classroom at Green
Bank by the Girl Scouts on
Thursday afternoons for a
meeting room, j ...
— Hillsboro, Green Bank
and Marlinton buildings by
the County Commission for
the General Election on
November 2,
— Marlinton gym by the
Athletic Boosters Club for a-:
dance on October 23.
Approval was given for
Hillsboro students to be
transported by private car
to a football game at Renick
on October 20 and for
Marlinton students to be,[
transported by private car
to football games at Hills¬
boro on October 30 and
Green Bank on November
6 . •
The request to use a
school bus to transport the
Green Bank football team.
to Upper Glade on October'?
28 was approved.
Permission was given for
Whitman Hull to attend the
National Association for
Pupil Transportation Con¬
vention in St. Louis on
November 14-18. .The cost,
is approximately $400,
which is 80% reimbursable
by the state.
The Board approved the
payment of 50c per day for
each child for each day of
school attendance, in lieu of
transportation, to Mrs.
David Cassell, Green Bank. ;j
Permission was given to ■!
advertise for bids for a new j
dump truck chassis.
The Board approved the |
September payroll and pay- j
ment of various bills. t
Board President McNeel i
reported on the recent
meeting of the W. Va. t
School Board Association ?
that he and Superintendent!
Lannan- attended. j
j The next regular Board
jmeetingwill be October 25. j
I
T HE PQU AHONTAB TIMES * QCT QBBK 14,
.. ’ PCMS FootbaiL-^.': uMry WHS pliys K&f»ood ii»^
PCI IS tame out of a 6—5-.'the Homecoming garae-thisJ
halftime ti* 60 down Frank-"* w «fk. :,]•
lin 22 ^6 in a water covered The Warriors have been l
field Friday night. paying good football but «• j
Alfred Pondextei scored" tough schedule has Kep* ]
three touch downs and them out of the; winning j
Mark Wafllo scored a two rnlunm until this week. Thb»
point conversion then pBsa- combined record of 4 PCKS i
«d to David L. Cassell for opponents is wins and
another, looses. • '\
Fr^nJilin secured eariy-in Nicholas County, ia 6*1 i-i
the first qua/tar hut a Richwcod .1-1 v J-a
Strong Warrior dafanae Greenbrier West 5-0 "3
shut them ous for 4b© Marsh Fork 6-L -Cl
remaining three quarrera. Giaeabriar Went 6*tl
The defence was led by The teams-on this jeaf'sj
etioivy linebuckinB of Rick schedule are unusually"?
Doyl© and Fred Tibh$. tough.- :• "j
Otherstandouts were M*xk- .The PCHS staff nn&i
Cum, Richard Orel end Team womd li*© to uhso*;
tilen Arbogaet. The <Jef*n- Mr. and hire. Tony Ricntfcillr
aive team was composed of tor- - the fine me^l tAeyv
six sophomores, two juniors formshed hi R^ckJey on thov
arul rVirw> g&nioca. hfareh Fork trip.
••'•■‘-Flood
The rains came and the
. river rose.
Friday night at 11:03 the- 1
automatic flood alarm sys-’
tern sounded in the Martin--
ton Volunteer Fire Depart-*
ment office* which first;
indicates from.upper drain-^ [■
age areas, that : .a 10 ' foots -
level of water will 4 hours'
later be at- the Marlinton;.
bridge. Twenty-four hours,
later (after, 11 p.m. Satur-,.
day), the alarm reset itself -.
when the water level went; >-
below flood stage, after M
reaching a crest of 13.1 feet
at Marlinton and 16.55 feet
at Buckeye about 3 p.m.
This system enabled the
Fire Department to chqrt-
within a few inches the time
and actual level of fire¬
water, being in constant
communication with Cin¬
cinnati and other informa¬
tion centers. ‘
Dean Walton, at Buck¬
eye, said the rainfall was
4.5 inches. Moody Moore,
on Browns Creek, reported
about 4.5 in 24 hours from
Friday morning to Saturday
morning. The Observatory
at Green Bank recorded
Thursday at 6 a.m. for the j
previous 24 hours .03 inch¬
es, Friday morning 1.7
inches, Saturday 3.62
inches, Sunday .55 inches.
Deer Creek was the high¬
est in many years.
The heaviest rainfall was
in the Edray - Woodrow
areas, with about six inches
of rain being.considered the}
average : everywhere,]
Douthards' Creek area had!
the least. ' ■>
The' Greenbrier at, Mar-j
linton was 16 to 18. inchesj
below the level in the 1967-1
flood and this was true-ait
Buckeye. Knapps Creek4
was not as high as usual. 1
> ., ■ Riverside area had lots oil
' water from Stony Creek and j
the Greenbrier. First Ave-(
hue around the bridge in
Marlinton was flooded with
water in homes and trail¬
ers. Fas Chek had about a<
foot of water. Burns Motor
Freight had. two feet of
water in its'offices. Food--'
, land had water all around
hilt only seepage inside..
Some camping trailers went
down the river at Buckeye.'
Mayor Carl . Davis said ■
-some road washing was
their main damage at Cassi><
Marlinton Volunteer fire*>
men were on duty from
Friday until midnight Sat¬
urday, then worked Sunday
to help pump basements
and clean up*debris. The
Observatory and Hillsboro
Fire Department helped Sat
urday. The volunteers kept
watch, warned, help move
things out of the water's
reach, cleaned up, and in
general proved to be good
Samaritans. We thank
them.
Joe Smith caught a small
fish in the floodwaters in
front of Home Products j
Meat Market on Third Ave¬
nue in Marlinton.
Don Wooddell saw a
black cow and TV go down
the Greenbrier.
Bob Miller and other
Telephone Utilities workers
were watching the flood-
waters off the bridge and
saw a doe deer come down
the river. As it neared the
bridge the deer turned j
easily to the left and left the I
water near the hospital. It j
was sighted by several :
people as it bounded along ;
through several properties, j
in and out of the water, to ;
cross over the railroad a- j
cross from Stanley Wood- '
dell’s. ,
Bill Bob Meadows saw a |
deer come dcwn the Thom- i
astown road and get caught
in Clarence Smith’s fence. |
He left it for Clarence to cut ■■
POCAHONTAS
(T»S« 2)
Pnbllthtd every Timr»liy except
Ue lut week of the jev.
Eaturad at the Peat Offlea at Mar-
lintoa, .91 *at Virginia 249&4, ai
•teond elaae natter.
SUBSCRIPTION CHAHQEi
la Poeahomtae Cooaty fi.50 a fiu,
KlMvbcre f 6.50 a 7ear. Is adxmaw.
JANS PRICK SHARP, EDITOR
THURSDAY, QCTV21,1976
Pioneer Days—July 8 - 10 , '77 f
f ' School Memories [
Last week we published a
moat interesting account of |
the early school days and I
experiences as a teacher in I
Pocahontas County of Mrs. j
Louise McNeill Pease.
.These were written last
spiring in Connecticut.
Since then Mr. and Mrs. !
pease have moved to Lew- ;
isburg and her address is ,
517 East Washington 1
Street, Lewisburg.
• i
Early Schools of !
_ Pocahontas County f
WHERE ARE THEY?
In an article from the <
Pocahontas Independent of
March 21,1912, brought to
the Pocahontas Tunes Of- |
fice by Alice Waugh. This i
article was written by then |
Superintendent of Pocahon¬
tas County Schools, Mr. B.
B. Williams. This was a
published letter to the pub-!
lie entitled, “Pocahontas I
Teachers Lack Prepara-j
tion".
The letter contained |
many suggestions and al-!
though is quite lengthy my:
mention is this: — There
were one hundred and ten
(110) schools or grounds
but only thirteen (13) were 1
fenced, and only three out !
of every four pupils in the
county were in school.
Teachers certification, li- i
braries, etc. will not be;
brought up in this item. • ’
TIMES
How can we reason- orl
believe that in what is nowi
Pocahontas County we can!
locate the homesites of oven
ninety percent of our fore-j
fathers who fought in the*
Revolutionary War from)
the Point to Yorktown over;
two hundred years ago andl
now in 1976 are unable or;
do not care about the.
names and locations of the;
old one to four roonu
schools, teachers, students,;
etc., for the past fifty toi
seventy-five years. ■
The County’s High (
schools are well taken care 1
of themselves through their*
school Year Books. Would 1
suggest that the County 1
Museum obtain at least two *
copies of each year from the i
old E.D.H.S., Hillsboro, i
Green Bank and now Poca¬
hontas County High School.
They should be kept in two
separate locations so a fire j
that destroyed the old one 1
room • schools, would not;
completely wipe out their;
records. j
Due to a fire that destroy-!
ed the records of the old t
schools to make a complete 1
list now would be next to ‘
impossible— but let us try. i
The following list are a
few of the names that have ’
been in the Pocahontas ,
Times during the past eigh¬
teen months so please write
about your early schooling,
classmates, grades in,
name and location of
schools— teachers and 1
where they stayed. Conduct i
of student bodies— games ;
played at recess — did you
carry lunch or lived close
enough to go home.
If you can only remember
the name and location of
the school and a teacher
together with the year—
you will be amazed at what
you can remember— and
what a help with other
reports perhaps an entire
class or. school can be
brought together. PLEASE
TRY. Some names that
should be able to start the
ball rolling. '
Mr. James D. Lannan,
Supt. of Schools, Mr.
Charles Moore, Former
Supt., Claude E. McLaugh¬
lin, Vera Ritchie, Mary
Isetta Wallace, John Me
Neel.
Charles H. Sharp, Julia
Price (Edray), Mrs. Demp¬
sey Johnson, Former Beu¬
lah Palmer, Douthards
Creek and Woodrow, her
sister, Clara.
Mrs. Oliver Sprouse,
Cathleen (May) Vaughan,
Fihywood, Ada Vaughan,
Sidney Goodwyn’s family.
. Mr. F. M.-Sutton, Suej-
Cromer, Mary Cromer, j
Enid Harper, All Beveragesi
of Knapps Creek and Hunt-*
ersville, B. Nelson.
Fleeta Lang, Watoga,.
any Coyner of Clover Lick,
B. S. Lauster, Geraldine
Haupt, Cass, Sister of Cla-
ri, E.D.H.S. Football Star.l
any Gibson or Sharp from.
Slatyfork, Nancy Currence,
Alice McClintic Moore, Pol-
•' ly Smith Reynolds.
Members of all the many 1
family reunions held yearly i
throughout the county. Any
item no matter how small.
All duplications will be
printed'side by side to help ’
make a complete descrip¬
tion.
When completed these
records will be placed in
two places in Pocahontas
County — the Museum and
one in the Library system of
the county. However would ;
recommend that they never i
be removed from their re- 1
spective buildings but
should be read in their i
home buildings. f
Any item would help and
all would be handled as you i
want them to be. There will ;
be a total of four copies and :
if you cannot type your 1
letters please write plain— 1
any bow, send anything you
have , or can remember.
Everything would be ap- :
predated.
Glen L. Vaughan
400 Melvin Ave. ,
Annapolis, Md. 21401
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES ■ OCTOBER 21, 1976
Me and the School Board
by Annie L. Cromer
I was taught better Eng¬
lish than to title an article
as this but that 13 the way it
is. This is my opinion and
that of the school board can
come next.:
Sometimes I want to
scream and sometimes I
want to cry but always I'
find it hard to control my
emotions every time I see
or hear the caption used to
convince the people to vote j
for better schools, ‘‘Our 1
children deserve better |
than this."'Compare the!
then and the now. j
For foster parents, it is j
not only a no-no but forbid- j
den to remind children of ;
today, ‘‘When l was your j
age I didn’t have -
However, - our ten foster 1
children and two natural
sons loved to hear how we
waited miles to school of¬
ten going through woods |
and fields to avoid the mud
in the unpaved roads. I
laughed at Hevener David¬
son who moved from Back
Mountain to Pennsylvania:
and was thought of, pro-i
bably, as ‘‘Poor Heb” as hej
had told how he had walked
three miles to school whenj
he was small. When hej
measured the distance with.
his car it was just one mile.]
We carried our lunch in a j
one-half gallon Karo syrup (
bucket. We set our lunches |
on a shelf in the hall of the {
school house and when we !
got a chance to take off that !
tight fitting lid the aroma j
was great if it did come 1
. from a cold, cold buckwheat
cake folded over elderberry j
butter or jelly that had;
turned perfectly green. If
our sister, Ina, packed the j
lunch almost always we had j
a piece of apple pie. If the. j
crust had become a little]
soggy I can taste the good- j
ness yet.*;.. ... '■ i
I can never- forget my
most extravagant teacher,
the late Ethel Nottingham.
She wore a fur collar and
rode a beautiful horse from
her home at Nottingham to
Hoover School and for her
lunch she. always had two
boiledveggs and never ate.
but oneV^How that other one*
did rattle • ip fyer.lunch;
bucket! The only, time we
had all,the eggs we wanted-
was on Easter Day. We had
to save them to trade at the
store for coffee^ sugar, etc.
These stories sounded to I
our children like fairy tales. :
One . time Larry said,j
‘‘Mom,;did you ever read,
out of the Horn Books?” f
When Tasked, ‘‘What oni
earth is a Horn hook?” hei
seemed so surprised as he!
told me- they were in use •
300 years ago.
0 , I must tell about my
first job. How I got it I do ,
not know but I was janitor,
for the. Hoover School. In j
the spring I was paid |
twenty-four dollars for the 1
year. When the snow was I
above my knees and the |
temperature was near zero,
my father, Wm. Great-
house, broke the road and
helped me' to get the fire
going in the big pot-bellied
stove.
I was rich. I was inde¬
pendent. I was taught a
lesson of appreciation and
respect that has given me a
life that : many wouldn't
enjoy should they live to be
200 years old.
Next,.this is not a ‘‘they
say” but an ‘‘I know” one
that illustrates what can
happen when children are
told, ‘‘You deserve more
than you have.” To our
foster family of seven, six
had been with us for eight
years, came, ‘‘This is not
your home. If you don’t
have everything you want
or are not happy, you don’t
have to stay here. There is
a big brick house on a hill
where you can go. You
should be able to watch
television all night if you
want. Your allotment must
be paid promptly.” On and
on this went until the
children were obsessed
with an uncontrollable frus¬
tration that brought results
that can never be mended.
I can never forget the
screaming sobs of one of
our foster sons as he was
being led away by an
officer to a home where he
would have more than we
had been able to give him.
Every time I go out I must
look at the place where, a
short time after, we had to
leave this fine young man
of 19 because he never
found that place in life
where he had been made to
think was good enough for
him.' • •
Someone labeled me
”long-winded”. I have that
in mind but want to: list a
few of the areas where I
find some children get less
than they deserve, Because
of reasons beyond their
control that are known as
“that kind”; are singled.;
out in classrooms by some-'
one needing to know what;
they had for breakfast and
with 'whom they had to
sleep. One foster girl we
had was sprayed with a
deodorant before riding in a !
teacher's car. One of the j
times my temper really;
flared was when Jeannie 1
and Beulah Eae came f
home, ‘ ‘You have to take us I
to the doctor to see if we 1
have lice.”
Many children and par-. : >
ents actually go through!
torment over home work
the children must do. I told
one substitute teacher,
‘‘When my children need a
bath or food I don't call the
teacher, then, when there j
is an educational need 11
don’t think the teacher i
should depend, on me." i
Home work only confuses ;
children. How many I have I
seen crying, ‘‘That is not
the way the teacher does."
Parents are not qualified to
help with th6 subjects that
teachers are trained to do.
Parents have their job and
teachers are paid to do
theirs.
I am not mad at teachers
and feel sorry for the Board
of Education in knowing
how to do what.
May the Good Lord be
our Guide. ;
A Wonderful Day'
Now I am not competing ,
with Annie Cromer and
couldn’t,- even if I wanted
to. Yesterday, the 13th of 1
October,,, was a day well" •
spent.«We like-to talk about
wild wonderful West Vir*.
ginia. If you want to see
some of, ha beauty try. ^
driving on, the Back Moun-£ %
tain road between Cass anc&l ’3
Durbin. I shad been over? r
part of it atone time when 1 "
we went to the Wanless
Church for a revival service -
that was held by Rev.
Maharaj and Rev. Coy <
Mathews. >
As I wa3 driving along in j
our old rusty top station 1
wagon, the tape player on i
with that old familiar hymn,
“Amazing Grace.”—A-•
mazing Grace, how sweet 1
the sound, that saved a I
wretch Like me! I once was
lost, but now I'm found,
was blind but now I see. I .
have always enjoyed the- ;
good old-fashioned hymns, I
which is one way to help |
restore a church that is j
dead. Hymn singing and j
Bible reading — a singing i
church and a teaching pul- I
pit—what better way to I
lead unsaved souls to !
Christ? , I
Yesterday was also my j
dad’s; birthday, Harry M.
Taylor. He was called to be j
with his heavenly Father,.
November 3, 1965. He was '
39 years old. Before he died
he sang-'“Whiter Than*
SnowyMy sister, Mrs..
Gray WQfong, had bathed
^and shaved him, then he I
Started out singing that old l
'"^familiar hymn and he sang I
it all the way through. That
was the day before he died. J
How, great it is for one. to >
know, “I’m going home at I
last.” ‘ !
You know I thought it \
was a good way to Bethel ;
Church but really it wasn’t
long enough. To drive a- i
long one turn after another, :
the birds flying every- j
where, and the leaves were f
so beautiful, the colors so
amazing, I had a notion just |
to park and gaze and won- 1
der and think what a ;
“Wonderful Saviour We j
Have.” He does so much j
for us, do we do all that we !
can in return for Him? •
What a view from Bethel
Church; one can stand 1
there and gaze and think
how beautiful heaven must ;
be. Anyone who has never
driven across Back Moun- |
tain, now is the time to do
so.
We had a good day at i
Bethel. The church is so I
beautiful with its stained '
glass-windows. One can I
feel at ease and know all is j
well when you walk in that |
church.! Annie, Thanks to j
you for being such a swell!
hostess and parish worker.:!
We needymore like you. I j
enjoyed the singing by Mr. \
Burner, Mrs. Rittenhouse j
pnd Mrs. Rider and all the-i
rest that took part. The \
topic of .the devotion, j
was “Trees.” Scripture j
was from Genesis and the i
Gospels by ' Rev. Trow¬
bridge. “Trees,” made'me
think more of how beautiful
and worthwhile my drive
was to Bethel Church. --
I also enjoyed listening to
Mayor Juanita Trickett j
from the-Tyrand Parish at
Huttonsville. To hear her ?
talk you would know she i
loves her Lord. The slides j
she showed of scenes that i
the parish covers made me i
think more of my drive over j
there. 1
Any of you United Meth- \
odist Women, Presbyte- i
rians, Brethrens, or what- ;
ever, or who ever, that t
wishes to come to our j
meetings, welcome. Every- [
one is always welcome in I
God’s House. i
The next Parish Meeting i
will be at the United Meth- i
odist Church in Dunmore, j
April 13, 1977. I
Mildred McLaughlin 1
THE POCAHONTAfl TBUB • OCTOBER 21,1976-
I
' —' P.ggfV
Queen ancTKing fV Homecoming
i
Tammy Crist was chosen Tom Valencia was select-
Miss Homecoming Queen ed as Homecoming King at
at Pocahontas County High Friday’s PCHS Homecom-
School last Friday night. ing.
Girls Basketball
The Girls Varsity Basket¬
ball team, in their fourth
week, has a record of 4 wins
and 3 losses. Their 4th win
of the season was played
last Thrusday night at
PCHS with Union.
The girls played a good
defensive and offensive
game. The score was
PCHS 36, Union 33. Top
scorers were Debbie Ral¬
ston with 7 and Cathy
Coleman with 6. Top
rebounder was Lottie Buz¬
zard with 14.
The girls' next game will
be October 21 at home with
Tygarts Valley at 7:00.
Good luck, girls.
’ . .^-PCHSFootbSll
’ Pocahontas wen arr excit-
iitggame with Kingwood in i
the, PCHS Homecoming '
contest..:
;''The Warriors scored
early on a pass to Albert
Pondexter from Mark
Waslo. Ronnie Sharp’s kick
for the extra point was
good. I
Kingwood came -back to j
tie the score on an option \
play by quarterback, Bill
Dewitt. The extra point was
kicked by Mark Thom.
.Pocahontas scored again i
in the second quarter on a ,
run by Albert Pondexter. j
The attempt for the extra !
point failed. I
Thom then kicked two :
Geld goals to tie the score at,
half 13-13.
Neither team scored in
the second half, putting the
game into an overtime. In ,
an overtime, each team is ;
given an opportunity to j
score from the 10 yard line j
with four plays. PCHS won.
the toss of the coin andj
elected to go on defense, \
forcing Kingwood to go for.j
the Geld goal. Pocahontas-i
then came back and gave'
the ball to Albert Pondexter
who scored on the second!
down, making the score \
19-16.
The Pocahontas defense \
did an outstanding job, led j
by Melvin Ricotiilli, who j
recovered two (2) fumbles .
in regulation play and sack- I
ed the quarterback in the '
overtime.
MARLINTONJR. HIGH
FOOTBALL .
■ The Marlinton Jr. Hi gh
Copperheads got their,
fourth win of the season byi*
defeating the Cowen Bull-,
dogs 32-8. j
Mike Doss again led thei
| scoring for the Copper¬
heads. He had two touch¬
downs and two conver¬
sions.: John Barton also
scored for the Copperhead* |
Barton had a touchdown
run of 30 yards. He also,
had a conversion. The final,
touchdown was scored byi
Brett Withers, who inter-j
cepted a Cowen pass and j
J ran it back 30 yards for a i
.touchdown.
The defense again played |
f fen outstanding game. Lead-,^
f ing the defense were Law- ■
I rence Kiner, Rick McCarty,
■ Donny Rose, John Barton
{and Bob Shelton,
j The Copperheads will be
'playing Webster Springs^
I this Saturday evening, Oc- J
tober. 23. Game time
7:30.:
o'* 1
0c4
■>T
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES?#OCTOBER 14, 1976-
Notes on
Pocahontas County
1914-1938
(Written for the Lt. Glen
Vaughan Historical Collec¬
tion)
I was born and brought
up on the old family farm
near Buckeye— in our fad¬
ed white cottage under
Bridger’s Gap. The old
house— which we lived in
until 1932— had been built
by my grandfather, Captain
James Monroe McNeill
(C.S.A.) just after his re¬
turn from Yankee prison at
Fort Delaware. It was a 6‘/j
room Dutch cottage and
had two great stone chim¬
neys at each end. One of j
these chimneys still had the I
old fireplace, which was a '
center in my childhood and j
where we still sometimes i
cooked com pone and boil- '
ed beef and “fodder”
beans.
My mother and father i
(“G.D.” McNeill), my j
Granny Fanny (Perkins) Me !
_ Neill, and my older brother ;
and sister, Ward and Eliza¬
beth, composed our family j.
group until 1918 when my i
brother Jim was bom. Also,
in my very early childhood, j
an important member of
our household was “Aunt” I
Malindy Griffin— not a !
blood relative, but the kind- 1
ly old woman who had no ,
other home and had come j
to us to rock the children, i
tell stories, and sing her 1
“quavery” songs. j
We were busy on the
farm, and I early learned to 1
ride the horse, to haul hay, j
plow and hoe com, feed the |
animals, hunt the cows,!
milk, and carry in the wood!
and water. We churned, ]
too, and made cheese, i
hominy, soft soap, kraut,
apple butter, dried apples i
and “fodder” beans. In the \
spring we usually “open- !
ed” the sugar camp up the J
hollow and made sugar tree i
molasses, sugar cakes, and«
sugar Easter.eggs. We alsa..|
picked wild greens,, wild.!
fruit, and the various herbs !
for medicine. 'And' P can-j
remember .Granny, picking^
washing,' and' carding her 1
wool, spinning .it! on her i
■“little" wHeeL^md—, ;1 yery ; J
occasionallyi-Waking can-j
dies in the old candle mold. !
She leached out wood ashes \
for her soap in the old.gdwt
hopper, and we>maderaf|
“run" of cider; every^f^lj
buried our apples ind.-rcKit'®
vegetables in great holes in
the back yardorbgarden, j
and picked great sacks of
walnuts and'. chestnuts— ,
the chestnuts picked from a, ? j
great grove of trees, called 4
the “Chestnut Orchard”
which stood just across our
line fence on the farm of my |
Uncle Dan’L (Daniel A.
McNeill), who ran-^ with
his two sons— the store -
down in the village, just
above the fork where Rush
Run goes into Swago Crick..
Our village had four cen¬
ters— Uncle Dan’I’s
(Wint's) Store, the two
room school house, and our
two white churches, called
the “Upper Church” and
the “ Lower” < j
When I was five, I went 1
to my first school down at
Buckeye. My father, |
“G.D.”, was principal, and
Miss Annie Cleek was my
first teacher. My primer .
book was about Dot and
Don. “Here we are. We are j
Dot and Don. Here we
are.” In the second grade,
Miss Pearl Carter was my
teacher, and I still remem¬
ber the memorization of the .
48 states and of West,
Virginia’s 55 counties:
“Barbor, Berkley, Boone,
Braxton, Brooke, etc.” In,
the third grade, Miss Mar¬
jorie Warwick was my
teacher. 'Other Buckeye!
teachers I remember were 1
Miss Carrie Brown (Mor- i
rison), Miss Clara Palmer, |
and Miss Anne Correll. !
When I was in grade 4,
my mother and father
moved the family to Marlin-
ton for about a year and a
half, and I went to school to
Miss Mathews and Miss
Pennybacker. For me, this
move to town was rather j
difficult, and I was lonely, [
poor at my studies, and
became utterly confused by
the mathematical complex- i
ities. of long division and i
common fractions. ;
Our town house, which |
we rented, was on Upper j
Camden— the big old j
house which today stands ,
between the Miss Susie i
Gay House -and Alice j
Waugh's. I often played [
with Alice- and with Jean i
Sharp down on the next
block. Other neighbors ;
were the Mays, Wades,
McCoys, McFerrins, and j
Duncans. I sometimes i
played with Billy Duncan or j
went down on Lower Cam¬
den to play with , Libby
Williams— a little girl with
a blonde Dutch bob and
blue eyes and an up-turned
nose. Sometimes, too, I
visited my little cousin, j.
Helen Overholt, at her
house near the old Fair¬
ground, and sometimes
Aunt Lucy (Overholt)
would send us out in the-|
“Common” to bring home!
her Jersey miikcow. In our|
barn back of our house, we j
kept a farm miikcow or two-, j
and there were several j
other cows who pastured on-j
the town “Common,” and j
— I believe, too, that a few j
chickens, inhabited the
barns of alleys of the town.
@n a few occasions an ox |
wagon passed along Upper
Camden, and there was the i
Livery stable and the old I
“Opera House” — a mon¬
umental “drama” in ce-|
ment. ■
As I look back at this old i
town circa 1920, it seems to
me to have been a prosper-,
ous and self-sufficient vil¬
lage. There were the daily
north and south trains, at
least one drug store, gro- -
ceries, hardware, banks,.
hotel, etc. There were four,
practicing physicians, three j
dentists, and numerous j
lawyers. We had regular i
ice service, a garbage wag- •
on, and daily milk delivery.
On Main Street were the !
banks, the various stores, j
and even a milliner, whose
job it was to trim the ladies’ i
hats. The Tannery whistle >
marked the hours, and ;
there were the churches
and the two almost new
brick schools.
During this era, my fath¬
er was County Superrn- •
. tendent of Schools,, and^
because one winter I was ,
^presumably too ill to attend*.j
school, I went with "G-.Dy”-<j
in our Model-T Ford on a j
- wide-ranging ,-schQojr visjta- j
-lion— ^ta Jpurbfq,! ,Cas?^
•'Hills boro,,'Hunters ville-,)!
Elk- etc. and up the' windy I
' hallows to one room school ej
houses on Droop and Beav- |
er Creek. The question of I
my illness remains a ques- !
; :‘tite'.>-:Pr^uniably, I j
was. afflicted with St. Vitus i
Dance; but- (in?*1976pl am I
inclined to believe' thatimy
illness was thecommon}
fractions syndrorae$£Any- i
way,. L.visited the;? Country
schools with G.D. and have |
always been able -.to "add |
and subtract! This mathe-j
matical block of mine was a i
great puzzle and pain to
"G.D.” who— at age seven i
— had already worked his!
way through Roy’s Third;
Arithmetic!
To be a child in Marlin-
ton during these years was
to be happy and free. We
played around the Slough,
walked the railroad bridge,
played hopscotch, roller
skated {I on one of Jean
Sharp's skates.. ..), rolled
hoop3, followed _ the^ ice j
wagon for its delicious 1 ‘off- j
fallings”, went to Cnau-j
tauqiia, to picnics, and i
hoped for an ice cream cone |
from Kee’s Drug Store. Or,
one could attend a Sunday i
School festival, feast in]
Aunt Lucy’s grape arbor on!
a fall Saturday, or wait for
the utter bliss of circus day.
Or if one grew tired of this I
all-year waiting, one could I
go up to the Depot and wait!
for the noon and afternoon'
trains.
My family's sojoum in:
town was not successful, 1
and when I was about 10
years old, we returned to
the farm and remained
there— as my brother Jim
still remains. I went to the
6 th and 7th grades at
Buckeye, where— by now
-we had playground]
swings and our first “hot!
lunch” — . For this latter:
innovation, the children,
brought the meat and vege-j
tables for a mighty soup pot
which the teacher boiled all
, morning on the top of the I
“BigRoom” heating stove.)
When I was 12,1 entered,
Edray District High School'
where “G.D.” had just
(1923) become principal.;
Some of the High School!
teachers, 1923-27, were*
“Cap” Killingsworth,,
“Bunyan” Lord, “Miss'
Fannie” (Overholt), Miss
Lazenby, Miss Stancill, Es¬
ther Williams Green, Mis9|
Eskridge, Miss Yeager,)
u Miss Aichardson, William |
D. Saunders, Jr., Mr. Trav-!
is, and Mr. Clutter— from j
whom I always managed a
marginal D— in math. |
In these years, “Bull- j
dog” Kenny was our foot¬
ball star; Mary Warwick
Dunlap, most attractive; Ed
Rexrode, most popular; and
Add McNeill our “Wittiest
boy”. “Bunny” Hill and
Libby Williams were our
girls’ basketball stars, and I
became a questionable and
heavy-footed guard on the
1927 team. One of the more j
shocking “great events” of |
the 1927 season was that j
we girls first wore our
“new” athletic shorts for 1
basketball! These above- ;
the-knees shorts replaced ,
our black sateen or blue ;
serge bloomers and were — j
along with the “boyish ■
bob”— the very “latest” ,
thing. 1
I remember many of the j
High School “kids” of this
era. I remember Curtis Me ]
Coy and his banjo, and 11
remember Jesse Wiley, the j
Hills twins, the May girls— i
their lovely voices— and
Margaret VanReenan, An- i
na Dennison, Margaret
Rose, Bus Edgar, Helen
Smith, Marguerite Moore,
Louise Smith, Pearl Auld-
ridge, Allie Kelley, Virginia
and Gaynelle Moore, Laura
Nelson, Virginia Neel,
Babe Wilson, Charlie
Miles, Fan Hill, Sterlei
Shrader, etc. etc.
And I remember, for- 1
ever, “G.D.” walking the j
corridors and telling sea
stories in chapel. I remem¬
ber, too, Mr. Clutter’s |
chapel rendition of Kip- j
ling's “Gunga Din’-!. We.J
had various clubs— j
French, Glee, Literary-, j
“pep”, etc., and at football j
games would yell, “Boom-j
a-lacka, Boom-a-lacka, (
Bow, Wow, Wow! Chicka- j
lacka, chicka-lacka, Chow! ;
Chow! Chow! Boom-a-lac- '
ka, chicka lacka, Who are -1
,we? Edray District High
School! Can't you see?"
.r After the spring of 1927, |
■ I was in' and out of college I
and taught 5 Zi terms in the
Pocahontas schools. My;j
teachingi and trying-to-get- j
through-college years were*
1928-1938— the decade oi,
the Great Depression.
My first school teaching,
experience was in the :
“Brush Country”, at Pleas- :
ant Hill school. I boarded at j
01 ey Jackson's and at Men-
afee’s or— in good weather j
—walked from the Fair¬
ground road to the school ,!
house— quite a trek (3V4 i
miles?) down-hill and up-
hollow.
At Pleasant HiU, I had
about 25 pupils in all eight
grades, and though— as
was common in these years
—the plan had been for the
big boys to “run me out of
the school”, .1 had my i
happiest year— in all my 35 j
years of school teaching— j
in the Brush Countryj
School. I knew and visited -1
over-night with the par -1
ents, and there were eve- j
nings of mountain music.
and popcorn and chestnuts
roasting in the coals. Andi
there were pie suppers, the
Christmas pageant, and
other community nights at
school. In school, I had
several families of Wilfong
, children (first cousins) and >
the Wheeler children and j
the Waughs. I remember i
many of the Wilfong chil- >
dren— Granville’s, Earl |
and Frances; Seebert’s-T
Clarence, Harry, and Cath- \—
erine; Ress Wilfong’s Mil- |
burn, Valley, and little j
Kate; and Asa Wilfong’s|
little Elsie. There were the)
Menefee children, Starling j
and Evelyn; Eula, Edith, I
and Zoe Wheeler; Iris and)
Edith Dean; Rebecca Jack-]
son; Elzie and Archi
Waugh; and Denton Wil-i
fong’s Howard and Reed. It)
has been 46 years since'll
taught at Pleasant Hill, and)
Howard Wilfong died long!
ago in World War II. But Ii
still remember Howard’s!
red hair and freckles, and Ij
remember Elzie Waugh— j
one of my favorite little i
boys— and I remember |
Eula Wheeler's neat arith-l
metic papers and Rebecca j
Jackson's little red coat.
Outsiders would call the]
Brush Country school an-i
“Appalachian Backwash”,t|
but to me it is, forever, myi
best-school. The people)
were warm > and friendly,
the children learned gladly,'!
and I was 19 years old,
walking up the “Crick”- on
a September morning with
the “fare-well’summers’ ’
all in purple bloom. It was
that year— in Jackson’s log.
house along the dirt road—
that I began my first book
of poetry, Mountain White.
Because there was no heat
in my bedroom, I wrote the
book in bed— with bed-
quilts piled over me and a
warm coverlid wrapped a-
round my shoulders. I
would write late at night by
the oil lamp light. It was a
good year, and I earned just
short of S90.00 a month,
paid $15.00 for my room
and board, and saved some
money for college fees.'
My next school was at!
Slatyfork. Paul Sharp was j
principal and Goldie Gaye )
Hannah and Rebecca Sla- \
ven the two other teachers |
in this new, modern, brick !
“consolidated school”. I !
boarded on Elk— near
Mary’s Chapel— with “Un¬
cle” Bob and “Aunt” Ellie
(Sharp) Gibson— who was
truly a “saint on earth.” •
!i f‘Aunt Elbe would get up 5
' before daylight, build tha.i
fires, and start breakfast. I
Then, she would kneel
down in the sitting room 1
- and say her prayers “out |
loud”—praying for all her j
loved ones name by name 1
c..—“God bless Allie, God ;
l >. bless Willie, God bless >
V'lattle Sterl.” Dear “Aunt” j
> Elbe-with her work-gnarly
. * ed hands and happy laugh- j
• ter-and* great steaming!
• plates of hot biscuits.-andq
fried ham. And as she sang j
as she worked, I know there _ '■
is— for her— that “land Graded ("the home tower.. But tor us re giuTl
that is fairer than day.’’ school”) where I taught Hug 9 out across the village
Down at the Slatyfork “The Little Room” ; Hugh the< : sweet September
school, our first school Moore and then Bill Buck- mornings, and all the chil-j
. buses ran in from Mace and lay were my principals, and dren come running to line , 1
from the top of Elk. That the children included Eve- U P for flag salute. Then wej
year Willie Gibson would Cochran, "Teeny", march in to our seats and)
not send his children to “Sis”, “Buck” and Juanita stand there to sing “Amer-j
school. He was against. Howard, Grace, Dot, and ica”,. “My country ’tis ofi
consolidation and the yel- Softy Rogers, Doris, Doro- thee. Sweet land of liberty .]
low bus— long before the thy, and Margaret Miller; • • ■“ Then we bow our]
Supreme Court got- the “Sis" and Junior Holley; heads at the last verse and
blame. Claude Auldridge; George sin g it very softly, “Our
I remember Willie’s and Duncan; Junior Jackson father’s God to thee, Auth-
Stella’s children— Goldie, (expert in Mathematics); °f of liberty, to Thee
Sterl, Louise (who was Guy KelKson— (excellent sin g- ...” "
named forme) Glenna, and student); Fay and Fred 1° Feb. 1938, when I haa
all. And down at school Morrison; Eddie Palmer; sa yed enough money for
were Stanley Glee and Dempsey and Walter Me tuition, I resigned my job
Charmalea Gibson, Wild* Neill; Harry and Ernestine and went to Miami Univer-^
Smallridge (such nice hand- Cutlip; Ruth and Florence sity of Ohio to work on my
writing), Lawrence and Auldridge; James and Rus- M.A. degree. Since then; ! 1
Wanda Lee Smith, Cecil sell Phillips, and all the have ^turned only briefly
Sage, Ruby Galford, Nancy rest. —to visit, to spend a few
Coberly, Warwick Gibson,. At Buckeye school we ] vee ^ 3 at the Miller Place |
and all the Maces, Han- had festivals and pie sup- (purchased 1941), or . to]
nahs, Van Devenders, pers and Christmas trees * eac h college extension:
Sharps, Varners, etc. And and cake walks. At noon C0Ur3es U P at town. But in a,
there were the Thomas - • and recess we played “Pri- y 617 deep sense, the Poca-j
children— little Harry is, soner-S' -Base’ "Run, bontos earth is still under',
today, a Medical doctor out - Sheep, Run”,,-,“Pretty Girl “bootsoles”. It was a'|
west, and Willie’s children Station”, “Go in and out wor ^ to grow up in;'
•are in Detroit and all over— the Window", and stick 'j 8 ™ l am grateful to have !
but come home to :-the*-ball,':i;. e- known it and to have drawn]
Gibson Reunion'eveiy year . - v. The old;school house is a fr°m its strength. ' 1 7
i'.rMyi nexti'3V4..years! oft ruin now;, and the bell has. . £ -. r .! . Louise McNeilfj
teaching were at Buckeye gone from its proud white • ‘ April 14,1976'
—--- _ <■ Coventry. Cnnn.
The following news item was
found among my papers on "G.D.",
The rest of the item cannot be
located at this time.
?GLV 10-26-76
* r.t;:- "McNeill "Km’ devoted seme - of
his time to writing and research.
He is a prolific writer and during;
his career in the legal and teach-!
ing professions has produced many:
articles for teachers' publications,'!
' newspapers and magazines. He is 1
./ also the author of a book entitled,!
"The Last Forest 1 ', and the West:
Virginia section of the civics book
now used in the elementary schools;
of West Virginia.
— ■' There are-two outstanding things]
that have happened to Dr. Mc-j
Neill for which he is extremely]
proud, which he says have never!
been published before.
■«. ‘ The first was when he was serv-
V.“- ing in the navy and was selected
from all the personnel in the Brook¬
lyn Navy Yard to give a speech of.
appreciation and present a loving!
cup to Helen Gould, daughter of;
Jay Gould, for the fine home which]
• she presented to the Navy for use i
as a Y. M. C. A. At that time the:
building was so pretentious that it I
... ' had the largest staircase in' the!
'■ !. world. “ j
The second honor which came to}
Dr. McNeill, was while he was ;
teaching at Davis and Elkins Col*j
, lege at the^time the- Air Force ca-i
dels were Training there. Dr. Mc-i
Neill taught geography and tried]
to help the Air-Force profit fremj
what he had learned about people!
and customs on his trip around the,
world. One night he was invited to
dinner with*Jt$ie.yboy.s, thinking' it]
' was a faculty, and student meeting*]
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES - OCTOBER 28, 1976-Page 8
The Last Visit
’Twas a cold and blustery
fall day i& November 1963
when I made what turned
out t.n be mv last visit with
“G. D. p ” on his farm below
Buckeye, as on all my trips'
home these visits were a
must.
A gentle “Come in,”
answered my knock. When
entering “G.D." started
to stand until I spoke—
recognizing my voice with a
warm “Come in, have a
chair."
Then I realized that he
was almost blind. I sat in. a
rocking chair near him
close to the fireplace. Soon
the topics of the day were
past and we settled down to
talk and rock, There were
many periods of silence as
we reached far back in our
minds to recall places both
had visited and had memo¬
ries of.
Now and again the logs
in the fireplace would drop
a burnt ember sending
sparks up the chimney as
though to prove something
in the room was alive.
Two old sailors—the
teacher and his retired
grade school student. We
spoke of flying fish, por¬
poise playing tag around
the bow at eighteen knots.
Storms and calms, North¬
ern Lights, sunsets on the
equator, Pizaros glass cof¬
fin in Lima, Peru, the
Pampas of Argentina, ships
stores, tar and caulking
hemp, belaying pins and
marlin spikes, Jacobs lad¬
der and the crows nest, flag
hoists and yardarms—two
block then execute.
Some thousands of miles
west and we were in the
South Pacific working our
way north on the Asia coast
and experiences on the
China station. Crossing
equator, King Neptune and
Davy Jones Locker—be¬
coming a shellback. More
silence and then we moved
from coal to oil burning
ships, ships with composite
hulls, steel covered with
wood which was then cover¬
ed with copper to retard
fouling, barnacles and sea
moss.
We had gunnery exer¬
cises off the west coast of
Mexico and visits on the
United States west coast.
Ships with mangers on
berth decks to clean chain
as anchor was being weigh¬
ed.
Out of nowhere “G. D."
said, “It’s a long way from
the Fo’c’sle to midships to
an officers stateroom aft,
but you made it without
college—must have been
some hard work and study.
Maury’s charts and
Knight's navigational aids
and seamanship. I can re¬
call few students I have
known that could equal
your record.” I stammered
my thanks and said work
and more work—yes,
studies, too.
I put a small log on the
fire while we just rocked— ’
going back home soon—to¬
morrow I answered and the
hour is late and I must be
going. “Always nice to
have you drop in, Vaughan,
come back soon." We
9hook hands, no goodbys or
farewells. We had sailed if*
oceans in the space of a
handful of minutes. )
As I walked down to the <
car, little did I know that
this would be our last visit.
When I heard of his passing
I prayed that a gentle
breeze would come off the
mountains to the west and
carry his spirit across the
seas to the Highlands. —j-
“G. D.” died Sunday,
March 22, 1964.
TAPS _
Taps: There it sounds with
its quivering note,
Like a voice full of tears or a
sob in the throat
That saddest and sweetest
most beautiful call
How its notes hold the
music, in rise and in fall
Whenever I hear it I think
of the day
When for me they shall
sound it and I far away
And I Pray that they’ll say,
“He has fought a good
fight,"
As the Trumpeter’s bugle
is saying Good Night
By: Midshipman Wm. N.
Porter, Deceased.
—Glenn L. Vaughan
History Collection 1976
This line should have been*
"We had sailed thousands of miles of the v/orlds oceans
in the space of a handful of minutes*"
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES ■ OCTOBER 28, 1976-
“Let us get on with the §
business of a State Govern- |
ment that serves the people. ’ ’ 1
Teaching in I
One Room Schools
The following article is \
from the Pocahontas Times j
of August 5, 1898. The j
author is not given but the ]
article was probably written |
by Andrew Price.
Teachers and Things
Does a teacher have to 1
confront a condition or a j
fact, we ask in a dramatic j
way in the words of a rising i
young novelist. This re¬
minds us of the way they I
theorize in the training
schools, shaping young
persons to teach and filling
them chock full of ideas and
ideals. The novice who has
been taught sees the
smooth current of the
stream down which he is to
travel but not the rocks ,
beneath the surface, :
- Nearly every one who has -
risen from among the peo¬
ple to assume prominence
as a public man or a public I
deadbeat has taught.
Nearly every child has a
desire for teaching bred in¬
to him as he sits day after
day under the control of his
teacher, who is the mon-
arch of all he surveys. A
great many teachers get 1
bravely over their desire to
teach, but it hangs to some. ,
It seems bred to the bone.
Professor D. L. Barlow, :
County Superintendent,
from whose pen we pub¬
lished a typical article last
week, is a good example of
one confirmed in the habit
of teaching. He lays awake
at night planning how he
can impart information by
making a point plain.
In Pocahontas the school
teacher receives an appal¬
ling amount of attention,
and the people of the i
neighborhood watch him |
like hawks. This' ia" very]
flattering when the teacher \
succeeds in pleasing those j
who exercise this 9urveil- (
lance, but as a rule it :
causes much irritation to :
the teacher and therefore •
interferes with his good'
work. When the country at
large have their eyes upon i
the doings of Congress, and
are grumbling and growl-;
ing about high taxes andi
lavish appropriations, oun
average school patron is
making the neighborhood j
too hot to hold the school
teacher.
The first school that I
; taught was in a truly rural
district, and I entered on
the work with the feeling,
that I had reached the very j
acme of my ambition. The ’
longer I taught the more I
chafed under the conditions !
confronting those who in¬
dulged in teaching, and I (
did as the majority do—fled :
the scene, and let another
take my place who goes to
his work in a blissful state ■.
of ignorance.
Those who have never!
taught have no idea of the j
finesse requirements to'
‘ teach a school.
My first school was what,
is known as a success. That
is, I taught to the last day of
the term with' an average
attendance, but I had
trouble. People talked:
about me. Some said I
taught too many hours and
others too few. I was too
strict and too mild. They
complained that 1 had never i
whipped anybody and that J
young ones needed to be
whipped with the same
regularity that cattle should j
be saltjad. I whipped a boy]
for a petty ctffenae to quiet
this rumor, and expected to
bushwhacked for weeks. I
kept the schoolroom too
hot; I kept it too cold. I let
the children starve to death
for water; 1 had the children
carrying water half the
time. One old clod com-
peller complained that I did
not teach from six to six.
These are only a few of
the many complaints that
rose throughout the neigh¬
borhood on account of my
mismanagement. I never;
dared to do or say anything'
without weighing the con-
;
j
sequences and ^thinking 1
how it would sound. One |
set would tell me what
another set said, and I was •
overwhelmed and vexed
with the cares of state.
One of the worst troubles >
I got into was caused by the
introduction of calisthenics,
which are “light gymnas¬
tics suitable for and adapt* i
ed to girls, designed to i
promote grace and health."
The children took to them J
wonderfully well, and I j
would have my little gang ’
of twenty or so fling their \
arms in unison, and it made
an agreeable change in
school work. But the little i
scamps soon saw a way to
utilize the exercise. When :
their mother wanted a
back-log cut, why the
teacher had put him :
through such violent ex- ,
ercise he was so stiff and
sore that he couldn’t get his ,
coat off. And the girls were
the same way. *
Pretty soon there was a
corn-shucking, and the
brutal treatment by the l
teacher was discussed in all
its phases. I was notified
that I would have to stop
■ abusing the children. I did
not comply as I had found
out the best plan to pursue
was not to weaken. One j
evening a trustee came ;
spying around, and when I
put the team through their
exercises he had to admit
, that it was about as heavy
work as shaking hands.
After this it gradually
dawned on the old folks
that the young ones were
a-doing of them, and the
next plaint was naturally
that I did not whip enough.
I thought there might be
some justice in this myself;
and shortly after one of the
boys whose arms had suf¬
fered most from calis¬
thenics gave me an open¬
ing, and nerving myself to
the desperate deed, I cut a
twig and brushed him. I
scared him very much and
hurt him very little, and the
school was tremendously
impressed and the neigh¬
borhood pleased, but some I
complications arose with |
his immediate connections. ,
The whipping evidently did
h i m good, for he grew up i
and lately distinguished '
himself by licking a man
fifty pounds heavier than
he. We hope this is partly
due to his early training.
The greatest forte a
schoolteacher can have is to
make himself solid with the
children. If the school in¬
terests them they will
come, if it bores them they I
will not, for the children
rule the roost. Therefore'
the schoolteacher should
provide lots of Noah’s Arks;
Punch and Judy shows;
unlimited supply of candy
and lickerish; picture
.books, and other things to
.make the school attractive
land not like home. I offered
| a dollar on the first day of
school for the pupil who
attended the most days.
The school was nearly out
and there were two chil-l
dren, a boy and girl, about
eight years old, who had
not missed a day. On the]
last Thursday the little boy
was sick, and the little girl
looked at him constantly,
hoping he would be too sick
to come out next day. The
next morning found him
much worse, but he man¬
aged to reach the school-
house and everybody
gloried in his spunk. He
made no attempt to study ,
or recite. We had gathered |
all the girls’ shawls and
made him a bed on the
bench, and he lay there all
day the sickest child I have
ever seen. He was game to
the last and received the
half dollar that was his with
the greatest complacence.
We feel that the school
teacher is poorly paid in
Pocahontas, but it is never¬
theless true that we are
paying too much school tax.
It would be better if there j
were half the number of
schools. —1898
taught school at huntersvilie
’ <S|l.y.
0
\a *»» M* u flq “*
MinOTWVIfl/bMRt? *
IrvUIm liPBIann*.
li.it the nil... -Qi
P.u*
I -uncRiL»ti». :
Vi! r ling ground footJuUs
Or StuDipiRE Cm* 1 *
0u»> „
IwfidiBgU. Beureull*
Near. vfcN* lit* «d««
crowd
To rum she oUl miU whoola
I^IK BCll lulled Bow th*.
blrcWUd
Out of the hi 'Ai hoyDod,
•CuuaKt ir. a m*sU of day
dreams
and beauiy *tt aitwjJ. |
|W) <'o»a ia lxaMlIf
Over ft acone so Fnif,
Nyturf.’a heart ia thrilling
touched by the vibrant
HUD
the bad » •
Swtfced by b Father'*,
tender hand. .$*
(Trimaon doudr float aoftir 1
^ Over »alry eo^bluq .{ ^
Timi from Util lo' youz
homestead*
yernnen tnrd and twel
West in tt« ISine Sprme
fens
Exquisite ford loaves
FTUW .
Swaying on grac*ftjl ulema
Turning to and Ire.
+- . .
Views irrwt ChflfcWe
| Invite ar?eet*aj)d lure,
I Romance and mjaWry
1 abide •-
J GwJd*s» and ro«r*7
. endure. *
innumerable footpaths
t | lead,
Near nod lor they stray.
Law velky end meed
Arrow* Ux* hflte end eway
The first pert of tlus
)(njm wee before
he State Road was built.
POCAHONTAS TIMES
(Page 2) .. “ '
Pnbliihed every ThonkUy exc«J* 1
t>e lut vieek of the yew.
hntfiid at the Poet OfiSe* ai Maf
union, Wt*t Virginia W864, a*
stccca c)»»i natter. :
BUBhCRlPTION CHARGBS
la Poeabontae County >4.60 a year.
£)i»vh«ra>6.&0 a year, la adfaa««.
JANE PRICK SHARP, BDITQB
THURSDAY, OCT. 28, 197* •
Board of Education
The Board of Education
met for a regular meeting
on October 25.
The Board approved the
following special uses of
school facilities;
Junior Girl Scout Troop
857 to use a Green Bank
classroom one day a week
for a first aid course during
November and December.
Virginia—West Virginia
Crime Clinic to use Marlin-
ton Cafeteria on November
10 for a dinner.
Hillsboro PTA to use
Hillsboro Cafeteria and au¬
ditorium on November 8 for
a dinner and play.
The Board voted to ac¬
cept the resignation of
Marvin Waugh as a custo¬
dian at Marlin ton Elemen¬
tary School.
The Board voted to ter¬
minate the contract of
Johnny Nelson as bus
driver.
The Board approved
evaluation forms for service
and auxiliary personnel and
directed these evaluations
to be completed a minimum
of four times a year (teach¬
er evaluation forms and
procedures were approved
several years ago).
The Board accepted a bid
in the amount of $7200 from
Mitchell Chevrolet Com¬
pany for a new dump truck
cab and chassis. One other
bid was received for $7700.
The next regular Board
meeting will be November
8 .
POCAilONM COUNTY BIGEVrTSPKYA
,: TTfTJ POCa]«® 1'A«J TIMiS"
Vnl. IV
1st Book Tor writer
2nd book for Editor Times
3rd book for FiSti*.#
ifth book .for facade iV-.i.ui^h's
family collection*
This saction started April 23tb*
Glob, L * Vi; upjian
Lt* L r .S*K* (Ket),
AOQ tfelvin Av«;jiio
Anoapollfi, Wd,
21A01
Milk Delivery About 191V*
From the early teen 1 o until the time Mr* Zed* Smith, Jr* built
the first dairy with machines to sterilise the bottles and equipment
in handling large quantlas of milk, Marlinton had daily milk deliveries*
Mr* I sen Waugh, whose farm was on the flat land behind Kee's flock. There
he kept his herd of cows.
Every day Mr* Waugh would drive his old .fnnhioned huckboard buggy
to town with the milk, cream and buttermilk cnne tied on the bock of
the seat. His old horse with the fringe net to keep the flye away
almost knew his route. Mr. V, r augh would simply scy T flat up% and tnlk
him over his entire route, the horse*in front of the regular customers,
There were hooks on the buckboard where hie measuring containers
and strainers were carried. Prom a half pint to hslf gallon containers
which ware mad* of copper - handle on one side spout on the other Bide.
The customers would bring out their own containers paying no attention
to the duety etreet as the measuring containers wore wiped clean ©nch _
time they were used. Sometime Mr. Waugh would Bell butter and eggs,
although many of the town's citizen's had their own cMdkerft and a few
owned their own cows* \
MRs. Lizzie Waugh did the churning and butter making in her large
kitchen back on the farm. I remember many times when hdr mall was sent
to my «unt Liszzi* ‘Waugh. Evidently they had their friends use - Kee'a
Rock and Times Office and the problem was corrected.
I co Wagon
Following; th« milk bu!>gy kus usually the ice w.-gcn from the
ice plant or ator:'..:e rouu a n upper t:ili-l Avt-imo. ''.■s.rro being very
i'svi <». eutric Eci' rip;erators .in tovn i.mut t *. ili.vi Irrt :h:»' ooxee fith
one nniiijxirti^lll; i’a»:w” f ed for uoo.jfc a fuj-.• »v-tf.y pound Mere of ice.
I'hene famllee h?U> a large card with the numbers 75-50-75-100
jLt.6. ,.n t'lft cup. if;:-.' • <jf both >*' t.hn ;;:.r:!s. '''tiifi^.Mvr wbtr
wuii ioatlaolc frcir. uka iibreot that in tAi.it the ion.ran would deliver.
He v.otiil daAttx-ree ?vjv- >,« y.iv ./l' con .Vo ic■> pick to cut h 300 3b.
echo oi vue ami nil \>b« Ul’is wu-fW In- in '••r u treat catching the
smaler nieces that fell t" ili« ground. The iceinrj.* would curry the
large i’.ieco on tils eaouldcr vith 1 p j 1 r of ic-. t-sip* .-."d pli.ee in
r.jit: ico eoKp'.rttcent- ilw.- jc being careful to t-va! ic? t.'-c smeller
piece that veu alre is tb -s tor,
burlier l remember EAu-t id the^Xd vintor months ice wr.s cut
with u o!_;j pulls i or.. 1 sled .?.■• Knapps Nre-dV hoV-'cen tbs* tiailroad
Iriitf^c ^nd ..-be cioTbi ■ «5 o.tf-r^d in c 5 »e ice house and uaod in
suir.mer for ri&klnf' ioe c.’ea.n.
Often boxcars of '.hie 1 OP *.;nr phipp—f ho Charl.-aet^r drrinp the
vii'ter n<:itbP to ba need in t.re cold storage vardbouseir there. Of
course Knapps L-oeck v..s muf.!-, deeper and eltmur drr'o.y those days
Tfi£ POCAHONTAS TIMES - NOVEMBER 4, 1976-Page 3
PCHS Football
The Warriors defense did
a good job shutting out
Webster County Friday
night and the offense mov¬
ed the ball consistently.
The young Warriors won
their third straight game.
Albert Pondexter, the
area's leading scorer, scor¬
ed two touchdowns. Soph¬
omore, Rick Irvine, scored
on a screen pass thrown by
Sophomore Richard Oref.
Oref also had two intercep¬
tions from his defensive
halfback spot. Defensive
tackle, Mike Williams, re¬
covered a fumble deep in
Warrior territory. Webster
County was able to get
inside the thirty yard lfoe
twice in the game.
Keith Pondexter had a 70
yard run nullified by a
clipping penalty and his
brother, Albert, had a 70
yard run nullified on a
motion penalty.
Rick Doyle and Fred
Tibbs played well at the
linebacker spot.
The entire team offen¬
sively and defensively exe¬
cuted well, displaying good
blocking and tackling form.
The Warriors play
Petersburg at home this
Fnday night which will be
parents night. We hope to
have an offensive and de¬
fensive unit for Friday
.night’s game, enabling 22
different players to start,
besides the kicking team.
Offensive Probable Starters
Center-Ronnie Van-
Reenen (54) Senior.
Left Guard —Ronnie
Mullens (63) Senior.
Rjeht Guard—Mark
Kinder (67) Sophomore.
Left Tackle-Glen Arbo-
gast (72) Sophomore.
Right Tackle —Craig
Doss (71) Sophomore.
Left End—David L. Cas- '
sell (31) Junior.
Right End-Mike Buz¬
zard (85) Senior.
Quarter Back-Mark
Waslo ( 10 ) Junior.
Tail Back—Albert Pon-
p . C. H. S. ATHLETICS
Var sity Footb all
PCHS 18 - Webster County 0
Nov. 5, Petersburg at PCHS
8 pm._ Last home game
Nj'nth Grade Foothali
PCHS 14 - Franklin 0
Var sity Girls Basketball
Petersburg 35^TcHS16
1 pm V ' 4 ’ Franklin at PCHS,
Ea^rili»S HSatGree " bri -
7 Noy.9,P C HSatRichwood. !
Elementary - g^ho^p oot j la jj
Ba^r2 6 ^ Iarlint0 " at Creep
Friday night PCHS plays
their last home game with
Petersburg. The Athletic
Boosters have planned this
game for Parents night. We
hope the parents will plan
to attend this game to be
recognized with your son.
Also we want to recognize
the parents of the Varsity
Cheerleaders.
Everyone come out and
support our Warriors to a
fourtlrwin.
Louise Bamisky
aexier ( 241 Senior.
Full Back—Keith Pon¬
dexter (34) Sophomore
Half Back—Rick Irvine
(30) Sophomore.
The Warriors have three:
players in top three in New
River Valley Conference
statistics, Albert Pondex-:
ter, Conference leading j
scorer with 72 points, Mark ]
Waslo, third in pass per-, j
centage, David Lee Cassell |
third in pass receptions. I
Defensive [
Probable Starters !
Middle Guard— Melvin!
Ricottilli (52) Junior.
Tackle — M ike W illiams
(51) Sophomore..
Tackle—Tom Barnisky
(75) Junior, or Greg Rose
(74) Sophomore.
End-Phillip Hill ( 86 );
Sophomore.
End—Mark Gum (87)
Junior.
Linebacker—Fred Tibbs
(43) Senior
Linebacker-Rick Doyle!
(44) Senior
Halfback—Richard Oref
( 22 ) Sophomore
Halfback—Wayne Cas¬
sell (15) Sophomore.
Safety-strong—William
Dilley ( 88 ) Junior
Safety-free—Mike Ryder
(23) Sophomore
Other members of the
squad that will see action,
are (55) Ronnie Sharp, (69)-j
Conrad Smith, (68) Richard I
Faulknier, (64) Bob Myers,
(81) Lewis Fromhart, (36).
Eddie Beverage, (89) John
Dilley, (80) Bruce Johnson,
(62) Tim Galford, (73)
Grant Galford, and (77)
Tony Wiley.
The Warriors play ,
Clarksburg Roosevelt Wik-j
son in Clarksburg, Novem- !
ber 12 at 7:30. The Boosters
Club will furnish the eve-' - !
ning meal.
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES ■ NOVEMBER 4, 1976-
Town of Marlinton
The Mayor will meet with
State Road personnel to
check on drain at Mitchell
Garage and clogged cul¬
verts at Knapps Creek
bridge.
The mayor reported let- I
ters had been written to j
several town residents that j
fences and property ex-:;|
tended over into town f
property and explained j
they would be responsible ,
for any damages resulting |
from this. 1
No funds are available .
for street paving at present.
Bobby Dean appeared
before the Council concern¬
ing the town dump and
prevention of fire—the
Mayor made plans to meet
with him Wednesday.
Multiple problems were '
discussed. The weather,
flood, and many demands
on time have curtailed
many repairs needed. <
A preliminary proposal |
for work on a sewage i
system and possibility of a J
grant was presented in a 1
short written outline from
Martin and Associates. The
Council decided to ask
them to proceed with plans
to contact the Department ,
of National Resources, etc.
A building permit was
approved for James Lannan
for an addition to his home
at 1210 Parrish Street.
A financial report was
made on the five active
accounts and bills were
approved.
The cemetery, records,
location of lots, etc., were
discussed. An enlarged
map will be secured.
Doug Ryder was employ¬
ed as part time policeman
at the last meeting.
Col. Smith, of the Corps
of Engineers, will be here
Monday, November 8, at
1:00 P. M. to discuss
flooding.
THE SOCAHONTA3 TIMES • NOVEMBER 4,
There Ain't No G in Marlinton >
A smart and stylish man was he,
He had a college-bought degree,
He wished to buy some timber land,
\ And so he took his pen in hand,
j But when it was said and done,
He hurt his friend in Marlinton,
He did a capital crime you see,
Spelling Marlinton with a G.
There ain’t no G in Marlinton,
There ain’t no G in Marlinton,
There ain’t no G in Marlinton,
' There ain’t no G in Marlinton.
Jacob Marlin, a hunter bold,
Settled here in days of old,
He camped in a hollow tree,
And spelled his name with nary G.
His partner, a hunter, also came,
Stephen B. Sewell, was his name,
The year was seventeen-fifty-one,
They founded the town of Marlinton.
— While they dwelt in solitude,
Sewell got in an ugly mood;
He took his knife and on a tree,
Cut MARLING.
Then’Jacob Marlin, mighty quick,
Fell on him like a thousand brick,
For it always riled his family,
For folks to spell the name with G.
Old Jacob Marlin died in bed,
Sewell—the Indians killed him dead.
It was an awful fate, but he
Was prone to use the extra G.
Let all take warning from his fate,
And when our town they designate,
( They sure must mind their p’s and q's,
This awful G we can’t excuse.
THE FOCAHO£'iTii3 TIM® - NOVEMBER
Ambulant** vtdwl by (Vonuir State
W»»rt n<Mj%r nre tbr i<*« Hoxjillal <m»l (He K-P-P Fire
#»'* hwIm'mi'ii • r.w *r>- Tbe rrnUv-
lujt Pnr about** Count). *** c * a *»*«if ten
One went to Itenmar Stale Vf**eiu«! fey (Jov. Motirr to
Hospital for ijm* by [He ,ul,ft un Wdnur
Hospital and l| i* al*y day, fkteb*»r 27. Tht-y »k«^
avaitebk [a i) w Suia+m
pare of tae County. The 41,(1 tto U-/ D Wf* Ltep4.
other amhuiawce went to on Sunday u-fwm the
the Bartow - Freak - Ihiibhj P*^' 5 w " 4 teh«i.
Tiro Pepaniueot ut aerva I® *^ e pboto me John
Ippar Pocebowoa Covaty Wmmhi*. BFD Fir*
T>h«« robklei w*r* o.mH« Sleeo Hunter, F'reei-
pvailabh- u» the Countv by ^ e f R * ”1 th» County Com*
rj*e OuvKfnor'* Highway ™ 5w ' vn > Trod Buraia, Jr.,
bfcfely AdminUlrjiiun j, n n OwrvHnulor for lb*
Ml/50 <ofct Muring baao* <4 0 •»«»■**’* Highway Hefrty
*lMal««i,ifsi7Ji7SeaeH Admioi4«iko, Corl W»i
Ik», state Abut* of th# vo * 1 ' -Aahjiinktr«(*r (4 Dan-
purchase ptv* rame from 14)42 ■ ^ >aj * Withers. A«i-
tb* MationaJ Highway Tret EOWltani at ltenmar, and
fir Safety Administration. I,MT 7 Hull, with the (’won
At ibe cuaaly level, the 0w '. 5 Safety Ad
omkIuoK Su 4 were pro- tnioieimtioo. |
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES - NOVEMBER 4, 1976- 1
Letter .{
Dear Editor:.
When I am Annie L. I
Cromer’a age, will the Lord j
forgive me if I see the-j
educational needa of any"
child, including foster chii-
drerr, jin the way that her
article implies.
Thia writer seriously'
doubts that the education of
any rural child in Pocahon¬
tas County was obtained in
h vastly different manner
from,Mrs. Cromer’s if said i
child was within 10 years of |
Mrso'sCromer’s education j
years. j
Our grandparents walked.!
muddy roads to one room I
schools, our parents did, <
and this writer walked j
through woods and fields, j
muddy roads (Later hard j
surfaced)' to get her' first
nine years of education. ]
The ninth year was walked
from' Pap’s farm, way off'
the hard surface of U. S. j
219 on the southern end of :
Droop Mountain, almost to ;
Hillsboro for much of her
Freshman High School j
year. May the Lord forgive
me if I should think a I
person attending school in |
the affluent years of the j
1970's should walk five j
miles each way just be- i
cause this writer, 1 ‘When I !
wasrtjtieir age didn't have”
transportation. j
-This writer, though never j
a foster child, experienced i
living in several homes j
whfere she worked to defray
expenses of board, room, j
and clothing while pursuing 1
three: years of hign school |
ancj# college degree. In i
most of these homes we i
were-treated as siblings
and-peers. We were given :
frefe time to prepare our I
lessons for the morrow, and j
these folks helped us un-i
snarl assignments we did i
notj understand. Most of |
these folks taught us to be
assets to the community by I
precept and example, thus :
aiding our self concept that
we were somebody special. (
There were two other.)
homes in which this writer]
worked which was a bitter i
experience.
This writer is a parent and !
has been a foster parent, j
The’natural and foster chil -;
dren were treat^d^quaUy’J
and also helped with any 1
assignments or memory j
work that needed help or 1
drill. I
Having taught in grades
two through seven in public
school, this writer wishes to
inform Mrs. Cromer that
home work is necessary to
give practice which ‘‘ties
down.” (reinforces) the skill
tai^pht, particularly in j
arithmetic, spelling, read- I
ing, : English and generally
truOin all subjects.
. As a teacher, this writer i
haspiadmuch experience in |
the>classroom with chil¬
dren. Learning is harder for
children from broken
homes. This teacher has
seen a child “go to pieces”
because of “war” and later
divorce in the home and/or
a parent’s death. As their
world of trust, faith, and
security falls, they are un¬
able to cope with something
they;, cannot understand.
With troubled thoughts,
they: do not readily grasp
what is being taught.
Therefore, these children
need all the love and help
that can be given in a foster
home, especially with home
work. Help patiently, and if
the foster parent can’t help
please don’t blame the
teacher.
Parents are not always ;
qualified to be parents, nor
are foster parents always
and don’t know the mean¬
ing. of it according to
Webster’s 1941 Collegiate
Dictionary second edition:
; Nurture (noun) 1. Breed¬
ing; education; training. (2)
That Which nourishes; food ;
• Nurture (verb transitive)
(li).iTp feed or rear; to
foster.\(2) To educate; to
bifing up or train.
^foster (adjective) Afford¬
ing receiving or sharing.,
nourishment, nurture, or
sustenance, though not re¬
lated by blood.
Foster parent— A worn- j
man or man who has per- 1
forced the duties of a :
parent to the child of an
other/ • • H
ThU writer, parent^]
teacher, foster parent and
grandmother is 58 years i
young, and she knows that*,
if parents do not reinforce.;
the teacher and/or support
the/teaeher in faith their..*
child will seldom do well in.
school.
Mrs. Cromer should be >
invited to and spend seven I
days and nights with any)
teacher in Pocahontas
County, listening, watching I
(without interfering) then [
make comments for what |
teachers are paid and;
comments concerning;
homework.
This writer is not angry ,
at Mrs. Cromer but she 1
does feel sorry for her, !
because Mrs. Cromer who j
is neither informed nor;
qualified to comment on
either today’s teachers, orj
today’s educational pro¬
cedures, so boldly displays,
her ignorance to the read-i
ers of The Pocahontas;
Times. ,
Respectfully, >
A taxpayer in Pocahontas i
County !
Name withheld by re¬
quest. I
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THURSDAY. NOV. 4,1976~
Pioneer Days—July 8-10, '77j
iO'Ej Letter I
Dear Jane I
» I look forward to my j
Times each week, even tho' )
' it comes one week behind I
each time.
.,1 try to call Mom each |
• Saturday, so I get all the ;
big news, i.e., deaths and
floods, before receiving .
your paper—it still brings J
me ' a ' little<■' closer to
“home’' and solves that ”
homesick feeling when I ?
read it all with your special
details.
I was sorely tempted to
write you when I read j
Frank Colson’s letter—I j
wish more of us would do
that occasionally— ‘ ‘just ait j
down and re mini sce about j
growing up in Marlinton '
and letting everyone know
> bur feelings about how
good and kind it all was— 1
and still is." .j
<It is great living in the 1
wild, wild West, and be¬
lieve it or not, behind the
•' tourism trap of casinos and
' gaming (we do not use the i
word gambling out here), I
there is a strong, conserva¬
tive neighborhood atmos¬
phere of decency and
“right doing". Maybe even ,
stronger than most com- j
; munities because of the
exposure to so much free- :
dom of behaviors “down- j
town.” It ia interesting’]
that we natives are not 1
attracted to the slot ma¬
chines and gaming tables— '
sort of an attitude of “let [
the tourists pay our state ground here unless it s.
taxes for us and support our some tourist., who-1
community resources — g e tg name in the,
and they do! . paper for a flagrant wrong- i
Larry and I have been. dojng |
attending the Westminster () lir ]ocaI paper, “Reno
•'United' 1 Presbyterian Evening Star,” ia also'
Church out here and there warm and' personal—deals -
are only two Presbyterian more w ; t h local fetes and i
Churches in this area. This accomp li a hments than with i
is Mormon country! We wor ld violence, etc.
. feel right at home as there We’re happy here but at I
, is-no difference in the ritual times homesick for trees f
1 of the worship services— •
. same doxology, creed and
, we even say “our debtors ^,
i instead of “trespassing.”
‘ One thing I appreciate
■about the church services
; here is the very informal;
•' but , meaningful “get ac-|
pquainted time, ’ after, the ,
i minister opens services,
1 when we all stand, and the
; minister descends from the
0 pulpit, and circulates some¬
what shaking hands and
exchanging our names with
others in the sanctuary.’ It
certainly helps us new¬
comers “get acquainted"
and feel even more wel¬
come and accepted.
The Westerners are the
most friendly, personal
■people I’ve ever lived
amongst (very similar to us
mountaineers), but you
never hear any gossip
and gentle mountains. We |
are already planning retire- j
ment for Pocahontas Coup- j
ty and read Mr. Beuttell’s !
real estate ads with eager- j
ness to start our land i
payments before it is all out i
of reach. _ j
Guess you know Mother
is flying out here November j
14. We’re hoping she’ll
stay through Christmas— ;
and won’t be too offended
at the “ways of Reno." i
We’ll do our best to convert :
her to “blue jeans” and :
cowboy boots—and I expect
one trip with me over 7,200
feet Mt. Rose to Lake
Tahoe and she’ll throw her
crutch away for a para¬
chute.
Love to all my friends,
Dorothea McLaughlin
Mrs. Lawrence C. Mc-
Million
Sparks, Nevada
• •m.* i * * , • 4 ^
TSB POCABCNTA 3 TIMES • NOVEMBER 4 .W-J
Nonagenarian Easily Recalls
Simpler Days, Ways of Life!
*y
I jdl t*MC*S •
WLW . WW s uM
** yeerfl or lhrUf us tm tk»*-
<-*r& 3X can ti4l Juts • to*
IM UfeJ ,v» Om^n
Ct 4 £^ea A *4 Ttms h*» to m
SoeUwl wtU e rapm] lm*r «*ms
cm reedMw uuiu« RliuaU
~ you »i« Mii
«C^UUJlBlL
Ltrvir Ktmidt we* bon
Jiuy 7.lOUta » Cowry
V Va Hkt glrUfcjui »n that of
tii> yrjtirvtarvr raised cc a forai:
Vile helped (MB up ]iBy,«lidhMt»a«
hold c2ior-v browtfti roe con
frrn :be Heir*. “Iwoe;«ljufc*rw.
fact ir.cat c( (be sumrrwr, si*
riiciille, ,r avd i^L.i«nuim\n^ ifmi
I d cre^' (iu mi Jw Jt* &•»*,
and roy f~*< would /»#t cold, I
*'-*lld Stand mnlwitrm thria wS«n»
lb< oowa Ni'5t«*?r steep luy before
IrJ: ri)d fcwm cut "
Memories uf KLrlbood fuxsJ
we wit JitrJ to brio* beck
to Mrs. iUnnah'H ulitrt mlml . J»
tscalla uld-faiiiiont^ Lttfy.|*ih*.
good (Itpan In thw riwnliuti, wrwn
hrr mnbirr jiUyed hit acorrdion
hud U« tmiUiy would sin^trft^th-
ei, end tlmr.s of Mary telling.
7hr.s« ware ilay# when purcmtii
lacybt ltelr c^jldrm AECa tod
jn;r*ery rhyme*, i twdlrvi and
spKihnij. SmlUJMly, toe
bej'e ure of her tewru# veramr
"Ibfr bees and the Klee rue* nice
Jitrlr py«s, hut in*y ctiMi*t rtwd
like cue; 'Hie'* UJob cn lue Litxjk
end swai to look, bur cen't
«se> AIT!"
Vhe yeW» have dimmed Mrs.
Hu .io"h' 5 tyetfjthr Until .'•bun
ft yumr tif/n, vim rciuld ntllJ rued,
t*[ now. t »iiriUa ^rveju that
pi r. A* |i 4rl.«i»ek»r»h pride
ki her rCnattof nui AC/toleatii
r-;i«Jee "1 wse h dcod apeller-
•iww.'s »l Lhr ttfAdotthneU**.* 4
!-*• saa* AjkJ. sbt «** cm to
brrow«- ■ (WvmI KMwr, hw
ETr*vtlcs* Mud««<ia «u */-dr« *-7
fa at ■» riywo weer (he
Ci «v«dirSer ilm
MM LKVltr HAHKAn
Today’s school child can’t ima¬
gine the hardships endured by
children of yesteryear who want¬
ed an education. Most of the stu¬
dents would walk over a mile
to school, through winter snow or
spring rain. Running water, cen¬
tral heating and electricity were
not readily available to country
folks. School cafeterias? Non¬
sense! Lunch was brought from
home, and drinking water “tot¬
ed” in a bucket from a nearby
spring; all drank from a com-
imon dipper. Summer heat was
combatted by a fresh breeze
through an open window. In win¬
ter, a' wood tire was kept going,
iMrs. Hannafrsays 4?rasaworld
I of the McGuffy reader and the
'hickory switch. “But, I didn’t
Spank the children often,” her
gentle voice reminisces, “Most¬
ly I could talk to them and get
them to mind.”
At 23, the school teacher traded
her Miss for a Mrs. and began
the life of a farmer’s wife. She
bore £ children, 5 daughters and
3 sons (one daughter died in in¬
fancy), and the years of raising
her family were "busy, but hap¬
py,” she recalls. People had few
clothes in those days, and what
they did have were washed in a
wooden or galvanized tub over a
washboard. “Washing was an all
day thing.” V' -
Thrift was a virtue in the early
1900s and Mrs; : Hannah made her
own soap and sewed the family’s -
clothes; her kitchen was seldom
without the aroma of fresh-baked
bread. Her husband, Hugh, would
raise vegetables in.a large gar¬
den, and she put up as many
as she could; Fresh butter and
milk were family staples, as well
as a daily supply of eggs from
the henhouse.: Sweets were served
rally on special occasions.
Candlelight and’oil-lamps were
tire only evening* light Mrs. Han¬
nah knew until ‘ ‘I think it was the
late 1920s before we got elec-
trieity-maybe the 30s.” Trips
to church or for occasional out¬
ings were, for many years, on ;
horseback. Parties were seldom I
held without sime woven-in work
purpose: gatherings for quilting,
corn husking or apple peeling
were followed by dancing, play- ;
acting, singing or other gaiety.
Families maintained close ties
then. “My mother helped a great
deal with the children. Both
Hugh's mother and mine had
looms and they made blankets and
cloth for clothes. They were al¬
ways around to help in sickness.
Old home remedies were that
day’s substitute for the comer
drug store of patent medicine.
When children had a cough or i
sore throat, a mixture of honey !
and buttar would soothe and pa- j
cify. Then, there were other, |
leas pleasant remedies for other
ailments-castor oil andcamimiie
tea! Every mother knew the se¬
cret of making a mustard plast¬
er to fight the dangers of pneu¬
monia.
A widow since 1967, Mrs. Han¬
nah looks back on her long life¬
time with - a sense of accom¬
plishment. If she has any “se¬
crets” of her longevity, they
seem to be her relaxed attitude
and her devotion to God. Always,
she had read and studied her
Bible; now she likes to have it
read to her. She can recite favo¬
rite verses, which she has adopt¬
ed as part of her life’s philoso¬
phy. “This earth has always been
a good place, but I know there’s
still a better place,” she smiles.
Recently, when she. celebrated
her 95th birthday, she received
congratulations from President
Ford. Her children beam with
pride over their Mom. Two of
her daughters are well known
to local residents^ Hazel,. Cor¬
bett and E thel High.. Qth er chiidr
ren are Lucille Laf^' Fret) Han¬
nah and Warren Hannah. Marjo¬
rie Collins, another daughter,, is
deceased.
-THE RECORDER
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES ■ NOVEMBER i, 1976
Letter
Here is my first school
days; I thought they might
be interesting to some that
know me. Although most
of them have passed on.
I started in the year of
1901 or 1902, and Bertie
Hill from Lobelia, was my
first teacher. The following
are the names of other
teachers I went to: Lucy
Hannah, Mary Hannah,
Lucy Smith, Ellet Smith,
Elmer Duncan, Ava Green,
of Roane County, Ruth
White, Bertha Baxter,
Nannie Barnes. .
We had to walk over a
mile to the little old West
Union schoolhouse. We had
to cross Stony Creek on a
foot log and cross another
run five times to get there.
Sometimes the water was
too high for us to cross and
we had to miss school. I
went with five other broth¬
ers and sister at the same
time. We h^d to wade snow
waist high sometimes;
they didn’t scrape roads in
those days. We carried our
dinner (biscuits mostly) in a
little wooden salt fish buck¬
et. Two of the girls went
during the noon hour to
bring a bucket of water
from William Gilmore’s
spring and it lasted until
the next day. We all drank
out of the same dipper and
no one died from diseases
from it. We girls would
9weep the school house and
whoever got there first
would build a fire but later
on they hired a school boy
to build the fires. School
took up at nine o’clock and
was taught until four o'
clock. We just got off one
day for Christmas, and if
we lost a day on account of
bad weather we made it uj>
on Saturday. Those were
the good old days. I think
the teachers pay was
twenty five or thirty dollars
a month. We had spelling
matches and speeches
about once a month.
Ida Beverage McNeill
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WiLMIfieTHlJ. t>BL.I<)l0S
EDUCATION IN GREEN BANK DISTRICT
The first school in the vicinity of Jreen Bank was erected in
1780. It was a typical pay school of that period; the fee was paid
by boarding the teacher a certain length of time, according to the
number of scholars in the school.
As Green 5ank became a larger place than a one-house town, a school
was erected below the town at what was then known as the Crossroads, and
named after that location. The school lasted until the year 1820, and
then a school was built on what is now the property of John H. Gum
which was then known as Cartmill Creek. This school served the purpose
of educati*nfc* the pioneer children for a decade or more.
As churches were built with better regard to the density of the
people, the session rooms bacame the school houses, the session room
of Liberty Church being one of the most important in Green Bank
Community. The session room schools were usually taught by the pastor,
and if the pastor did not teach, outside teachers would teach a term
of three months for a dollar a scholar if there were as many as ten
scholars.
H}8 session room schools lasted until 1842, when the Green Bank
Academy was erected where the Odd Fellows Lodge Hail now stands in
Green Bank. This was the first free school and v/as first taught by
Professor Benjamin Arbogast who had influenced the founding of it.
The usual number attending was from sixty-five to seventy-five.
This school was part of the Academy program of the County which called
for the erection of three academies: at Green Bank, Huntersville,
and Hillsboro. These three buildings xsxi were of brick and were the
most modern buildings in the County. Most of the people in Gpeen Bank
District sent their children to this school. These scholars boarded
at Green Bank for there was no method of conveyance from the more
distant homes.
When a student had finished this school he could attend Institute
for a week, and then pass a test given and prepared by the County
Superintendent and become qualified for a teaching position. Green
Bank District had its own Board of Education at that time, so the
teachers went before them to qualify for a job. But they had to have
as many as two trustees of the three to sign their contract before
the job was forthcoming; the salary being about sixty dollars a month.
A few years after the Civil war, the buklding was remodeled and
changed to a two-storied one and renamed the "Advanced School." It
had a high standard of education.
The old Academy served until it was replaced w^th a frame structure
that lasted until 1916; the last session being taught by C.E. Flynn,
who late became County Superintendent. Its place was taken by the
High School.
In the year 1916, John W. Goodsell, President of the Board of
Education, with the aid of Dr. Leland Mooiaau, founded the Green Bank
High School with the graded school being in the same building.
The first levy of money called for enough money to build the part
known a few years ago as the high school part, which extended from
the iron of the building to the present end of the press room. At
first high school and grades were taught in the same part, but as
enrollment increased, the building was extended to the beginning of
the gymnasium, and a few years later the gym and the rooms above it
were erected. This last was completed in 1926.
Quite a dispute was aroused over the location of the building, so
it was submitted to 3pa a popmlar vote. The main candidates for the
EDUCATION IN CM SEN BANK DISTRICT
2
site were: Cass, Dunraore, Durbin, and Greenback, with the latter coming
in ahead with a fair Majority.
The first term of school opened in the fall of 1918 with a small
enrollment. The first principal was W. P. Haught of Bristol, W.VA.,
with Miss Lucy Meredith, Margaret Hunt, and Lillian Moomau as
assistants.
The first graduate of the school in 1919 was Grace Curry, who had
attended Marlinton for three years. In the year 1920, there were five
graduates; Virginia Dare Moomau, Helen Beard, Bertie Beard, Lillian
Beard, and Lucille Oliver. In 1921 there were ten^raduates, fifteen
in 1922, fourteen in 1923, nineteen in 1924, and so on.
N. Phay Taylor, the second principal, was succeeded by T. P.
Harwood, who served nine years as principal. M#r. Harwood was replaced
in 1931 by John Roach who served four years. In 193&, Claude A.
McMillion became principal and served until his death in the spring
of 1945, when Mr. Mack Brooks, Assistant County Superintendent, served
until the end of the term. In the fall of 1945, Mr. Virgil B. Harris
of Gassaway, W« Va., became principal and has served ever since.
Brief Highlights : Basketball started early in the school's
history; football not until 1926 -- first touchdov/n for the school
was made by Olen Hiner in a game with White Sulphur. Horae Economics
was installed about three years after the founding of the school.
The FHA Club was organized in 193G ana is one of he oldest in the
state. In I->50, a separate VoJtAg buiLfing was constructed; the followin'
year, a huge garage. Hot Lunch Program for Green Bank High School and
Graded School was introduced about fifteen years ago. In 1936 a nww
addition to the main building was made and steam heat was installed.
In 1944 the GHS Band was organized under the direction of Anna Margaret
Johnson. In 1946 a new floor was laid in the gym and a new heating
system installed. Pocahontas County Added County Music Supervision
in ly 4 J, Mj.gr Dorothy Me Neel now serve;? in t' it field. Plans are
being made to instcili fire escapes and to wire the building during tile
summer of 19‘i9.
POCAHONTAS COl'NTT
K. S. Clutter. Superintendent. Marlin-
ton.
Mack H. Brook*. Assistant Superintend¬
ent Marlinton.
J. A. Belcher.- Director of Attendance
Cass.
Crystal Houchin. Financial Secretary,
Marlinton.
GenecleTe Moore, Stenographer. Marlin- '
ton.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
John S. Hannah, President. Green bank;..
Elmer McLaughlin, Huntersville; Frank
King. Marlinton; Clarence Sheets. Green-
bank; S. D. Kirk. Hillsboro. .
BEAVER CREEK. Huntersville. 2nd, .lJJfcS
28. Fred Monaer. • ’*'
BIG RUN, Marlinton. U. 1-8. 8. N., R.
Fertig. . . •'
BLUE LICK, Millpoint. V, 1-8. 2fl. Mada-
line McNeill.
BOGGS RUN, Jacox. U. i-8. 1 Wallace
Cum.
BRADY. Mingo. IT, 1-8, 19. Lowell Snyder.
BROWXSBURG (N), Marlinton. M. l-».
15. Faye Dunlap.
BROWNS MOUNTAIN. Minnehaha
Springs. U. 1-8. 9. Vi-sia Sharp.
BRUFFEYS CREEK. Hillsboro. 2nd 1-8,
13. Lynn Kerr.
BRUSH RUN. Boyor. U. 1-4 24. McNeer
Kerr.
BRUSHY FLAT. Marlinton CT. 1-6, 19,
*Glenna Barnc;-:.
BUCKEYE. Buckeye. 2nd. 1-7. 55.
Prin. Glen Shfnabery, 4-7. ..VA
Olive Marshall. l«-3. . ■»&"£•
BUCKS RUN, Marlinton. U. 1-8, 16. Haa**
IfO
1 - 6 .
1-6. 52.
. Sci*.
BURNSIDE. Hflleboro. U 1-8, 12. A W;
Hill. ... .
CAESAR MOUNTAIN. HdKboro
31 Harry Hollan'daworrh.-
CAMPBELLTOWN Mafiiidon. C
Priu. Leslie Gehaut 4*6.
Maud.* 1>rue-. l-:t
CASS. Cn-s. M- 1-S. 3«»3.
Pi in. J. K. Arbogast. fljv. Sr
Ecimonia Grb>on. Soc. St . Pen
Louise Hull, Math., Sp./ e - r .y ,V •
June Riley. Read. Sci.
Mary Warwick. Enc . Sp
Elizabeth Wooddell. Geog., Mu.
Laurie Arbuckle. 4 “
Mayo B^ard. 3-
Louise Jennings. 2.
Madeline Fulirmun, 1.
CASS (N), Ca*s. U, 1-8. 10.. Sidney Good¬
win. '
CHERRY GROVE, Durbin. U. 1-S, 1?
Monna Colaw.
CLAWSON. Marlinton. 2nd,. DS. 29. Opal
Shinabery.
CLOVER LICK, Clover Lick 2nd, 1-8, 64.
Prin. Evalyn Corner, 4-3
Ida Rex rode. 1-3.
CUMMINGS CREEK. Huntersville. 2nd,
1-6. 16. Charles Moore
DENMAR (N), Denmar. U, 1-8, 15. Mary
Henderson. .. . • -
DRAFT, Marlinton. 2nd, 1-8, 31. Elsie
Adkison. - ■
DirNMORE, Doxrmore- 1st 1-8, 38.
Prin. Gl&n Tracy, 5-$.
Helen Jdan Buckley, 1-4.
DU REIN. Durbin. M. 1-S, 307./ ; \.£
Prin. Max Poscover, Math.
Hull CollinB,’ Read.. ScL, Soc. , St, Sp.
Hilda Leader, fiu.,.Soc; ; St,. Sp.
Leone Oltyer, Eng., Geog-, Sp-, LQ?l;^
Margueritc 'Klsner, '®. . A ;
v.' ‘ Marie
HopeHhll, 4. ;,../*> /'/*■- T - j
Mary Rives-Hiner, Z.v •
Margaret ■Wllsbn,r, 2.' . ’ ,t /.
Violet Hoover, L y ‘S'
EDRAY, Marlinton. U, ,1-6, 11. Glenna
Sharp. . -V " ■:*' ■
FAIRV1EW, Marlinton. 2nd. 1-8,. 13. W, M.,
Buckley. ' -•*
FRANK (N), Frank. U.: 1-8.TL Ida Sue
Choice. KAv-% -KZ - •• '
FROST, Froat-2bd,T-^v 29. Enid Harper.
GRASSY RIDGE, Durbin. U„ 1-8. 11- LIla
OrndorH, V' •' V-
GREENBANK, C.reenbank- M, 1 S. IV
_ Prin. <?: A. .VcMtlllon. ...
EstcS ’ Crtet, S.
1.,Margaret
Uurcet B*.\t»r»re. 6. *' '*
........ SPRINGS. Minna
Prin. C. a: Mc-Mlllicm. . _
LeeLi Beard. Vo. H. E.
> Warren Binckiiurst. Lat. Eng.
Laurw Uauiiah. Lib.. Eng.
Bardoti Harper. Soc. Sh. Coach.
F. W. Hedrick, Vo.-Ag. ■
Sterling Hiil. Set
Louise Lynch. Eng.. Soc, St
Beatrice Seitz. Com.
Opal Shaw, Math. ■ •
LeRoy Sheets; Eng., Soc. St.
Anna Fraucew Smith, Math., Soc. St
GREENBRIER HILL (N), Marlinton. 1st
1-8. 36. Edna Knapper.
HILLSBORO, Hillsboro. M. 1-8, 254.
Prin. Virgil Beckett. Math.. Set, Sp.
R. Dice Smith, Read., Eng., Mu.
Hattie Jane Sheet*. Geog., Soc. St
Laura Pyles. 4-5: -
Elizabeth McLaughlin, 3-4.
Martha Beard, 2-3.
Virginia Moore, 1
HILLSBORO. Hillsboro. 1st, 9-12. 111.
Prin. F. K. Johnston. Eng., Soc. St,
Math.
Zenna Brake. Set, H. E.
Basil Sharp, Soc. St.. Coach.
Helen Smith. Eng . Lat.
HILLSBORO (N), Hillsboro. U, 1-8, 9.
_, .W. A. Bolen.' ,/v - '■ '
HUNTERS’v'ILLE. HunterFville. U. 1-6, 44.
Prin. Clark McCntcheon. 4-6.
• Orda Hill, 1-3.
JACOX. Jacox. U, 1-6, 15. Plummer Cut-
Up.
KERR, Arbovale. U, 1-8. 15- Minnie Parg.
MARLINTON, Marlinton. 1st 1-8, 354.
Prin. J. Z. Johnson, Math.
Pearl Carter, Eng.. Sp.
Qlita Gay. Geog^' Sp-, Eng
Raymond Shrader, ScL, Sp~ Math.
EKa Wilson, Soc. St. Sr.
Lucille Gibson, £.
Edith May. 5. Mm, Art.
Ada Wooddeli. 4.
Aliee Waugh, 3, ...•
Bly Dever, 2. < -,l\"
Beatrice Howard, 1-2.
Eleanor McLaughlin.
MARLINTON. MaTlinton. NSC, 1st, 9-12,
: 319.
, Prin. G. D. McNeill. Soc. St.
Jessie Brown Beard, Soc. Su Phys. Ed.
v -5'. Mary Elizabeth Berry. Vo. H. E.
Priscilla Collins, Eng
- - Reed Da via, Gora ; ^ . .
‘ Bargf'r Lllly^ Matli. v'"
MINNEKAH \ ■ S P R't N G 8, Mfonah
; Springs. 2nd, 1-6. 31. Mary Ruckmar
MT. LEBANON, Lobelia. V; 1-8, 35. I
•" ton Sharpl..^ i ••’'a-:./.'--;:' .
MT. PLEASANT, Dunmore. 2nd, 1-8.
Edua Lee Gibson. .
_ MT. ZION. Huntersville. 2nd, 1-8. 23. A
nurd Dilley. -fc: 1 - ~ - »
NORTH FORK, Huntersville.- U. l-».
Dewey Burr. >v c V -
NOTTINGHAM, Durbto- 2nd, lr8,-13- P
son Hull.> - „
OAK GROVE, Greenhank. U, l-a L 24. L
na Gibson.
OAK HILL. Arbovale. U, 1-8. IS. F
Flynn. _
OLD LICK, Bartow. C, 1-8. 8. Fa:
Kane. . ",
PINE GROVE, Frank, M, 1-6, 2G. J
guerite Jack. V '
PLEASANT. HILL. Marlinton. U, 1-8.
• Mildred Cunningham.-
PLEASANT VALLEY^ Lobelia; U. 1-
Aunas Cole. ■■&'■■■ '
POAGE LANE. Clor^ Lick. I . 1-8,
Ethel CunninghamA; -
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SALISBURY. Boyer U, 1-7. 1>;\ t
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SENECA TEA 1L, Slatyfork. M. 1-8*
Prin. Paul L. Sharp. 7-8.
Okie Walton. 5-6.
Blanche Patterson. 3-4.
Lucille Bright. 1-2.
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GLADE HILL SCHOOL
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The Glade Hill School stood in the front yard of the present Albert
Wilfong home. It was built before 1873 as a Sunday School was organized
there during that year. It was a log structure with two windows on the two sides.
A crude table, desks, and benches were the furnishings.
These teachers and incidents can be recalled:
Brown Yeager was a teacher.
James Gillespie was a teacher when Ulysses Nottingham hung a bucket
of water over the door while Gillespie was outside. When Gillespie came in,
the vrater spilled over him.
&ma Warwick taught there.
Bessie Patterson (Taylor) was a teacher when Arch Galford attended in
the early 1890’s.
Bnaa Ward taught there about 1896 - 7.
George Arbogast was believed to have taught there.
Nina Taylor (Sheets) attended her first school here. She walked past
the Higgins Spring which is on the William Harrison Taylor farm.
Rella Taylor and Katie Kelly stole a candied pear from a student. Russell
Taylor helped to eat it. Rella and Katie got a whipping for eating it.
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Mrs. Belle Taylor Wooddell stated that the children of Addison Nottingham
attended school there — Albert, Ulysses, Victoria, and Lillie, Also Harvey
Nottingham's children -- Bertie, Zack, Charlie, Lawrence, Virgie, and Bland.
Other Nottinghams attending were: Add, Wbrth, Mary, Flora, Lee, and others.
Belle remembered well the path thru the fields that her mother's people
traveled to the school. It was well beaten into the earth.
The Glade Hill School was not used after the late 1890’s. It was replaced
by the new. Thorny Branch SchDol.
The old building was lived in by the Charles Wilfong family when they
first moved to the farm. They later tore the building down.
OAK GROVE SCHOOL
There were two Oak Grove Schools, the old one and the new
one. This information is about the old one that was located at
the head of Rosin Run where William and Annie Arbogast later lived.
This building was in use in 189^ as the Wesley Chapel Church was
organized there during that year. Church services were held in the
school during the winter months and during the summer months, they
were held in a grove of trees where Emmett Taylor's house now stands
Ezra Woodell was a teacher at this school for many years.
Maude Mason taught there about 1905- She whipped Laurence
Kelley, Russell and Robert Taylor for leaving school to ride with
Jim 3utton on a sled to take a coffin up to the Alderman Place.
Luther Hudson tore his pants at this school as recalled by Russ
Taylor.
The Old Oak Grove School was closed when the new one was
built on the Sheets Road. The new one was in use in 1908 when
Miss Mamie Orndorff was a teacher there.
Wote : Before the old Oak Grove School was opened, there was an old
school open for a few years down the hollow from the present
Philip Sheets farm. James Cooper was a teacher there - probably
before the Civil War.
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THE NEW OAK GROVE SCHOOL
This school replaced the old Oak Grove School on Rosin Run.
It was located a half mile from the Wesley Chapel Road on (.he
SheeLs Road.'''The last term was 1941-42 and Glenna Glhson w«s the
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last teacher. There were'enough students after Kent Galford
moved his family to Green Bank.
Some of the teachers were:
Mamie Orndorff 1908 (later became Mrs. Ti.lden Brown)
Ezra Wooddell 2-4 terms-
Lottie Edminston (Sheets, Ervin)
Lplliam Beard (married Burt Kerr)
WilLic Sheets 1 tern:
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THE CROSS ROADS SCHOOL HOUSE
This school was located.below Green Bank on the Dunmore
road at the intersection of the Hill road and Rt.28. Dr. L.C.
McCutcheon had an office near where the school was. It is
believed that a tramp slept in the school and set it on fire.
This school was in operation in the 1880's and 90's.
Anna Mayse taught there when Mrs. Minnie Sheets Ervin went
to school there. Nelia McElwee Taylor went to school at the same
time as the family lived at Stringtown.
THE CURRY SCHOOL
The Curry School was located on the Ellis Curry farm in
the Hills. LJ.l/o. .
Some teachers were:
Mack Brooks - his first school
Mabel Conrad - Oct. 11, 1920 to April 12, 1921
Sylvia Gum - this was Berle Horner's first year
Kathleen Taylor - 1931-32
Elizabeth Oliver (McCutcheon)
Margaret Lightner - 1934
Arlie Curry
School Officers 1920-21
J.W. Goodsell, President
J.H. Curry, Secretary
Members: E.N. Curry
J.A. Patterson
School Officers 1932
C.E. Flynn, County Superintendent
H.M. Whidney, President
W.F. Groff, Secretary
Members: Dr. U.H. Hannah
Roscoe Brown
Elizabeth Oliver had a time trying to keep Neil
Horner and Ernest Sheets from fighting at the
Curry School.
The Old Building in Front of the Wesley
_ Chapel Church _
Henry and James Taylor built what was to be a store about
Uw/ik,
1907. But the typhoid fever epidemic struck the community before
it got underway. The building was used to house some of the Taylor
children during the severe seige of the fever. Rella Taylor and
Katie Kelley kept somejof the children there.
The building was used for a school for about three terms -
probably 1908 - The Gum Springs School on the Will Taylor
farm was begun when the fever struck on Galford's Creek. The
school at the church was used mostly b r the immediate residents -
the Taylors, Gums, Akers, Kelleys. The Hudsons went across the
hill to the Oak Grove School.
Teachers at the school were:
1. Mr. Talbert taught two months
— - 2. Mr. Doddrill _
3. Mr. Ezra Woodell
Note: After the building wasjno longer used as a school, it was
lived in by Cecil Kellison. The building was sold to Dennis
Fitzgerald who moved it up to his father's farm and \ived in it.
Jake and Minnie Mace were living in it when it burned. Russ
Taylor was whipped by Ezra Woodell at this school. The children
were on their way to school,. Russ threw a rock at Woodsie Gumm
but hit Charlie Hoover in the head instead.
THORNY BRANCH SCHOOL
The Thorny Branch School was a new frame building located in the
hollow downstream from the Lawrence Kelly house. The building replaced
the Glade Hill School.
The teachers were in order:
Susie McCarty from Little Levels in 1903. She boarded at Pete
Oliver's and took Inez Oliver (aged 4 yrs.) to school with her
^for her first grade. Susie McCarty married Ulysses Nottingham
iij'1904*and died at Bear Creek, Montana in 1906 giving birth
^ •—tfo her only child, Robert, who died in 1922 of pneumonia.
Annie Fleshman
Cleffie Fitzgerald
Clownie Hull for 2 terms. Rella Taylor Sheets remembered that
he could be heard giving lessons all the way up the hill in the
road.
Cora Hedrick
The school was replaced by the Gum Spring School and Wesley
Chapel School as there were about 48 students during the last term.
The building was moved up on top of the hill by Sam Elliott who lived
in it for some years. It was located on the Jack Taylor farm where the
old well is still seen. George and Mandy Taylor had lived in a house
nearby before they build the big house in the bottom. Nola and Jack
Taylor lived in the old school after their marriage in 1930.
Taylor moved the building across the bottom to use as a granary.
Belle Taylor Wooddell remembered the old Dr. Moomau visiting
the school, also a Mr. Grimes. They were district school board
presidents. Will Taylor, father of Belle, took a great interest in
the school. When there were programs being presented/ he was always
urged to recite a poem. Belle attended the school from its beginning
to the end. She has a picture of the school and scholars.
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There was a slab pile downstream from the school where a saw
mill had been. One time Clownie Hull was whipping Mac Wooddell
when Mac had an accident in his pants. Andy and Forrest Taylor
took Mac down to the slab pile and build a fence around him using
the slabs.
Clownie Hull was the teacher the first term that EmmettlSylor
attended the school.
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GUM SPRINGS SCHOOL
The Gum Springs School was built by C.M. Acord which was
located on the Pete Oliver farm. It was a frame structure and
is still standing. It began operation about 1908.
The first teacher was Vincent Clay McCoy.
Other teachers were:
Ollie Edminston (Sheets, Ervin)
Floyd Winters (1 term)
Clara Sheets (2 terms)
Lottie Edminston (1 term)
Lee Wooddell (1 term)
Ethel Armentrout (1 term)
.Mamie Ginger about 1915 (Her father was George Ginger who
lived at Huntersville where Claude Tracy bought. She
taught the last year that Emmett Taylor attended.)
Norma (nee Dare) Johnson about 1916. She taught the next
year at Wesley Chapel.
Willa (or Mamie) Higgins (1 term)
Hallie Taylor Vanosdale (1 term)
Ralph Geiger (1 term)
Brownie Trainer Hamed (1 term)
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Mildred McKeever (1 term)
THE WESLEY CHAPEL SCHOOL
The Wesley Chapel School was built by Will and Ed Taylor on land loaned
by James and Nelia Taylor. The school was located about 300 yards down the
road from the church. The school board furnished the desks for the school.
The inside was plastered above the beaded wainscoting. The school had three
windows on each side. The pot bellied coal stove with heat directing jacket
around it was located in the right comer as the room was entered. A cloak
room was passed through to get into the schoolroom. The smaller desks were on the
left as the room was entered. The rows of desks were larger moving to the right.
The teacher’s desk and recitation bench were in the front of the roan. In 1937
there was a 4 gallon stone water cooler with a cracked lid on it that was kept
on a shelf in the left hand comer as the room was entered. There were forest
designs on the outside of the cooler including a large buck deer. The cooler
was broken and replaced with a barrel shaped white one that had blue bands
around it. It was brought to the school in 1939 which also was the year that
the teacher, Roland Sharp^Mbe- left to study medicine, had a compartmantized
wall cabinet made where each student kept a drinking cup. A conmon dipper had
been used before except some students kept cups in their desks.
One Halloween night during the late 1930's, the local boys put Lanty
Ryder's bu ggy on the school house porch.
Neil Sheets was the student assigned to put chlorine in the water cooler
in 1937-38 to purify the water. The chlorine gave the water a bad taste.
That was the first year that Hubert Taylor attended the school. He carried
water from home in a pint whiskey bottle in his lunch bucket. One cold morning
while the bundled first grader was trying to put the dinner bucket up on the high
shelf in the cloak room, the bucket fell and broke the whiskey bottle, spilling
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the water, and anbarassing the timid scholar.
The water for the school was carried from the home of Sam Elliott, Eugene Kelly,
or Lawrence Kelley depending upon which two boys were chosen to get the water
and which families were feuding at the time.
An incomplete list of teachers follows:
1908 - 9 (?) Laura Porterfield who married Ed Galford
1910 (?) Clownie Hull
Ezra Wooddell
Clarence Everette
Anna Porterfield married Vln. McNeil Hudson -
1913-14 Anna McKeever
Lula Liggett
Ethel Snodgrass
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1920-21 J.K. Arbogast (only one year, his first)
Alice Varner
Ruth Sutton (boarded at Mary Gum's)
Mrs. Lennie Thompson Woods (dau. of 1 Vindy''Thompson
of Cass, wife of Mack Woods of Arbovale)
Bernard Gorrell (?)
1925 -6 Kathaleen Taylor (dau. of Harry Taylor)
George Kerr
1927- 28 Ezra Wooddell
1928- 29 Cordie Wilfong (Smith)
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1935- 36 McNeer Kerr (Dolly)
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1938- 39 Hildreth Leader from Frank
1939- 40 Roland Sharp
1940 -41 Mrs. Roland (Opal Price) Sharp
1941- 42 Mrs; Grace Moore Sharp
1942- 43 Glenna Gibson from Frost
1943- 44 " " "■ .
1944- 45 Fannie Kane
1945- 46 Ruth Riley (the last year the school was open)
The school house was later tom down by Troy Lusk and materials from it
were used in building his house on the same location. The basement was dug
the same year (49 or 50) that the Wesley Chapel Road was widened and hard topped.
The basement was dug by a road crevxnan on Sunday while church services were
being held in the church up the road. William Irvin complained about the com¬
petition of the bulldozer noise against the service.
SCHOOL
HISTORY OF THJ GHJ3N BANK
As told to Louise Brown by Koscoe Brown
From an early period, education of the higher and lower grades
attracted the attention of the early settlers of the Green Bank
community. A line of pay schools were established throughout the
community which provided everyone an opDortunity to the royal road
of learning; and thereby, nearly every person had a chance to learn
to read and write.
The Green Bank community, prior to the Civil kar had but few
school houses. The schools were generally held in some old building
that was abandoned which would be chinked and daubed with mud. In the
pioneer days the old open fire place was used. The windows were
frequently made of greajed paper and the benches were made of split
logs with pins bored in for legs. The students, patrons, and teachers
maintained the schools, and the tuition was paid by patrons of the
school on a per capita basis. It is true that the early schools were
private in nature. They were paid Bor by a group of families who were
willing to pay for the tuition and were interested in school activities
The early settlers were anxious that their children learned to read,
write, cipher, and read the Bible.
The community from an educational standpoint ..regressed very
much, and took great interest in school work which o: course was linite
reading, writing and ciphering. The work of shifting the schools from
place to place, and from one old log building to another became
monotonous. The citizens were anxious to have a permanent school
house erected in the community. In 1842 the Hon. John Grimes repre¬
sented l’ocahontas County in the Virginia Legislature. By a direct
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appeal from the people of the community and from tiie county, it was
upon his motion that charters were granted for three academies in
Pocahontas County: at Hillsboro, Huntersville, and Croon Bank.
The people were hilarious over the fact that they were going to
have an Academy and that higher branches of learning would be taught.
The Green Bank Academy was built immediately after the charter
was granted. It was a two room brick building with an open fire
place in each end. The Academy was a great school center for a
number of years. It was a great help in advancing school activities
in the community. Many of the communitj4s very best citizens attended
school at the old brick academy when it was conducted under the private
system.
In 1852 the Board of education ordered that the old academy be
repaired. This was the only repair work done to the building since
it was erected. The old building answered the purpose for a school
building under the free school system until 1893* The people began
to complain about the building being unsanitary and too small. The
Board of Education ordered that a new building be Brected on the top
of the old academy, making a two story building out of it. The
building was finished in the month of December, 1893 for the sum of
3385«00. The old academy, after the annex was completed, looked
like a mansion or palace and put a brilliant shine on the town of
Green Bank which lasted until the year of 190?. The progressive
school patrons of the Green Bank subdistrict wanted more advancement
in school architecture. They petitioned the ^oard of education to
build a new building since Lhe old academy had been in use since the
.Mexican War. The patrons claimed that the old brick wall was giving
away, and therefore condemned it as unsafe. After due consideration
the Board of Education ordered that the old building be torn down and
that a new one be erected. The old brick academy was torn down in
the year of 1907; after a period of 60 odd years of usefulness. No
school building- in the community had been more beneficial than this one.
The new building was erected on the site of the old academy. This
was a one story building of frame structure with a foLdin ; partition
in tie center, .ixing t.vo rooms. This- was soon supplanted by the
high school building.
In 1917 Green Bank High School was founded with the graded school
being in the same building. The first levy of money called for
enough money to build the part known a few years ago and the high
school building. At first high school and grades were taught in the
same building^ but as enrollment increased, «bt an additional eight rooms
were added to take care of this. A few years later the mu slum and
rooms ahoove ir were erected. Tnis last work was completed in 1926.
in 1950, a separate V0-ag Bui living was constructed, which is used
for an Agriculture na.i.1, kanual Training Shop and a school room. As
the students attending this school are mainly from an agricultural
district, the work done in this department has proven its value,
and its enrollment has constatly and rapidly increased. To take care
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of this overflow the building has been enlarged from year to year until
it is now a sizable structure. This adds not only to the value afxx
and size of the school but also to the beauty of the grounds.
A hot lunch program was introduced about fifteen years ago which
serves both the high and graded school.
The first class was graduated in 1919 and consisted of only one member.
The class of 1950 graduated 50 students showing an increase of 5000%
during the pi year period lapsing between these dates.
HILLSIDE SCHOOL
Ey Mrs. Mary Margaret Price Ear low 1975
Hillside School was built by Charles Acord and others. Lanty Ryder worked
on it. It was built in the winter of 1901 and Jan. 1902.
The first school opened in Feb. 1902 for 5 months.
The teachers were:
1902- 03 Miss Sima Warwick
1903- 04 Miss Emna Warwick
Spring 1904 Mrs. Alice McLaughlin Brooks
1904-05
no school -
1905-06
Miss Lillie Milligan
1906-07
Miss Ollie Edninston (Sheets, Ervin)
1907-08
no school
1908-09
Miss Blanche Scott
1909-10
Miss Lillie Milligan
1910-11
Miss Mary Price McCarty
1911-12
Miss Mabel Gorrell (she boarded at Pete Oliver's, sister of
Bernard Gorrell)
1912-13
no school
1913-14
Mrs. Jo Noel Bell
1914-15
Miss Elizabeth Herald
1915-16
Miss Stella Omdorff
1916-17
Mrs, Hallie Taylor Vanosdale
1917-18
Miss Stella Shinaberry
1918-19
Mrs. Maude Galford Dilley
1919-20
Miss Mamie Wilfong (Sheets)
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1920- 21 Me* WilCong,
1921- 22 Mi** Jewu Pritciwnl (?)
1922- 23 Lyle McLaughlin
1923- 24 l.yle McLaughlin
1924- 25 Miss licillc Fricl
192 5-2.6 Mrs. Grny Crimea lUttcr
was the last year the school wn In session.
The building was bought by Gar field Orlrnea
Tills IniLltling was an the baiik above the road gping up die hill fran ferawn
Carn^ll 1 a wheOH pines hrve now grwn.
Mrs Mary ftarlrw attended this school from the terras of 1913-14 to L919-20.
&rs. Jane Price iifcnrp
Dear Jane:-
Kov. 10,1 «7fi
Thanks 30 much for the articles in .last weeks lines. ",11
of them )iad something ehnur. schools - even the t.':vp.-j-r*r in Poc-ihonta*
The letter from Dorothea hchaupblj n vns very interest/* nr and will
furnish material for a later {.rt<<*'e. 1'rr. I evi e Men-'rh't life story
was very interesting cortuinen much school nari'-rnnr.r Information
that phoiilo p<= ueetvi to »-j'p whc read t.ho ■•rtfcle,
i have st-irf.eo on v ,; v t 1 hope ’-ill he the last Volume
it V. Relieve that one of the books was divided into two or wore
p<irl;s and very well could have '>?“'■ taker ^r>n ft s’' ,) r’.'Sf'snbled
into v'ol.lll. V-il) probuMy do mine that way before rendinp to yon
sornncimo next year.
have tour - tnree riur birdesf t h'-it hvvn l 'orr. written hv
<i;yseIf and Louise fcWeiJ. that till evidentv-'J1 v find their way to
you arid ohe museum. louise r,, s ooo.tc it t.nr »-i> v >1 ir h *rs ’Tor f.te
fifth ti">e) and sue wr.i te« t >, ,=t will ■-■ut chnnge it again even If
it is not published. it’s ah out thirth oflfi pares of I.oren to Frugh -
about the 3aine number of pages of my thirty years *,' r ” r ol Service
teken from my oarers th)<t. i gave to the 1 'ntvpr tft- -* hr-vent own.
•file rest is aoont horeelt" - n.,i. -.nd Ufyy.hcrto? cr /l v lrrtnia,
have anouT- a hundred letter* from nej- =>? we hive been working to¬
gether _L.or o ivec five -ye. rs on fcnj a-- -— -
tould not <vt to Lewishury rw 1"fit visit home to seehher
and sOr. but Have hi hi’, hopes of coming back around the end of March,
Mud my three months cancer teste -ind Y r- ; y» 1 veok ago le;t Thursday
and they were nogativo. : o am fee 1 ih" het’-er now.
’Turkey 1' reeoive'i :•■ nan kef- of typed pi gee from Mr. Hubert
Taylor. 163*4 iiorwood dead, '■ limine: ton, Del. l')H05. This consisted of
a short letter and twenty typed pt'-ra of •'EHiiceticn in Pr-'en Hank
District". home date hack to 17^0 end ere trougu. fm the present
time. i'lid-XdlO - sixt v odd r=c*iorila with m r -lrs nf r'l the teachers,
iilade iuli acnooi , on ‘, : *Rley ruunw.l rood 3 ml i.cs holmy? I'v.nmora, Oak
^rove school; Vhe new Oak fit-ova school 1 v he Cross road School House;
»he Lurry school; The Uld Duildinpin Front of the Lesley Qhapet eadnSr
school; "Between hreenbank aptiiiini'irore" ;, Thorny Hrpfioh he tool, about
k mile V.'est oi' the Wesley mianel aaad.; Thorny hrcrch S? u ool- i mile
ti'esL 01' Lesley knapei. Hoad.; i}<n inge school - 7 *r , ler. from
Dunmore. ; The uealfty Dltapel ■ -nh.nn’. t or v-e*! ev fjh'tpoi (loyJ* [Jiatorv of
tne liraeno.mk schofil, an told to 1.pulse Hrnwn by lioscoe Brown.;
dill side school; By Mrs. Fury ) arga.ret 1'rice Barlow,1975;
These schools list most of the teachers and tyanv Of the
students plus general events at each - fights - lirrhc- rtc. etc.
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weeks paper. This is lfh.'it 1 h.-'C v.c»e hpp<ny to nbt.'in ffr my f'sc . Pp
you WfcPt «n advance copy oi' the above" *-■?.! 1 mly r.rk.- B r-uple d^va
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THE POCAHONTAS TIMES ■ NOVEMBER IX, 1976-
Board of Education
The Board of Education
met for a regular meeting
on November 8 , 1976. __ ,
Leonard Howell present-j _The Observatory to use I
ed the results of the school the Green Bank gym and
public opinion ■ question- dressing room on Wednes-i
naire to the Board. Theses ,j a y evenings for basket-!
results are given elsewhere hall, November through j
v in this issue of the paper. March, - !
Mr. Howell indicated he —Pocahontas County Free!
represented only those who jjhrary to use the Hillsboro i
had worked on the que 3 - School.library for a Board,
tionnaire and thus could not' meeting on November 22 j
make any recommends- _Boy Scouts to use the art I
tions to the Board from the- room and gym at Green
Citizens Committee on how Rank f or meetings on Tues-:
the Citizens Committee’: jay ev enings and the Mar -1
feels the Board should now-. jjnton gym for meetings on j
move in meeting the build- Wednesday evenings j
ing needs of the_County’s _Green Bank High School!
schools. Class of 1942 to use the
The Board approved the High School cafeteria for a;
request of June Colaw to c ] ass reunion on September |
transfer to the bus route 1977 ;
previously held by Johnny _4-H Leaders Association,!
Nelson and employed Mark to U3e the Marlinton gym -
Kane as a regular driver to on November 20 for a (
' take the route now driven S q U are dance;
— /-- — .- --by Mr. Colaw. —Louise Barnisky to \isef
The request of Mrs.' the Marlinton cafeteria on|
Mary Lynn Brock to trans- November 20 to feed the |
fer as custodian at the High shepherd College football i
School to a similar position team a3 they return from;
at Marlinton was approved. Concord College. j
Mr. Louis Johnson was The Board reviewed and.
employed for the remainder approved the Treasurer’s !
of the school year as a Reports for September and!
custodian at the High October, the Financial Re- j
School. ports for August and Sep- j
The Board approved the tember, the October payroll |
request from the High j n the amount of I
School to use a bus to take $188,891.89, and the report!
students of the Introduction on curre nt investments of •,
to Vocations Class to the g 0 ard money. The antici-
Charleston - Huntington p a t e d interest from current ;
area on December 2 and 3. investments is approxi- I
Also approved was a ma tely $6,690. \
request from the Marlinton The next regular Board
School to take 5 students to meeting is November 22 at 1
the Edray Fish Hatchery on 7 ; 3 Q p.m. _ I
November 23 by private
i car. j
The Board approved the j
following requests for use j
of school facilities:
—Marlinton PTA to use the
gym for a cake walk on
November 13
I
‘ POCAHONTAS TIMES i
(Pise 2) \
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(bo Jut wttk of the jemKj
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JAKtt fRICH 5HA RP, SPITOR
f lHUaabAY7NQV.ll, 1&76 1
P. a n. 5, ATHLETICS ■:•
Vats Hy Footb all- ”li
PCilS 18 -PetofSburg Q
Nov. a*..PCHS at Row*
velt-Vjlsnii (Oarbl)urg)
Varsity Girin Baakefcba]]
TCHS 3U - Ffaoilifl IS 4
Kichivned 55 ■ MJHS JS .1
Nov. 12- PCIIS at Cr«ii- I
brier East <
Nav f HJ - C^rlavlllfi at POTIS !
7 pui 4
Not, 17 . PCH^ at IJrmiit, 7
Nov. l<»- PCHS fit Tjfcarts -,|
Valley, 7 pm
Career Guidance at [
Pocahontas County .
High School
In addition to the career i
guidance given to the stu*
dents at Pocahontas County
High School by the coun¬
selors at the school an
effort is being made in two
ways to involve the busi¬
ness and professional
community of our county in/
helping students learn
about careers.
The first is to invite
people in various busi- j
nesses, professions, and
craft areas to speak to the
students at the High School
on their career field. Only a
small amount of time is
involved and you might be
the one who can spark aj
pupil to planning a success -1
ful career.
The second method of-
involving the business |
world in career guidance at [
the High School also tackles ■
a major concern of the staff,
at the school—the fact that
many students cannot find
employment within the J
local area. The Guidance ■
Department is making the 1
effort to set up a job
placement program at the *
High School. Any business j
person who has an open- 1
mg—part-time, summer, or I
full-time for someone after j
graduation—is asked to lot i
the High School have the i
details to make available to \
students. In return the '
school will provide factual
information about any j
student a business is con- j
sidering for employment.
If you are willing to help
with either of these pro¬
grams, please contact Lyla j
C. Howell or Charles E. j
Rexrode at PCHS, 799-6565 i
, THE POCAHONTAS TIMES -.' NOVEMBER 11. 1976-
a
CHURCH NOTICES -'J
REVIVAL; SERVICES
Bartow Baptist Chapel
November 15 • 21
7 pm each evening
Evangelist: Floyd Tiddworth
Everyone welcome
' : *' ■ •• Special Singing • -•
November 14 7p.m.
The Singing Echoes
Mt Grove, Va. . •
REVIVAL SERVICES
There will ' be a Revival
meeting at the Marvin Chapel
Church starting Monday, Nov.
16, at 7:30 pm. Rev. Larry Al¬
bright of the Marlinton Meth¬
odist Church-will be the Evan¬
gelist. The church is located
3 miles north of Hillsboro on
Rta. 219 and 3iL_
Hillsboro Charge, United
Methodist Church
Preaching Schedule
First Sunday
Seebert 10 a. m.
Wesley Chapel 11 a. m.
Mount Zion 7 p. m.
Second Sunday
Wesley Chapel 10 a, m.
Marvin Chapel. 11 a. m.
Third Sunday
Mount Zion 10 a. m.
Wealey Chapel 11 a. m.
Seebert 4 7 p. m.
Marvin Chapel 1 11 a. m.
Rev. Bowman will speak
Fourth Sunday
Marvja Chapel ;9:45 a. m.
Wesley Chapel | 11a. m.
SING j
Singing at the Edray United
Methodist Church oh Sunday,
Nov. 14, at 1:30 pm.* Every¬
one welcome:_ i '
Ministerial Association
The Pocahontas. County •
Ministerial Association will
meet on Monday, Nov. 16, at
10 am at the Presbyterian
Manse in Green Bank.
Bible Stufdy
Tuesday, Nov. 16, at' 7:30
pm, 311 Ninth St. in Marlinton,
led by Dr. Eugene-TenBrink.
Please note change of tim e.
Minnehaha Springs
Methodist Charge
Rev. Clyde Gum, Pastor
Second Sunday <
Frost -10 am
Huntersville»11 am
Upper Pocahontas &
Presbyterian Churches ^
Winter Schedule
Alexander Memorial - every 1
Sunday:
. Sunday School 2 pm
Worship Service 3 pm
These times in effect until
Spring or until a change is an¬
nounced. /
Baxter: / ■
Sunday School 10:15 am
Worship Service 11:15 am
Liberty:
Worship Service 10:15 am
Sunday School 11 am
5t. John’s Episcopal Church
Marlinton
Sunday, November 14
11 am - Service of Morning
Worship.
Please note change of time. j
Free Will Gospel Sing [
The Free Will Gospel Sing
will meet Sunday evening,
Nov. 14, at 7:30 p. m,, at
the Fairview Church.
Everyone is. welcome-
Prayer Meeting
The Rev. Ralph Priddy will
hold a Prayer Meeting at the
home of Donald Curry in Dur¬
bin at 7 pm on Friday, Nov.
12. Everyone welcome.
Stony Creek Presbyterian j
Church j
There will be a Congrega¬
tional Meeting at 10 am at the I
Stony Creek Presbyterian j
Church on Sunday, Nov. 14,
for the election of Elders. I
Preaching Mission j \
A Preaching Mission started
at the Browns Creek Method¬
ist Church on November 8 and
will continue for two weeks.
The Rev. Raymond Straight,
of Jane Lew, is preaching.
THST POCAHONTAS TIMES ^NOVEMBER 11, 1976-!
_ An Explanation
ii.By Annie L. Cromer
11 thought my article in]
the October 21 issue of the]
Pocahontas Times was self-
explanatory but since a
!*• teacher-taxpayer” mis¬
construed it, I will clarify.
.: Far from wanting chil¬
dren of our day- to be
subjected to educational
systems of my public school
:■;$ *»I do think. it is
fitting to teach them all
people were not as fortu¬
nate as they, lest the time
comes when they may be
forced to go back to ways of
a few years ago when living
was not as easy as it i»
today.
Have you ever imagined
what would happen if our, j
Social Security and Welfare J
programs would end? If the!
funds of the Federal Gov-,
ernment would run out for
school lunches, etc. and oill
and gas would be no more? I
Now and always I havej
been for the best schools]
possible. For years, I havel
expressed disgust that the|
Durbin and Green Bank!
school buildings were notj
being kept up.
l:Few times I have clashed|
with the schools and very;
few. It would take pages for j
me to express my apprecia¬
tion for the many good
teachers that our children
and I have had because I
can think of something j
special about every one of I
them.. There are many
things, but I want to list
just a few that I shall never
forget: kindness from
Swartz Hill and Jeanne
Gragg at the time of the
most disgusting time of my
life, when I had two girls in
one grade and was puzzled
about getting enough books
to. go around, Marie Parg
said,i “It is necessary for
each to have her own
complete set of books. If
you can buy one I will get
the other.” A minister said
about a beautiful, kind and!
soft-spoken teacher, “Mar¬
garet Wilson means salva¬
tion to many children irk the!
second grade. ”*v I. \ (
.1 have,told-our children,|
“.Trouble at: school means 1 ]
trouble at ; home'l” .They!
knew Lmeant that. I have i
always cooperated with the
teachers in stressing at¬
tendance, school supplies
and whatever was required.
My educational years are
now. Every day I learn and
seek to leam something
new. Having gone from
kindergarten through med¬
ical school with some of our
children and paying a- large j
county tax I believe I should,
be qualified to comment on|
educational procedures in|
the county. About teachers'
salaries, I know nothing,
neither have I found thatl
interesting to me, but II
imagine few would be oni
the job the second if they]
were not paid the first|
month. However, teachers :
are not the only ones that
run the school system. I
wonder how many of us i
ever told Russell Colaw j
how much we appreciated)
him as our Pack Mountain,
bus driver. For thirty-four;
years, I believe, he trans-i
ported our children without,
a single accident. There are;
those on the job to have the
buildings warm and clean;
and the cooks who prepare |
the meals. We just expect j
the road crews to have our
road in good shape by,
school time. Many more. !
Follow one child toj
school. He is picked up at:
his home to ride a heated j
bus. If he is not well clothedj
I don't know who is to 1
blame. Clothing distribu¬
tion centers are overflowing
with good clothing for a
dime or less. He is guarded
across the road or street to
and from school where he
has time to work and play
and eat a good meal.
Books, classes, crafts, and
sports are there. Take his
choice. What else does any
child deserve? Common
sense tells U3 that school
buildings should be safe
and adequate. If teachers
have to be reinforced some
means should be used other
than a crying child trying to
do new math or to conju¬
gate a verb at home,
Referring to “Letter,”'
teachers, please do not i
invite me to listen and
watch you for seven days ;
and nights. If all you talked .
about was school and I j
couldn’t say a word, we
would both qualify for a
straight-jacket.
About my age, I am
looking forward to being j
eighty. They say you are
not responsible for any
misdoing, it will be blamed
on your age. I have a ways
to go. If the writer is 58, I
am not' so many turns
ahead that I can not look
back and see her coming. If
I happen to look so much,
older, I can only give the
same reason as the little j
mouse as he looked up into
the face of the huge ele- j
phant, “I been as big as
you is but I been Shick.” ,
Another thing, Mrs. I -1
almost-said-her-name, , i
made me feel like a presi- |
dent. At one time President ,[
Kennedy said, “I always i
have difficulty in under- j
standing myself when 1.1
hear what l said from Mr. n '
Nixon.” Then, how I really j
appreciate the hundreds of j
people who call, write or ,
comment on my writing to ;
the paper. I am living a new j
life. Now that I have had !
only one to disagree I feel I j
have won by a bigger !
majority than Jimmy or j
Jay. Good Luck. j
By Annie L. Cromer I
145 Pendleton Drive
Athens, Georgia 30601
August 14, 1976
Lt. Glen L. Vaughan
400 Melvin Avenue
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Dear Lt. Vaughan:
Your interest in early Pocahontas County, West Virginia, schools has come
to my attention.
My great-great-grandparents were James Cooper (1780-1845) & wife Nancy Agnes
Wooddell (1785-1861), who lived on Cooper Run near Green Bank. William T.
Price, Historical Sketches of Pocahontas County . 1901, page 479, describes
James Cooper as a "teacher of schools."
My couBin and good friend, Forrest Harold Wooddell of Green Bank, has in his
Wooddell family papers an old piece of paper which reads:
Sundry due to James Cooper for teaching school:
Thomas Coberly, Dn to Cash
S. Jacob Nottingham, Dn to Cash
- James Nottingham, Dn to Cash
Stephen Dizard, Dn to Cash
John Suttain, Dn to Cash
Taken from the book—it Being a Ballance Due me from the
Employers January the 16th, 1804-
James Cooper
LSD
0 1 10
0 2 0
0 2 0
0 12 0
0 12 0
This old statement confirms that James Cooper (1780-1845) was indeed a teacher
and that Virginia Pounds, Shillings, and Pence were still currency in Green
Bank as late as 1804.
I would certainly like to know whether that book survives and, if yes, who has
it today. The Wooddell family does not.
James and Nancy had a son, James Harvey Cooper (1810-1881), my great-grand¬
father, who settled in Ritchie County and Gilmer County, where he was a farmer
and teacher. We have an old tintype of James Harvey Cooper, and in the photo¬
graph he is holding a bookJ His son Charles S., grandson Homer E., and great-
grandson Homer C. (myself) were educators.
James Harvey Cooper was married in I 836 to Julia Ann Whitman (1817-1903), who
was reared by a Thomas Kerr. If you run across even one scrap of information
about Julia Ann Whitman or Thomas Kerr, I would certainly appreciate it.
Hope the above is of interest! Sincerely,
Homer C. Cooper
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES ■ NOVEMBER 18, 1976 J
Christmas Parade
The annual Christmas Pa-1
rade will be the first weekend \
in December, All clubs and or¬
ganizations are urged to start !
thinking about a float or carol- ■
era. As of this writing, plans
are not completed. Watch for.
details in next week’s paper.
P. C. H. S. ATHLETICS
— Varsity Football j“
PCHS 14 - Roosevelt-Wilson 6 I
Varsity Girls Basketball
Greenbrier East 68 - PCHS 26 j
PCHS 26 • Circlevilie 23 I
Nov. 19 - PCHS at Tygarta
Valley, 7 pm
Nov. 23, Webster County at
PCHS, 7 pm
Nov. 24, PCHS at Peters¬
burg, 1 pm
Ninth Grade Girls Basketball
Capitol Tree j
' The- National Christmas
Tree at the Capitol in Wash-'
ington will come from Poca¬
hontas County for the second
time. A red spruce near Cran¬
berry Glades has been chosen
by the Capitol architect, Paul,
Pincus. It is 46 feei. tall and;
16 inches in diameter. Cran¬
berry is in the Gauley District 1
of Monongabela National For- 1
eat. A tree was selected several 1
years ago from the Greenbrier I
District near the 4*H Camp■]
at Thorn wood. j
The tree will be delivered to i
Washington by December 7. [
The lighting ceremony is De¬
cember 15. , ... I
Elkins 35 - PCHS 12
Elkins 25 - PCHS 5
POCAHONTAS TIMES i
S’.. (Page 2) .
■Publijhed every Thoraday except
tb« last week of the year. \ |
Entered #t the Pcet Offlca tl Mar*, j
UntoD, Wert Virginia 24954* u 1
eecond claae matter. .
scascaiPTiow charges ' |
I* Pocahontx* County |4,50 a yea*, J
IttMWfcax# 16.50 a year. In adranca,
jANB PRICS SHARP, SSITOg i
THOBSDAr, NOV. 18,1976 ■
Pioneer Days— July 8-10, 77f
N- WEATHER > •- .7
■ This winter has started
out as one that will be
talked about. That Indian j
Summer we looked for 1
didn’t appear.
We started looking
through the Old Fanner’s
Almanac the other night
and this is what they have
to say:
It would appear that the
winter weather action will (
shift from the West to the
East this year. The North- ,
east has enjoyed relatively j
- mild winters for the last ] -
three years, but 1976-77 j
will be remembered east of ■
the Mississippi and north of i
the Maaon-Dixou linel I
February and March to- i
gether should tax the heat- j
ing systems and snow j
shovels of most residents in
the Northeast. New Eng¬
land especially will be test¬
ed in February with ex¬
treme cold temperatures
and snow-brimmed roads.
Even the Middle Atlantic
states will be cold and
snowy from Groundhog-
Day through the first day of ,
Spring. ...
Then the forecast for the J
Greater Ohio Valley . . .
After a cold and snowy !
November, a mild Decern- 1
ber and January will help I
out. Then a very cold |
February and March are
predicted. A dry spring
and a very hot summer are
expected with less than
normal rain in July and
September. The warm
weather is expected to con¬
tinue into October,
i We shall see . . .
THS POCAHONTTAa ~1ME3 • NOVEMBER 18, 1^-
CpptalOitoWMTHM, I
Tho Capitol Christo**
Tree serving nur Bicenten¬
nial y**r, IfK?*, wUl com*
fporn the mocuKiilM of Ww«
Virginia on the Gaulav Ran •
/ec Drroct oi the Moooo-
gaaela Nraocd Foreat
The tree avfctied b a 41
foot 40 year old native red
spruce tfrvmn/t at an eleva-
ttrm rtf 3,47£ feel near thii
Cranberry < Hades.
The selected tree wan
located by Bilajr Winftleid, j
Timber Munugtaiunt As-
of Hi* CtuW Rea*.
i>r Jii strict, and tuu received
high endorsement af ull ,
thoce who have viewed the
tree, including Paul HnttJa
(run the Capitol AichiUvl'4
Oilier.
PlOdS Ar- <*t Ia rut the
tree cn Decwnhef 2»d with
proper eeramuniea at tbu
situ with for coni displays |
«wd additional terecDOiWt* i
hi thft town of Richwoort, rm
December 3 and 4. Trana-
portadon for the tree will be
provided by tho RJchibomi 1
Cartage Co/; to Richmond
with craii^portAiMM tu the |
U. S. Capitol on Decvrsber 6
provided by Wilson Freight.-
•** •* *-»
' Ttw tree moat be in
Wuhingtoa. D.C. oo later
than December 9th to allow
cauagh than for pruning,
ird-oieuriag, and danorjUiaft
prior to the December lfith
lighting cereiromy.
Ibis tree should not be
cuqlibud with the Whitt
Iluuaw Two which b a
living free, After the trf*
has served the Nut loo'a \
Capitol it will be plar-d tn .
fl!sn«] rest as it r;Hl ba !
ground into nud' h lor u»e
u» Govrrr and Shreb bah
around the capdnl grourvH-
Twor^rl spruce ae-dlwg*
wil be planted on the
Gadey da it per Dinnd of
da; Kcomfilaif National
Fuhrtt to replace this ape*
*cJal tree Irwin whore 1 h
dine.
4
fiTHL>GC*m.U
MtL.t+r. I. /W*
Euniitiu (Uapitul
njwiske? iTctnm cutfK Ntwwrilt. inc
jtvinott oirtsr h»uw« j
Foundcfi 17*27 I
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^Olttr t. 4.11k.", E>ii«ar UHKt t, *(< tU f, Cr«jl«l'*n 0v« ll>
NUPe.GliNNIf.c—*™J** RI04AR9 r MVKCNAMI, 1
U,S* Christmas tree
• # # ' r * #*.
headed for fireplace
WASHINGTON y.\p) _ A 4t-fnot
r.C'0iM\lc l*iUis spruci 1 Hat has been 'Jie
Jidioiud Cbcwto<.s tree ii dying, ,u:d rhlj
RWsaawiUlseilibst.
"3< will at. r*xL year's Yule Lut,” said
Nenousl Park Service niogvr Canrgi
J^vkhuy '.-ii Tioiiuy us woxkmen mud ,i
c; j.ic lu udura the dayear-nid rrs#*.
The ire* was • rausplPJUec JJ 1HI5 Irum
Ji tiCkJr ii'iiy, ?«., io ifca liilipie is front of
be '“.Ti e Hcuja to MTve p$ vie Hitt
F«r»S:'JKl CtrUri* lirc. Proroaair.
' * -'»*>;> wtrr jsi-d fur the Parent of
Pc ct Mckurataia
The :?«#'* -ep Wxtci rtaia a tak
a ^ ^ !kp: tn>«m fsur ants • otm
years here bat ttx k>«r aaf ia\?riof
taacaes veie**.
In ;;d. ‘he Pari Serrie* t as spraetd n?
ISe nfr.* Ii II * dll -.i jcrlto ot *2a4not
k 4. niTacr wiuicii b? a ana it tear**
SJ. t Sp-jjig. lid. The oitrrgj are •■•irec
out- Lh«* tree
Ou/KJny said the lift' raftered ; w l
da.iinittJ, <ppu:ucUy frnm un LuaMity to i
oc-i»o *Llh iVaiMigtivn '\ hoi, dam?,
Iiwtonri cl!rjal*.
The Park Sfr/lcc pinna lo repfane 11 with I
* HtW ptmini pif. li'ci! nesl Crrloher. :, l>ut
Lhij “r.ie we ,*ji; try lo liNiat* oil* in i
Vlrjhli oi fHjiyli.cJ ari one (ran
•dually *jc auir.r u:mv«id«I u JatrUicy •
Quid .
Fo» Its finale, trre wi-H he decora led
w.Lh W) b* K" iml 5T v> umecU. fh« ,
Ljiti vrilT ix luffled or by ? resitett r'onl J
wb*-» k ntb Uu pavM.it D*. id.
Ai v: j J terser IV Zoa
xi.* n*w. n ji tf ofccure jud s Yxa ag
vil jam h j L'r £.1 o» vd ofTrt-ecbiU at 1
*H«* a^»oV*‘t4jr^*r\
■1 Jd dri> pit. l «rk*xy Mat. Out the
tm *iJ bt »*a*d a»\t Or.vUrj*
’It’s kiwjk.pi/ ra u^ifirtTl •red,**
vwd jnxeo. ' H i a iii»xc ^ -ume rt I
oaidib'loiaktil M
TV. < t >V Vi
THU POCAHONTAS THUS - NOVEMBER 18, 1976-Page S ■
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PCHS Football
Pocahontas County 14,
Clarksburg R.W. 6.
Pocahontas fumbled on
the first play from scrim¬
mage and gave RW the ball
on the 20 yard line. RW
went in to score but PCHS
bounced right back on a
Rick Doyle touchdown then
went ahead to stay on
Ronnie Sharp’s extra point.
The Warriors scored
again in the second quarter
on Mark Waslo’s touch¬
down and again Ronnie
Sharp’s point was good.
Pocahontas defense shut
out RW for three quarters
keeping the presidents out¬
side the 35 yard line. The
defense was led by Rick
Doyle, Mark Kinder, Rich¬
ard Oref, Wayne Cassell,
Melvin Ricottilli, Fred
Tibbs and Tom Barnisky.
The Warriors closed out
their season in the cold
weather with a 5 and 5
record.
Last week PCHS beat
Petersburg 21—6. Touch¬
downs were scored by Rick
Doyle, Mark Waslo, and
Fred Tibbs.
The Warriors played well
all season. The schedule
was tough the first five
games. We feel like we
were in every ball game,
losing twice by one point.
The early loss of quarter¬
back Tom Valencia slowed
the Warriors for a while but
Mark Waslo came on
strong by mid season.
PCHS has a young ball
team sporting 16 Sopho¬
mores and 11 Juniors out of
the 27 returning next year.
There will be 22 lettermen.
The Sophomore group is
the first class to attend
PCHS that had the opportu¬
nity to play 7th and 8th
. grade football. m
We would like to recog¬
nize once again the five
senior athletes who gave
100 per cent this season —
Leading ground gainer and
scorer, Albert Pondexter;
Rick Doyle, leading defen¬
sive player who averaged
14 tackles a game from
middle line backer; Fred
Tibbs, who played well at
line backer and fullback;
_
at right guard; Lewis
Fromhart, quick man on
kicking team, and John
Dilley, who gave 100 per
cent every day.
Juniors were: Mark Was¬
lo, QB; David L. Cassell,
Tight End; Eddie Beverage
LB; Melvin Ricottilli, MG;
Robert Myers, G; Richard
Faulknier, DE; Tom Bar-
niaky T; Tony Wiley T;
Mark Gum E; William Dil¬
ley E HB. •
Sophomores—Richard
Oref, Wayne Cassell, Mikej
Ryder, Rick Irvine, Keith I
Pondexter, Mike Williams,
Ronnie Sharp, Tim Galford,
Mark Kinder, Conrad
Smith, Glenn Arbogast.i
Craig Doss, Grant Galford,]
Greg Rose, Bruce Johnson,
Phillip Hill.
The Team and Coaching
Staff would like to thank
the Boosters Club for the
support and meals they
provided this season.
Thanks to Mrs. McGee
and the cheerleaders for a
job well done.
Mailinton Junior High
The Marlinton Junior
High Copperheads ended
their football season, Satur¬
day, Nov. 6, at Green Bank
by beating the Eagles, 20-
15. This was the sixth win
of the season for the Cop¬
perheads without a defeat.
They had one tie game with
Hillsboro.
Leading the Copper¬
heads to victory was Mike
Doss who scored two touch¬
downs and one extra point.
Brett Withers scored the
other touchdown for the
Copperheads. Doss scored
on runs of 55 and 10 yards,
and Withers scored on a 4
yard run.
The defense again played
an outstanding game.
Leading the defense were
Rick McCarty, John Bar¬
ton, Donny Rose, Jess
Heavener and Ricky
Mayse.
This was the last game of
the season and the players
and coaches want to thank
all the people for coming'
out and supporting our
team and athletic program.
PCHS Athletic Boosters
The PCHS Athletic
Boosters feel the Parents
Night was a successful
event and thank the parents
for coming and being a part
of us. Many people have
helped this year and it is
appreciated.
Football season has
closed for the season but
Girls Basketball is now-
: going on and Boys Basket
ball is getting underway.
We hope the people of.
I Pocahontas County will
continue to support our
children at PCHS.
The next Boosters Meet¬
ing will be December 1, .
1976, at 7:30 at Pocahontas .
County High School.
Bad hick struck this Sen¬
ior Warrior in his first game
between PCHS and Union.
But Tom didn’t let hia
interest die. He stood on 1
the sidelines rooting for the:
Warriors every game.
Tom is the son of Mr. and 1
Mrs. Geronimo Valencia, of 1
Green Bank. He belongs to 1
the Letterroan’s Club of
which he is vice president, j
He is also a class officer.- j
Fas Chek, of Marlinton,
sponsors Tom and wishes
him a complete recovery., /•'
I
Mike Buzzard, who averag¬
ed -40 yards' per punt;
. Ronnie VanReenen, first
team-center* who anchored
the Warrior line; Ronnie
^Mullens, aggressive blocker
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES - NOVEMBER 25, 1976-
Board of Education
The Pocahontas County |
Board of Education met for I
a regular meeting on No- j
.vember 22.-4-
The. Board met with in--;
terested citizens and re¬
ceived from the special
committee on the school
public opinion poll a report
based on these question-/
naires. This report empha-'
sized the categories which*
the committee felt to be the.
primary concerns of the*
public and contained, rec-/.
ommendations in several
areas. A copy of this report
is to.be found elsewhere in -
thi3 issue of the paper. A
long dialogue ensued be¬
tween the members of the ,
Board and the members of
the public present on the
report and other topics
related to the County's
schools. ;
. The Board approved for '
each of the elementary
schools a list of drivers to. ;
be used, for all extra .cur-
ricular trips for the re¬
mainder of the 76-77 school
term. .
Approval was given to
the personnel for the Vol¬
unteer Aides Program at
a Green Bank Elementary
program. This program in¬
volves people from the
community who are willing
to donate an hour of their
time each week to help with
slow learners in the lower
grades and has been in
effect for the past two
years.
Approval was given for
the Marlin ton gym to be
used every Monday night
through March for an adult
basketball league.
The request from the •(
high school for eight stu- I
dents to be taken by private J
vehicle to visit Fairmont I
Business College and j
Fairmont State College on ■
November 23 was approved 1
The next regular Board j
meeting will be on De-!
cember 15. The Board will i
meet for dinner as guests of \
the Marlinton School Cafe- I
teria with their wives and
the principals and wives ■
with the business meeting-
to follow. . :
'Public Opinion Poll v.
What the Public Opinion
Poll Said—A Report from
the Committee to the-Poca-*.
hontas 1 County Board oft
Education. \
/After , thorough. evaJua-p
tion of the results of the.’
school public opinion poll,.
this committee has prepar¬
ed a report on the cate¬
gories which seem to bo the
primary concerns of the
people. We have outlined
and made recommenda¬
tions in several areas which
are pertinent to the future
of Pocahontas County’s ed¬
ucational system.
BOND ISSUE
Concern about the in¬
crease in property taxes
was one of the main rea¬
sons for the defeat of the.
last bond issue. In additiopf
there is a strong feeling
that non-property - owners
are not paying their share
of the tax burden.
It is quite evident from-
the poll that a new bond
issue should not be at¬
tempted before the present j
bond is retired.
BUILDING PROGRAM I
Since a large number of
responders favor the ren¬
ovation of existing build-;
ings that are structurally ;
sound, we recommend that
you conduct a detailed cost
analysis for repairing each I
school. This should be done i
by people independent of J
the present architect, pre- i
ferably with qualified local !
people whenever possible.
The results of this study
should be published in the
local paper along with cbm- 4 .
parable figures for new
'buildings. |
There were several sug-. [
gestions in the poll com- :
ments for two new schools; ’
one for the Marlinton-Hills- :
boro area and one for the ,
Green Bank-Durbin area.
Perhaps this plan. merits
consideration as a possible i
way of cutting costs. j
BUILDING MAINTE- !
NANCE _ . *.._L
Inadequate building -j
maintenance in the past i
was listed as one of the
prime reasons for the de¬
feat of the last bond issue, j
We strongly urge you to [
give top priority to a good
maintenance plan, both for j
existing buildings and any |
new ones, as soon as pos- I
sible. Building mainte- j
nance should have the !
highest priority on the ’ J
budget, not the lowest.
THE P0CAH0NTA3 TIMES -’NOVEMBER25. 197(
Letter J
Dear Mrs. Cromer,
The Times came today.
That sentence doesn’t.!
...... indicate any earth shatter-;
ing.news. But one article in -
the Times by “Name with¬
held by request” which was-
critical of your observations
did prompt me to write to
you. I’ve intended many
times to write to tell you
how much I enjoy you*
articles, especially your
write-ups of the “over 80 i
crowd.” Don't; let the i
comments of one “writer,.j
parent, teacher, poster par-ij
“•r V..- ••• v' ent and grandmother dis-j
courage you from'’submit-4
ting more contributions to-
fthe Times. . ' ' s' • \
l am also a product of a i
one room school in Poca- '
• hontas County. The en¬
couragement that I receiv-.
ed from my parents 5 and
teachers propelled me into
— the teaching field for fifteen :
years. My philosophy of
Z home work is much the-;
t same as yours. At Open :
2 House PTA meetings at the :
beginning of each school i
, year, I explained to parents j
that homework meant*
" working at home. Examples!
of home work were washing
■ dishes, cutting grass; rak¬
ing leaves, and responsible |
1 jobs the child was capable 1
of doing. Of course 11
stressed the importance of j
encouraging the student to
pursue any extension of;
school work voluntarily j
done by the child, especial¬
ly reading for pleasure. ,
Most assigned ‘‘home-i
work” is handed in and 1
never looked at by the
teacher. I know some fellow i
teachers who kept elabor- I
• ate records of “Home work ;
handed in” but never knew !
what was handed in as the .
work was never checked.
The student received j
grades for home work too. ■:
How ridiculous! !
I just wanted you to know i
that some people agree j
with your intelligent obser-1
vations that are based on |
the same foundation as our
country —WORK. Too
•many people expect the
"pie in-the sky”^ to be
handed to them.
The paragraph that you
wrote about Mark showed
how sensitive you are to
children’s needs. Three
years ago tomorrow, Mark'
gave up looking for. his
place as .you so aptly put it.
I only met Mark one time
and we had a two to three i
hour talk. He had only j
praise for the Cromers* I
recall he told with much>[
interest about, learning the I '
'history of the logging era |
from Mr. Cromer when
they dug up utensils, etc.,
where the Italian camp had* j
been. Whateverthe articles •
were, I can’t recall now, j.
they were not taken when 1
lie- left as he was still I
considering your home— i
his home.
I hope to continue to '<
enjoy your Common sense j
contributions to the Times, j .
Hubert H. Taylor
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES - NOVEMBER 25, 1978-
Green Baak Receive*
Federal Property .
Green Bank has received
through two Quickclaim Deeds
the transfer of eleven acres of
federal property for commu<\
hity use. The announcement
was made by Gorham L. Black;
. Jr., Regional Director Office of
Health, Education, and Wepj
. fare (HEW;, Regiou'in i v , f 4 ' '
The two parcels of land, for-*
therly part of the site of the
National Radio Astronomy .
Observatory, measure 9.5 acres
and 1.5 acres, respectively. Ac* :
cording to Dr. E. Louise Weig*
man, Director of HEW's Re- L
gion III Division of Federal.'
Property Assistance, the larg- :
er parcel of land, adjacent to
the Green Bank Elementary
School (serving 341 students in ;
grades One through Eight) .
will become a preserve for na¬
ture study and recreation, and
will permit a more realistic
compliance witb West Vir¬
ginia's requirement for mini¬
mum school sites. The smaller,
1.5 acres, provides the site for
the new, 3,000 volume, Poca- :
hontas County Free Library. !
Funds for its construction were *
derived from a grant;: of
$22,900, along with $14,000 ,
for library supplies and operat¬
ing expenses, from the West
Virginia Library Commission.
Additional funds ofl $2,000
were appropriated by Green
Bank with another $8500 com¬
ing from private' donation
sources, The library will serve .
an estimated 2000 persons.^ !
Region III, HEW, is com¬
prised of the states of Dela¬
ware, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, West Virginia, and
the District of Columbia.
POCAHONTAS TIMES !
(Page 2)
Publiihed every Tkand*/ exe«pi : .
the fast week of the year. H
Knterad at the Poet Offiea at Mar j
lintoa, W«»t Virginia 2496i, a. i
Sfcotd claaa matter. ,
: EUESCRlFTION CHARGES;
la Pocahon taa County 34;50 a year ■
Erfawh«raj3.50 a year. Inadvicca.- ' •
JiNS PRICE SHARP, EDITOR
TH0R8DAY. NOV. 25; 1976
Pioneer Days—July 8-10,'77
Project for Marking Earl/ j
... Cabin Sites Approved! jj
The Pocahontas County HiW'l
torical Society’s project to !o-!
cate, mark, and record the sites* ‘
of the early pioneer cabins in j
Pocahontas County has been !
approved by Governor Moore j
for 51300 in financial assistance
from the W. Va. American I
Revolution Bicentennial Com- 1
mission.
Work is underway?:in locat¬
ing the cabin sites ofi the set¬
tlers living in what is now
Pocahontas County during the
Revolutionary War period. To
date 23 sites have been agreed i
upon as being the location off-H
pioneer homes. Also included 1
in the project is the sites of the
forts used by the early settlers
for protection against the In-.j
dians.
The project provides for !
marking the actual cabin or-J
fort site with a bronze plaque
or a metal stake with the per-4
mission of current land owners..
The individualized? bronze!
markers will be paid for by the
descendants of the pioneers, j
Six families have agreed to pay )
for markers to date. This fit!
nancial support will help pro- j
vide the matching funds nec¬
essary, tor obtain the WVARBC
grant., - . , j
The WVARBC funds will be
mainly used to purchase uni-,
form metal highway signs to
be placed on the public road
nearest to each cabin location, j
These signs will give the pio¬
neer’s name, the date of the
cabin and will identify this '
project as one officially approv¬
ed by the WVARBC. I
A formal public document 1
will be prepared and placed I
with the County records at the I
Courthouse. This document
will contain for each pioneer j
the year he arrived and a de-
scription of his home site. .
Larry Jarvinen has accepted '
the chairmanship of the Socie- J
ty's committee to complete this !
proj eat. The other committee j
members are Katherine Beard 1
Jessie B. Powell, Harold Crist! j
Forrest Wooddell, Johnnie B. I
Hill, James Wooddell, Moody !
Moore, Grady Moore, . Alfred 1
McNeel, Sam Hill, and Bill!
McNeel
A number of cabin sites are )
yet undetermined. The public '
js asked to furnish additional i
information to any committee. |
member as soon as .possible i
since the highway markers are '
to be ordered by mid-January.;
The bronze markers should aj- j
so be ordered as soon as pos- .
sible and the committee needs
to know if additional families;
desire to have one placed on
the cabin site of their Pocahon¬
tas County anceator.
. i Lt. USN (Ret. )
! 400 Melvin Avenue
j Annapolis, Md- 21401
December 1,1976
Mr. Sam Hill
Hillpoint
Hillsboro, W.Va.
Dear Mr. Hill:-
Regarding your articles in the Pocahonta3~Vof June 10th.
and November 25th. of 1976 as to home sites of men who served in the
service during the Revolutionary War I have the following to report.
My Great-Great-Great Grandfather, James 'Waugh who
served three years according to Chaukleys History of Augusta County
Virginia. Wounded at Chadds Run - better known as the Battle of Brandy
wine - the Virginia troops of the Line under the command of Marouis
de Lafayette who was also wounded. All the Colonial troops being under
the command of Gen. Washington. Although they lost the.battle Col.
Lafayette was promoted to Major General. ... _
Returning to James Waugh, his plantation v/as located
along a strip of land on the East side of the Greenbrier river about
three miles below Major Jacob Waricks Fort at Clover Lick according to
the autobiography of Lorenzo Waugh his grandson. Two copies of his
book is in the P.C.H.S. Library. When the river had washed away most
of the good fields his family (Four children- 2 boys and 2 girls)
moved over the mountain and settled at Dilleys Mill. Some of Lorenzo's
brothers and cousins settled at Bethel in the Hill country. Jame3 2nd.
and Samuel (My Line), were on the first county court of Pocahontas
County. I believe the best place for James Waugh's marker would be
in Clover Lick. I remain
Sincerly / ,
of VcUt^Jku
-
'Glen L. Vaughan
SAMUEL C. HILL
HILLBBDSL’, WEST VIRGINIA 2A946
December 6,197a
i) a a r 19.7 a u gh an,
Thank . ca for your letter of Sec enter 1 with
thi information regarding tne firs a James mugti. e
will inc_ude this in th« final plans for the erection of
the rnrasrs, this shoula be completed early next year.
I have Sene information that Say not be new
to mu but I will pass it along nevertheless.
' On Harch 30,1962 §j» committee consisting of
Sharjb “ont.gr cm. , . icxline, (Johnson and u ill ware
making plans for the development of the- - 'recently acquired
property of the Buckskin Council,Boy Scouts af America , at
billeys hill, fe entered the riverfront property from
Senaca^ porest by walking about one mile, from the boundary.
I was advised this was the site of the old Rush Place
formerly the James yfeugh farm.There is a small graveyard
about 100 yards HW of the river. There 'was a sulphur spring
and rout con coo left (north) on the right »va.3 a former
storage or cache for the lumber company while the land
was being timbered early this century. She site of the
former farm house was apparent. The direction to the farm
were"from the Brown's Creek road follow the old kill path
to the Low Place,then to .Apple Pen to low place,cross
north to uickory Plat,follow old tree* road down Incline
Hollow to the old farm house.
She one grave stone that I could makeout said:
James faugh
Born 3-19-1331
Died agd 42 yr19 d.- 1873 -
'fhot this fcouid is#: of interest.
Cordially,
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James Waugh, 1 st. and his wife Mary v;ere the parents of four children
of v.iiich we have data on t fmwfc. , James Waugh 2nd. the oldest son, Samuel/
the youngest son and Jane VJaui-h, who was Timothy McCarty’s second wife**"
There is nothing pn record an t,«> the date of James,birth, but ho died in
3 331. the same year his brother Samuel died. I „ i ,
A>4/?*I£D Cftl.£G KNflP'P, tr.
James Waugh 2nd. v/as married to Rebecca McGuire, they were the parents
of twelve children. The following ton children are all that we have data
on at the present time. Their names are:- * f j -f
Rachel
Elisabeth_
iiancy
James 3rd.
Jacob
Morgan
Allen
Isabella
^ Marcus
^"Xhorenzo.
about the life of James Waugh 2nd. have uncovered the following.
' tie lived on the Greenbrier river and evidently had a smaller farm in the
Hills, the land along the river must have been part of his fathers land
and he called this The Plantation. His will was probated in Augusta county ’
court in 1331, in which he provides ; T 'That land be sold and the proceeds
used to educate his children." Another clause in his will was, ” X desire
that my rifle gun be kept for the' entire use of my plantation."
He v/as a member of the first court to sit in Pocahontas county and
his presence at the August term of court in 1322 bears this out. He v/as
, a close neighbor and friend of Major Jacob Warwick, of Clover Lick. It
!v:as on the evidence of James Waugh and P. Bruffey who appeared in court
tn.p.-t a section of Jacob Warwick’s will was carried out freeing his
.famous servant Ben. Warwicks will v/as dated March 7, 1313. ..
1 ^ /WflXilS tfQVJ-
1300 the records show about 150 families living in^Pocahontas, (
'county, Samuel and James Waugh 2nd. being two of them.
THE CHILDREN OF JAKES 2nd.
Rachel v/as married do Frederick Fleming.
'Elizabeth was married to John Ratliffe and lived on Clover Creek.
iiancy married Abraham Griffin and lived on Buckley Mountain, she had a
daughter who married Claiborne McNeil, and lived near Buckeye.
Jacob married Mary Brown, daughter of Josiah Brown of Indian Draft, and
moved to Upshur county. He was the father of fifteen children, only five-
lived to be grov.Tio Jacob was a fine pens man and became clerk of th«
Ikshur County Court, occuping that position for many years. Jacob Waugh’s
five children were ? four boys, Brown,Enoch,^Horner and John William, and
one daughter Leah who was the third wife of Dr. Pleasant Smith of Edrav.
Hi? wife, Mary Brovm v/as born April 13, 1312©
Jnnes Waugh 3rd, married Sally, the oldest daughter of John Cochran, and
-lived on the Greenbrier at the old homestead. His /?pconH wife Hannah
from Highland county. Details of James Waugh will be found in
Hardesty’s Encyclopedia. \
tfaugh was the grandfather of Judge Waugh of Upshur County.
^rfoAuA ‘J'jiJLe ^). (&X4- , yJcLaJ!v / A- ilWvJA. 7
Hl.MStrt W« S W.tlhl, cUnkH-h*. fia.u MArx)l pqg.
BY LAURAINE WAGHEH
, jt Women’s Editor;. «3j‘
;■ The St. Margarets Pooy Club.
Literally roue away witbvictory-
iin. regional^competition'
recently and ..will send two
teams, to compete*;in.,the
'national tourney next week in
: Radnor, Pa. '
■ “We won 30 percent at
.’regionals,” said coach Brian
, Boyer, “they cut ofLthegames
•: early because . nobody could
.catch us.” -. i•’VS*
Winning is nothing new for
the. group . The juniors, aged 9
.through 12,. are. going, to the
nationals for the third year, :
and it's the second time for the
.senior team who-.are aged iJ
through 16. *j
yfcBurrell Davidsom 15, will be
■one of 10 riders from the United
States competing;-in the in¬
ternational pony. meet in
England in August, She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.
Margarets.'
- The national title has eluded'
them so far and the team from
Frederick, which beat them in
Ohio last year, will be there
again. “But we have a good
chance this year,” said coach
Boyer, "our precision is a
factor.” His daughter, Dawn
rides with the juniors.
There’s a lot more to being a
winning rider than just riding
well. Competition begins at
home as the 45 members of the
club try for places on the
teams. They study books on
KUBiH .iEYHSn dcki 3
pony. Pandora, during practice for relay races
nallamna
horses and first aid, and;are :
.‘judged in stable management,
’ tack care’and grooming — all of
which are’part of the judging at
tournaments. •
“The horse comes first ” said:
Ruth Grill of Arnold, over the-,
time left “In the riders take-
*4
, Jane-,is on the se
teamaV-v - ; • ..-./-s 'V';
;i “It’s!? hard;,''.work,”-J si;
;Jane,-;“we don’t! really n
but - Oh, that tack cleaning!
,,;Called:a,-Gymkhana,.
tournalnent rndudes dS, r
races with variations invol
feats of balance.; and skil
speed.
y Donald Ruths of Pasadei
the only boy who made
teams. Asked if he watched
equestrian events of.
Olympics where Mike Plum
Maryland won a silver me
Donald smiled broadly
"Yeah, I’d like t b<
there.”” ;
When is a pony not a pc
When it measures 14 ham
hand equals four inches)
three inches or more. Chocc
Chip Ice Cream, ridden
Laurie Bell,- a senior ti
member from Davidsoavill
* the largest pony on the te
measuring - 14 , 1 : “ hands.,-,
smallest, is Panders. -
measures 11.2 and is riddei
Robin Zeyher of Annapoli
jthejunior-team. ; . .-
Other members of the te
are Carin Pittingerof Bay 1
and ■ Tammy Zeyher of.
napolis, seniors; Linda
chford of Arnold, Denise R
of Pasadena and Robyn V
of Bay Hills, juniors,.
If confidence can do it,th
bring home a title this y
“Did you hear we’re goin
win the national?” called
Donald Ruths Sr. father of
riders, “The kids fool arou
lot out here, but when it’s
they really work as a tea
The riders grinned and uoi
in agreement. .. .
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES-DECEMBER'2. 197fa
School Plans
The results of the recent
school opinion poll showed I
several hundred persons to ,
be more interested in re- |
pairing the present school -l
buildings than in building
new ones. :: .nV •;
The committee reviewing •;
the poll therefore thought
more consideration should*!
be given to repair and tl^ *
estimated costs given'‘a-
closer look, ■ ^
There was not much time
with holidays, deer season
etc., but Saturday a group |
of Pocahontas carpenters,
electricians and the like
went over the Green Bank
school building- In this
group were James Carpen¬
ter, Zane Taylor, June '
Riley, Bernard Shears, Al-1
fred Collins, Lennie '«
Howell, Xerth Friel, and \
.Bill delGiudice.
/ On Monday night every -1
' one ^interested in schools j
was invited to the High,
School to hear reports on
school repair.
• About 35 persons attend¬
ed, but they were really
'interested and found some
answers to their questions.
The estimates made by |
the architects to correct the '\
major fire and safety de¬
fects found by the fire
marshal were reported and j
the figures are as follows) |
In the estimates, costs j
are figured at $5.50 per ;
square foot for electrical
work (to include fire alarm :
systems), 50c per square ,
foot to refinish interior |
walls and ceiling to requir- i
ed fire resistance stand- '
ards, S56 for an interior fire j
resistant door, $100 for an i
exterior door, and S350 to |
convert windows for use as
emergency exits.
HILLSBORO
Gym (5,494 sq. ft.)
Electrical work $30,217
■Refinishing 3250 sq, ft 1625
. Six interior doors 336
Three exterior doors 300 •
Total ‘ 32,478
Cafeteria (3860sq. ft.)
' Electrical work $21,230
Refinishing 4520 sqft 2,260
Eight interior doors 448
23,938
Elementary Building
(11,748 sq.ft.)
' Electrical work $64,614 r
Refinishing
10.746sq.fi. 5,370
Four exterior doors 400
21 interior doors 1,176 j
7 window conversions 2,450 'j
.2 fire escape towers 50,000 i
124,010 j
High School Building
(12,660 sq.ft.)
Electrical work
$69,630
Refinishing
21,300 sq.ft.
10,650
28 interior doors
1,568
4 exterior doors
, 10 window con vers.
3,500 !
Two new stairs
30,000 }
125,742
Total for Hillsboro $306,180
GREEN BANK
Main Building
(30,878 sq.ft.)
Electrical work
$169,829 i
Refinishing
89,458 sq. ft.
49,729
30 interior doors
2,800
3 exterior doors
300
18 window con¬
versions
6.3C0
1 fire escape tower
25,000
1 fire stair
15,000 <
New stairway
25,000 ‘
293,968
Cafeteria (7527 sq.ft.)
Electrical work
41,398 {
Refinishing
11,280 sq. ft.
5,640
14 interior doors
784
3 exterior doors
300
48,122
Total-Green Bank
$343,076
MARLINTON , .
' Gym Building ;
■\ (31,510 sq.ft.) «’ f
Electrical work $173,305 |
Rerinishing < i
35,950sq.ft. 17,976 [
20 interior doors 1,120 |
5 window convers. 1,750 1
2 fire escape towers 50,000
244,150 j
Cafeteria/Special Educa- •
tionBuilding(30,400sq.ft.) j
Electrical work :5167,200 ■!
Retinishing
31,000 sq.ft. 15,500
17 interior doors 962
. 7 ■' 183,652
Total Marlinton $427,802
Note: If the second floor
of the Cafeteria/Special
Education building is used
for classrooms, then a fire
escape tower will be need¬
ed, adding $25,000 to the I
Marlinton costs.
DURBIN
Main Building
(18,447 sq.ft.)
Electrical work $101,459 1
Refinishing
42,955 sq.ft. 21,477
56 interior doors 3,136 ,
6 exterior doors 500 1
12 window convers. 4,200
New exit 500 j
2 fire stairs 30,000 !
Total Durbin $161,273
Total County 51,238,327
Some figures were con¬
sidered to be ^ little low
end some a little high but
none clear out of the bail ;
park. !
James Carpenter spoke I
for the group which had
looked over the Green Bank
school. They found the ■
buildings needed many
things done that were not
included in the fire safety
oriented plan. The bricks
need sandblasting and re- ■
pointing (some bricks Could i
be easily pulled out), the
side walls bulge some, i
there are no subfloors in
some rooms, there are
openings which would pro- j
vide flue-like drafts from ;
basement through walls to i
second floor and to outside,
the roof is of wooden con¬
struction which shook un¬
der the weight of one man,
and some floors are defi¬
nitely sagging. After the
repairs it would still be an
old building with many
more needs. The inspec¬
tion group agreed that it
would not be economical to
spend the money necessary
on the old buildings.
They did not have time to
go over the buildings in the- j.
southern part of the County j
but they felt they knew j
enough about them to have I
the same opinion.
The Board of Education I
was present. They felt they
had the options of trying,
the bond issue again, which
the school opinion poll ■
showed would bo useless; :
repair the existing schools, t
which these local buildings
and the architect agreed
now was not practical; do
nothing, which they felt i
was not a responsible deci- i
sion; or move m a new i
direction. They had been -
discussing different possi¬
bilities the past month or so 1
and had come up with the
idea of building part of the ?
classrooms' now- and:, coro-/i|
pleting the job after the
present high school bond is']
paid off in 1980. < '
This plan would use the .
$1,200,000 available from !
the State. With local labor, j
high school vocational |
classes and school mainte- - j
nance personnel, the fol- j
lowing could be built, not :|
all at one time but within ,i
eighteen months: j
Seven new class rooms at j
Hillsboro for kindergarten 1
through fifth grade.
Fifteen new class rooms !
at Marlinton and possibly -
expand cafeteria space. ]
Ten new class rooms at [
Green Bank, to house 1
grades one through five, {
bring Durbin students to
Green Bank. !
Sewage and heating fa¬
cilities installed would be;
sufficient for new facilities;
for the upper grades com-i
pleted at a later time.
These plans would satis¬
fy the fire marshal by|
getting students out of the 1
most unsafe places and
show that we are making
progress toward providing;
safe school surroundings, j
The Board members stat-l
ed their support of this]
plan- .. _L
Almost everyone attend- ;
mg agreed to serve as a j
citizens committee and
Leonard Howell was elect- '
ed chairman. ;
By unanimous consent, it ;
was voted to give support to .
the Board of Education to i
go to the State Board of j
Education and ask for the ■]
$1,200,000 for this plan to;
build the three new units of!
class rooms now and to ask i
the people of the County to
vote money later to com-|
plete the system with new;
class rooms for grades 6, 7,
and 8, and gymnasium and,
library space.
' The Board feels that in
the completed plan the,
existing old high school
building at Marlinton will
have to be demolished and
a new gymnasium with
all-purpose space con->
structed.
Only rough preliminary
plans have been made of
proposed unit3 and actual
floor plans will be made;
only after the State Board
of Education gives the go-
ahead signal. -Opportunity,
will be given to the public
to see and comment on
these.
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES - DECEMBER 2, 1976-
»w*i
St. Nicholas Day ;
The third annual St. Nicho-j
las Day Celebration will be]
held tbia weekend, December'
4-6, at the Pearl S. Buck!
Birthplace ia Hillsboro.
The actual observance of St.j
Nicholas Day, December 5,;
which today is primarily limit-i
ed to the old world, will draw ;
attention to the old style tra-;
ditiona and customs of the ma- ;
fernal ancestors of Pearl Buck, 1
the Stallings.
The Stulting Place will take'
on a Dutch flavor in Christmas'
decorations, food and drinks,;
with the assistance of the Mar-!
Union Woman's Club. Also,
just recently word was received.'
from the North .Pole that Santa
Claus will depart from his busy '
schedule to pay respects to his
forebears. The Hillsboro
Kindergarten classes' behavior
has warranted this visit and
will meet Santa Monday.
In addition. Mona Dee Vance ,
will provide further entertain-
meat with a puppet show. The
public ia warmly invited to .
visit the "Stulting Place” and i
begin the sharing of th8 spirit •
of Christmas.
The Birthplace is open 9 to 5-
Monday through Saturday and ,
1 to 5 on Sunday.
Christmas 'Parade
The annual Christmas Pa - 1
rade sponsored by the Marlin- 1
ton Jaycees, Lions and Rotary <
Clubs, will be held Saturday,-!
December 4,1976. The Parade i
will start at Marlinton Ele-.i
mentary School promptly at i
2 p. m. We urge all clubs,.!
merchants, and the public to i
participate. Entries should be
in front of the Elementary j
School by 1:30 p. in. for line-
up. Trophies or money will be
given in the following ciasses: \
club, floats, merchant floats,. i
carolers. ,
Included in' the parade will !
be the bands from Pocahontas ,
County High School and Hills- ;
boro, Marlinton, Green Bank, •
and Durbin Elementary ;
Schools. • !
Immediately after the Pa- ;
rade, at the tide of tbe First ‘
National Bank porch, children '
will receive a treat from Santa. '■
Also, there will bo a ..drawing .?
for gift certificates from mer- ■
chants and businesses. I
J
POCAHONTAS TIMES - DECEMBER 2, 1976*.
Letter
• I was just reading a little {
oi : Mrs. Levie Hannah’s
writing about her life story.
Those things bring back to .
me my younger days when I j
was on the farm. She spoke i
of going down and standing j
where the cows had slept to j
warm her feet. We boys;
went barefooted until
school time, so there would i
be a good frost on and I
would go after the cows and :
they would be lying down !
and I would run them up!
and stand in their beds to I
warnvmy.feet., A lotj, o£,thgJ
things-she spoke of. • ; . i>>
I used to help my mother j
with the work in the house i
and in the garden. On wash 1
days I would help to wash
our clothes on a wash
board. I was jack-of-all-1
trades on the farm. I would
help my Mom and my
Grandma to card wool and
spin yam until ten o’clock
at night to knit our school
socks, gloves and tobog- j
gans. It was a wonderful I
time for us older folks, I.
could write a book and then j
not get started from the j
time I was four years old.
You know I was a poor old
fanner boy and came up the
hard way. My father died
when I was four years old
and we moved from Dod¬
dridge County to Pocahon¬
tas, so I knew just about all
of the Hannahs in Pocahon¬
tas—John Hannah, at
Green Bank Store, Joe
Hannah, of Cass, Ira Han¬
nah, Boud Hannah, Layton
Hannah, but I just don’t
remember this lady, she is
two years older than I. I
would just like to hear from
some of those old folks, as I
always loved old folks.
As Ever, Mr. Sutton
Mr. Sutton’s address is:
F. M. Sutton, 22-31st St.
E3T, Nitro, W. Va. 25143
Memories
Fond memories of grow¬
ing up in our wonderful
town. There was a young
man whom I will never
forget. He was none other |
than Garland McFerrin.
When his father and broth¬
er Herman came into town
in the morning to open the ,
Bank of Marlinton they j
always brought Garland.
They would leave him sit¬
ting in front of the Bank in
his wheelchair. By the time
the Bank closed for the
day—Garland would have
been on every comer in
town. He would motion
with his hand as to where
he wanted to go, whether it
be in front of Richardsons
Hardware or Paul Over¬
holt’s Mens Shop. j
I am sure a lot of people
such as the Richardson
boys, John Hayslett, Clar- ;
ence Smith, Jim McGraw i
and many more have fond
memories of wheeling Gar¬
land all over town. j
By the end of the day— •
Garland would always end
up in front of Harry Sharp's
News Stand. At the ripe old
age of sixteen, I was
° con¬
sidered the best “Soda-
jerk" in town, ha! ha! The
last thing that Garland
would have every day was a
big milkshake. Then I;
would wheel him over to i
the bank for his return
home with his father and
brother Herman.
It was the fine people of
our community and all of
Pocahontas County, that
gave Garland many, many
happy days. In return Gar¬
land always made our days;
more pleasant. |
Tony and Mildred Colson
Museum
The Historical Society
has received copies of the
Marlinton High School
yearbooks from 1922, 1926, ,
1927,1931; 1933,1939, and
1946, from Marlinton Ele- j
mentary School. Mr. I
George Alt arranged to
have these yearbooks trans- i
ferred to the Society and
they will be placed in the ;
library at the County His- j
torical Museum, - - j
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THURSDAY, PEC. 9,1976 ,
Christmas
The Poage Lane Church will
hold their Christmas program
on Sunday, Dec. 19, at 7:30
pm. Everyone welcome,
The Christmas program at
Mail's Chapel will be held on
Christmas Eve at 7:30 pm.
The E'dray Youth Group will
be presenting their Christinas |
play at the churches of the Ed- •'
ray Charge on the following :
schedule: . ‘ ,
Edray - Monday, Dec 20 - 1
7:30 pm. j
Slatyfork • Tuesday, Dec. 21 '
*7:30 pm
Swago - Wednesday, Dec. 22
* 7:30 pm
White Chape] - Thursday]
Dec. 23 - 7:30 pm
The Church of God on Beard
Heights will present a Christ¬
mas play, “Mo Pillow For His
Head," on Wednesday, Dec.
22, at 7:30 pm. Everyone wel¬
come.
m
The Christmas program at
Marvin Chapel will be Thurs¬
day, Dec. 23, at 7:30 pm. All
are welcome.
There will be a Christmas
play at the Mace Methodist
Church on Wednesday, Dec.
22, at 7 pm. Everyone wel¬
come. '
■ ^
The Edray Methodist Church J
will have a short Christmas |
program on Sunday. Dec. 12, ;
at ll am. Everyone welcome. ;
There will be a Christmas
carol singing service at the
Marlinton Presbyterian Church
on Sunday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.
m. Everyone invited.
At ’o^m on. Sunday, Dec. 19,
the , Mstlinton Presbyterian
Church will present its annual -
Joy Gift Pageant, this year en- j
titled, “Keeping Christmas To- i
day.” Everyone welcome. ,
m i
The Buckeye Presbyterian
Church will have its Christmas ;
program on Wednesday, Dec. j
22, at 7:30 pm. Everybody is j
welcome.
—T . 7 ~.\
The Mt. Zion Extension" i
Homemakers will present a •
short Christmas program on I
Monday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 pm |
at the Brown3 Creek Church. ;
The public is invited and there
will be a treat for the children. !
All Club members bring se- '
cret sister’s gift.
The New Hope Church of
the Brethren will have a spe¬
cial Christmas worship service
on Thursday, Dec. 16, at 7:30
pm. The youth will present
two short play3. Everyone is
welcome.
The Kerr Chapel Brethren
Church will have its Christmas
program on Tuesday, Dec. 21,
at 7:30 pm. All welcome.
the POCAHONTAS TIMES - DECEMBER 9. 1976-
Pioneer Food Recipes
These are some Pioneer
food recipes gathered for
Miss Shultz’s Marlinton
Third Grade Colonial Days:
Food
Ash cake—Com bread >
wrapped in cabbage leaves i
and baked in ashes.
Com dodger—Com meal I
and lard baked in lumps. i
Hasty pudding—Corn !
meal mush; often eaten ;
with milk or gravy or ;
sweetened with maple
sugar, honey, or molasses i
and used for a dessert. |
Fried mush—cold hasty :
pudding, sliced and fried in
,'a skillet. i
Hoe cake —Cornbread
baked on the blade of a hoe.
The hoe was taken off the.'
handle, cleaned and set in
the coals.
Johnny cake —Usually
made of com meal, salt
boiling water, and milk, j
Some people added wheat i
flour if they had it; others
added sugar or eggs. It was
baked in an oven over the :
fireplace or in an iron pot
with a cover or on a board j
in front of the fire.
Cook some for yourself
• Hasty Pudding .
3 cups of water J
1/d teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup of cornmeal j
Put the water and salt in j
a saucepan. Bring to a boil, i
Sprinkle the cornmeal into
the boiling water a little at a I
time. Stir all the time so j
that it will not get lumpy.
Cook for 45 minutes. Serve |
with milk and syrup.
Com Pone ;
Measure one cup of sour
milk and pour into u mixing ;
bowl. Add enough corn j
meal and a little wheat flour
until you have a thick \
batter. Add 1/2 teaspoon of i
salt and a tablespoon of |
melted butter. Dissolve a j
teaspoon of soda in a small j
amount of water and add to i
the batter. Mix well. Pour j
into a greased pan and bake
at 375 degrees for about 25 I
minutes, or until a golden t
brown.
I'arcned Com ;j
Put some dry field corn ]
kernels in an iron skillet or !
in a covered iron kettle.
Add some salt and butter.
Parch over medium heat i
stirring constantly until i
golden brown.
i j : - . Hominy /
. Put'one quart' SfTiuskedJ
dry Afield'.com ;into two-a
quarts of water. Add two'j
tablespoonfuls of baking j
soda. Boil until the hulls of
the grain come- off easily. '
Wash in clear, cold water, j
Cook the hominy in milky,
seasoned to taste with but-}
ter and salt; or boil ■ in
water, and season to taster I
It may be eaten with or 1
without milk.
Vinegar Pie
Use prepared pie dough
for the pie shell, or ask your
mother to help you make
one.
1 egg, well beaten
3 tablespoons of cider-
vinegar
1 teaspoon lemon
flavoring
4 tablespoons flour’
1 cup sugar
1 cup of boiling water
1 baked pie shell
Mix sugar and flour thor¬
oughly together, then add
boiling water. Cook five
minutes. Add well-beaten
egg and cook in top of
double boiler two minutes.
Add lemon flavoring and :
vinegar. Pour into baked
pie shell.
Sauerkraut
Part of the cabbage
grown in the garden was
often made into sauerkrauts
The cabbage was cut into ;
small pieces on a cabbage 1
cutter—a board with sharp ;
knife-like blades on it. The i
head of the cabbage was i
rubbed back, and forth: j
across the knifes until it j
was cut in small pieces.- It j
was then mixed with salt I
and put in a big barrel or >
earthenware jar a layer at a .
time. Each layer was press- (
ed down with a wooden i
pestle until brine or salty ‘
water came out of it. When
all the cabbage was packed ,
in, it was covered with a
cloth and a board. A large i
stone was put on the top of
the board to keep the ;
cabbage under the brine.
The jar or barrel was set in j
a warm place so that bac- '
: teria would grow quickly in
the mixture. This bacteria i
made the cabbage ferment. ]
After a few days the brine- :
began to bubble. It did not 1
' have a very pleasant odor.
The scum that came to the '
top was skimmed off. The
cabhage was left to stand
until it got sour. Then it
was put in a cool place so
bacteria could not grow as .i
fast. It was now ready i
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES-DECEMBER 9, 1976-
Durbin of Old
Who remembers Durbin'
• before 1930? The town was!
a combination of busi¬
nesses.
The C&O Railroad andi
the Western Maryland
were very active. Each
morning at 6 a. m. a fast
passenger train came from
Elkins. There was a C&O
passenger waiting and a•/
transfer of express, bag-<
gage and passengers was,
made.
When the transfer was.
made both trains left Dur-;
bin. The Western Maryland-
went back to Elkins and the*
C&O headed for Ronce-I
verte.
At 12:00 noon two pas-;
sengers met again at Dur-j
bin. They made another;
transfer and departed. In,
all there were four trains'
each day coining into Dur-!,
bin on the C&O and West- ;
era Maryland. Four trains !
on each line. At six o'clock)!
in the evening the two lines [i
had trains meet again inil
__ Durbin. The C&O stayed I!
over night but the Western-
Maryland went back toJ
Elkins. It arrived in Elkins)
at 3:00 p. m.
There was a good minei
prop business in Durbin ati
that time. The props werei
stacked across the track|
from where Everette Eastj
lived. They were hauled in :
wagons by George and
Scott Darnell. There was no!
lumber mill there at that;
time.
The tannery was going
strong and Durbin was
having growing pains.
Durbin got its first water,
system in .1928. A dam was
built in a canyon above the j
bridge in West End. The
system had no pumps. It
was a gravity system. It'
seemed to have lots of
pressure.
This writer doesn’t re¬
member if this was domes-,
tic water or just fire protec-j
tion. Either way Durbin*
needed it.
The best garage in Dur¬
bin in the-twenties was-
Dodd Dixons. He sported
two gas pumps out front.,
i Both had ‘ 10 gallon glasa
containers on top but they 1
had electric pumps.
John Flinner was a busy
cattle dealer. He had access
to pasture land above Bar^
tow.
Bai to r and Johnnie;!
Williams operated drayl
wagons then. They hauled '
anything that people want-!
ed moved. They sometimes!
delivered coal in the winter :
for the Durbin Mercantile.
They hauled freight from,
the depot each day.
Hiner's Hardware was ai
busy place. It was near thef
Durbin Grade School. In
fact one of the Hiner girls 1
taught there. Her namei
was Dolly Payne Hiner and'
she taught the second
grade in ’28.
This was about the time
that Whitman Hull learned 1
to drive the family car. It
was a ’22 or *23 Modei T
ford. Gene Lawton won-i
dered (aloud) if Whitman'
had a driver's license. It
was the first time on the
streets with the car.
Stanley Robinson op¬
erated a restaurant near the
depot and Frank Hyre had a
restaurant on the corner by
Dixon's Garage.
Myra Goodsell seemed to''
be the one who operated
the Post Office, She >vas
Gene Lawton’s mother.
Dr. Wilhide owned the
only drug store in Durbin at
that time. It wa3 next door
to the Post Office. He was
the father of Mike and Jim
Wilhide. Jim married Zoe,
Kirkpatrick, of Cass, where!
she was a school teacher.
Dr. Wilhide later moved to.
Cass. i
A few people lived in
Durbin and worked in Cass.
They came home on week¬
ends.
Sam Moore owned a
store in Durbin and lived in ■
Hosterman. He went home
every evening. He drove a :
25 Hudson. j
The Durbin Mercantile i
used to have a prize pack- <
age day for the people.!
They wrapped small items I
in packages and threw 1
them from the front porch 1
roof into the crowd; who-i
ever caught one of the 1
packages could keep it. :
Lake Oliver was a wheel
in the Durbin Mercantile in
the 1920’s.
Were the good old days!
better than our todays?
Bruce Nelson
1414 E.Edgemont
Phoenix, Arizona
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THURSDAY, DSC.23,1975
Board of Education |
The Board of Education 4
met for a regular meeting .
on December 15.
Present at the meeting >
were several members of
the Citizens Advisory Com¬
mittee and Haskell Brown,
architect with the firm of K.
F. Weimer Associates, the
the Board’s architectural
firm.
The Superintendent pre¬
sented to the Board his
report on the public meet-
mg held at the High School
on November 29. At this i
meeting the Architect’s es¬
timate —total $1,238,327—
of the cost of repairing the
existing school buildings to
meet the standards requir¬
ed by the State Fire Mar¬
shal were reviewed by the
citizens present and found ■
to be reasonable. The
group then reviewed the
options open to the Board
in trying to meet the build¬
ing needs of the County's
school students and, after
discussion, gave approval
for a plan of using the
$1,200,000 available now to
the County from the Better
School Amendment to buiid
classroom space at Hills¬
boro, Marlinton and Green
Bank for grades 1-5 now
and go to the citizens for a
bond issue for new facilities
for grades 6-8 after the
High School bonds are re¬
tired. A complete report of
this meeting is in the,
December 2 issue or this !
paper.
Mr. Brown presented floor
plans and elevation draw¬
ings for the proposed class- •
room buildings as follows—
Hillsboro, 7 classrooms ior
grades 1-5, $266,428.
Marlinton, 15 classrooms
for grades 1-5, $542,856.
Green Bank, 10 class¬
rooms for grades 1-5
$367,577.
All buildings include
toilets, teacher work space
and independent heating
system. These classrooms
would enable students to be
removed from the oldest
building at Hillsboro, the
Durbin building, and elimi¬
nate use of the old high
•ichool structure at Marlin-
ton except for the gym. It is
also hoped to be able to
enlarge the cafeteria at
Marlinton at this time, de- •
pending upon the amount
of money that the Fire
Marshal will require to be
spent on existing buildings.
This project will- be a
phase one of the County’s
school building program,
with phase two dependent
upon the passing of a local
bond issue after the High
School bonds are paid off.
Phase two will complete the
County's building program
very much as outlined at
the time of the bond issue
election in May. The major
difference is at Marlinton
where the existing gym
building will be demolished
and replacing it with a
gymnasium-auditorium
combination and construct¬
ing a new library and media
center.
The Board and Committee
members asked many ques¬
tions of Mr. Brown and a
good discussion was held.
The general Concensus was
for the Board to move
ahead with this phase of the
building program.
As the first step in :
obtaining the $1.2 million
from the State, the Board
approved an amendment to
the Comprehensive Educa¬
tional Facilities Plan for
Pocahontas County for
submission to the State
Department of Education
and the State Board of
Education. This amend¬
ment changes the- County ■
plan into a two phase 1
project as outlined above,
instead of a single phase
plan as submitted to the
voters in May. ,
As far as is known now the j
amendment will be sub¬
mitted to the State Board ,
for approval at its meeting
on January 14 after being
reviewed by the State De- •
partment.
In other business the
Board approved the use of
the Marlinton Gym on Jan¬
uary 1 by the Marlinton
Jaycees for a dance and by
the Huntersville Baptist
Church on December 18 for
recreation.
The request of the High
School for students to go to
Charleston on January 7 =
and 8 for All-State Band :
tryouts and to Virginia Tech ■
at Blacksburg, Virginia, on
January 14 and 15 for the i
Annual High School Band
Music Reading Clinic was.
approved.
Approval was given to
advertise for sale at public
auction the following ve- I
hides—
Five 1961, 1957, 1956, and
1959 60 passenger school
buses; one 1958 54 passen¬
ger.school buvs; one 1952
CMC truck tractor; one
1953 Chevrolet panel truck;
one 1958 Ford dump truck
without bed; and one 1967
Ford van.
The Board approved the
employment of Sarah
Chambiee as school psy¬
chologist for the remainder
of the 76-77 school year.
Albert Kelley was hired as
an additional employee for
the maintenance staff.
Twenty-seven applications
had been received for this
position. j
A revision was made in the j
personal leave policy for ?
Board employees.
The Board approved
various financial reports
submitted by the Treasur¬
er, Betty Lambert.
The next Board meeting
will be on January 3, 1977. !
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES - DECEMBER 23. 1975-
Old Eagle Tale
The following reprint of a
story carried in The Poca¬
hontas Times of aeveral
ye ars ago was brought to us
Just week.
Tragedy in Our County
I recently read in some
magazine where a writer
doubts the truth of old
traditions of eagles carry¬
ing off young children, .
remarked Editor Calvin
Price in his Pocahontas
Times of recent date. The
editor then relates the fol¬
lowing story of pur county.
I have at least a true story
of such a tragedy. Along
about the year 1851 this
terrible thing did happen in
Bath County, Virginia. J. L.
Kenney, of Marlinton bears
witness of having heard of
it often from the lips of his
mother.
In that year a young
married couple, Mr. nod
Mrs. Moorman Gilland,
lived in a house on the
place of Samuel Clark, the
gra ndfather of Mr. Ken-
nev. This farm was at the
big bend of the Cowpasture
River, some ten miles
above the Windy Cove
Church. The Gilland home
was on the east side of me
river opposite a great rock
cliff, rising sheer from the
waters edge upward of 150
feet.
The farm at the big bend
of the Cowpasture is still
owned and occupied by a
Clark. It is now the home
of Benjamin Clark, a
grandson of Samuel Clark.
The site of the Gilland
home today is marked by a
pile of chimney stones. On
the Big Bend Farm is Abes
Hill. Here the Confeder¬
ate States Government
worked the dirt for salt
petre, to make gun powder
during the War between
the States. Great mounds
are still to be seen, where
dirt was piled after being
leached in hoppers to run
off the nitrogen.
Gilland was a carpenter,
and went one day to. the
mansion house of
Andrew Sitiington some
miles down the river to
perform some work. The
young mother prepared to
do the weeks washing at
the river, perhaps a hun¬
dred yards away. She took
her babe in her arms. She
laid the little boy on the
clothes and started back to
the house for something
she needed. As she was
going she heard the baby
scream,, and turning to
look, she was horrified by
the sight of a great golden
I-agio, known locally as a
blie.k eagle, Hying away
vith her child. Across the
river it went to a shelf
under an overhanging
ledge, about 100 feet up.
Above this shelf was a
___1.*. ..1 . . r. s »
tragic situation.
The Clark house was a
mile away and the frantic
young mother hurried
there. All the men folks
were away from home, and
Mr. Kenneys mother, then
a girl of fifteen years.set out
to bring together for help
the thinly settled commu¬
nity.
When the men were
finally gathered, they lei an
active young Allegheny
Mountaineer down the face
of the cliff with a rope. He
found but the head of the
child and its bloody gar¬
ments.
Whether there was more
than one eagle, and they
consumed the little body
there, or carried It away to
the nest was never known.
Editors Note- The above
tale has been authenticated
by several of the older
generations who heard of
the incident from their
elders. George B. Venable
heard his father relate the
story on several occasions.
'Die Jand marks mentioned
in ,the story remain un¬
changed to this day.
THE POCAHONTAS-.TIMES-DECEMBER 23, 1976
OLD TIME MARLINTON
These are two views of the covered bridge at iviarlinton, built in 1054 and replaced In
1915. Both photos were taken by Or. N. R. Price on glass negatives in (he 1890’s. The
original negatives are part of the photo collection of the Pocahontas County Historical
Society.
* / of Casa about 1910 ’ .v»‘* j
Cast r . ,
^Tniileid for A ha Town of - !
Ci\« wim returdiid ia the Coua- i
tv Clerk'd Office Ttitouiay, The j _ _
n«*d >v»i marl* frrnn Mov?«r *•
Lumber Company Lo the 3c*te
of Wwt Virginia, fnr use of •
Uk- J>epartm*nt of Natural •
Kruourcea; tha oarai&ratioa .
ym $ 669,611 for about tv***-,
tr parti i-'ttucis rad pireeii t
rSUmrt !
Coviroor Moor* at a o«w*
>Mt *e*k aODOHar-
C<! taft purtawO had ha»n corn*
rv]«t*d and ch* town would b* j
roafu/ed dj n [ok mo^ to*□. in ;
tH* eurlj 1 ftuO'j.
In a tclenhoM call Tusaday, :
Kurmit MeKiJuv*?, Chief of the j
YUvEilon of Taiki a;id Rente#- j
twn, Department of X.-dtural
HFr/M»rc«ii, said first atieotiuji
would have ho fo to b&aieop*
orations auth ti water, sew
atf«, cie.. nod il*tartn*i*cu»a of
In** Th* |*i*j i» addition
t-JtfcO already &c;»Uo g C&aa
S-'ffKc KsOmd at*'- kml |
Othe/\?iSd DO JoAolte pinna
fcav* b*en jryvl* for tho raw
tovauoo. i
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES - FEBRUARY 3. 1977-
Letter j
Dear Mrs. Sharp j
• The picture of Cass in ;
1910 surely brought old :
memories back to me, be-1
cause my father, mother j
and four children moved to ;
Cass that spring from '
Alton. He was a sawmill •
man, Isaac Samuel Pringle.
I remember so many nice
people where the mill sat,
especially the Cassells and
often thought how I would j
like to meet them again.
My father’s first work was
for a Max Curry, from .
Marlinton. My father later
went from portable to band
mills at Grove City just
below the tunnel. The Mc¬
Clures (especially Ovid)
Jane McClure became my
aunt, married George
Sparks from Baptist Valley
close to Princeton.
Hoping to hear frojp
some one that remembers
as I have a lot of interesting
stories to tell concerning
the lumber business.
Letha Sparks
P. O. Box 721
Elyria, Ohio 44035
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES 2
> Bethel Church History .7
j v by '
4 David N. Moore ,
! For a number of years :
people of Bethel and sur¬
rounding communities wor¬
shiped in the different
school houses. The old-
Moore school house, built
out of logs and located a
short distance from the
Hosterman Road, was
named for Jackson Moore. .1
The Hoover school housed
built on Abel Hoover’s farm-5
and named for him, was*
another place of worship j
and school. In later years it
was replaced by - a newy
building. Another school!
house named the Big Fill, ,
located on Route 250 at the
base of Cheat Mountain,,
got its name from a fill!
made in the road across the i
creek. -
The above named school*
houses were the first to bej
built. In later years a!
school house was built om
F. K. Moore's farm and
named the Cherry Grove J
School because a number of
cherry trees stood close by.)
Two school houses were
built in Hosterman; one ini
the town and the other one
a short distance up the
creek from town. They took >
their name from the town. :
Also, at Boyer Siding a
school house was used for a .
number of years or until thei
band mill finished 9awing. j
All.of the above named)
places served a two-fold!
purpose, a place of worship
and school too, but time
brings vast changes, so as
more people came into the
different communities the
need for a church was seen.
In the early spring ol
1904, a few sawmill men
who were doing some saw¬
ing for F. K. Moore, one
beautiful Sunday evening
made the remark that thi9;
Would be a good time to go
tt> church. Since there was.
no church to go to, it was :
decided that two men go up j
the road and two down to •
see if a church was wanted. :
The men found everyone in i
favor of a church. No 1
further plans of a place or <
size were decided between:
the Brethren and the
Southern Methodist, so in
the early Summer pf 1904.
the Bfetiddfi began build¬
ing their church on the 1
Samuel Hevener farm and
the church was dedicated
late that summer.
This delayed the building
of the Bethel Church for a
time, but in the summer of
1905 a building committee
was formed consisting of
Ben Simmers, Wallace Cur¬
ry, Thomas Houchin and
Forrest K. Moore.* This!
committee made plans as to
location, size and building!
material being donated, j
Forrest X. Moore gavel
one acre of ground for the
church and cemetery. The!
present location of the
church was the one selected:
for the building. In thei
early summer of 1906 car-,
penters began work on the,
new church. The head
carpenter was Fred Mauzy
and a helper, a Mr. Mul- 1
lenax. By early fall it was-
completed and shortly'
thereafter was dedicated as i
the Southern Methodist
Church. However, since i
the merger of the two
branches, it is now a
United Methodist Church, i
In those days a dedica¬
tion with a free dinner on
the ground always drew a
large crowd. People came
in buggies, road wagons,
horseback, and some walk¬
ed ten miles or more, but
not an auto was there. The
dedicatorial sermon was
preached by Rev. Jackson
Lamber, of Maryland. The
first preacher to serve on
the Bethel charge was Rev.
Albert Vandevender; the
next was Rev. H. Q. Burr. >
The church has recently
been enlarged by the addi¬
tion of four Sunday School
rooms, a kitchen, running
water, a modem furnace
and aluminum siding was
put on the outside for
covering. The inside was
covered with paneling. A
new foundation of concrete
blocks, a vestibule and a
bell donated by Mrs. Len-
nie Nottingham was placed
in the belfry. At first,
chairs were used to seat the
people but they proved
unsatisfactory, so pews
were added. A piano,
tables, chairs and a library
are used.
Well we know that Old.
Father Time brings vast
changes in communities
and churches. Of the large
crowd that attended the
dedication, less than a ]
dozen are alive today. All
of the above named school ;
houses are gone. A church .
built by the Progressive '
Brethren near the Hoover j
school house burned down, j
The Hevener Brethren
Church stands idle for lack i
of enough members. A few :
members attend the Bre- •
thren Church at Durbin. ;
The Bethel Church needs \
more members. We have j
preaching each Sunday at >
9:45 followed by Sunday j
School.
Mistakes have been
made and are still being j
tnade in building churches. ]
For lack of cooperation
between the Methodist and |
Brethren, two churches
were built while one would
have served the needs of
the members and saved
cost and upkeep' of two
churches.
May the Bethel Church
long continue to function as
a place for Christians to
worship their Maker and
Redeemer while on earth
and its influence shed a
( light on lost souls. . • •
POCAHONTAS TIMES j
ir'l (Page 2) ' j
.Publish Pd every Thursday excep:
(be last week of the year. j
Eatwed at the Post Office at Max'
iL’.ton, Weit Virginia 24964, a
osconu elan matter. " i
; SUBSCRIPTION CHARGES
la Pocahontaa County 84.60 a yea»i
SUawhare 86.60 ayaar. In advance.
JAN S PRICE SHARP. EDITO R;
•fdUHaDA'/. JA N. 27.19771
Settlers in Pocahontas ';j:
County Before 1800
A special committee of’
the Pocahtfntas County His¬
torical Society is coraplet-,
ing the final work necessary |
to locate the cabin sites of!
the pioneers living in Poca- I
liontas County before, the- 1
year of 1800. A number of
cabin sites have been found
but there are still a large
number of sites which have
not been located. .
Once all of the possible.-
cabin sites are located, the i
sites will be permanently ]
marked and the locations \
recorded at the Pocahon¬
tas County Courthouse.
The committee has deter¬
mined that the following
settlers lived in Pocahon¬
tas County before the year I
1800. The cabin sites of ]
.those names marked with i
an asterisk * have already, i
been located. !' • - -. j
Buckeye-Marlin ton-»J
Knapps Creek Area • I
Alderman, Ezekial, Aul- ]
dridge, William, Sr:, Bax- j
ter, John; Baker, Henry; 1
Bradshaw, John; Bridger,
James; Bridger, John; j
Brown, Joseph; Brown, 1
Josiah; ♦Buckley, Joshua; j‘
Cleek, Michael; Daugherty, ;
Michael; Drinnon, Charles;..!
♦Drinnon, Lawrence;!
♦Drinnon, Thomas; Ewing, f
John; Ewing, William; 1
Friel, Jeremiah; *Gaiford,; :
Thomas, Sr.; *Gay, Robert;:
Gregory, Knapp; Grimes, i
Felix; Holcomb, Timothy;!
Johnson, John; Kee,i
George; *Lightner, Peter; |
Marlin Jacob; Matthews,!,
Sampson; McCarty, Tim- j
othy; McCollum, William;
McNeil, Thomas; Moore,
Aaron; Moore, James; 1
Mooro, John; Moore, Jo- I
seph; Moore, Levi, Sr.;;
♦Moore J Moses; Moore, i
Robert;| Moore, William;'
Poage.IJames; *SewalI,i
Stephen; Sharp, John;
Sharp, ^William, Sr.; Slator,!
Patrick; Smith, John; Wan-
less, VVilliam; Webb, John; i
Waugh, James; Waugh, i
Samuel; Young, William, j
j Indian Forts V
♦Drinnon Fort; *Greenbriec!
ForV v. , L p-j
Hillsboro-Mill Point Area j
Beard, Josiah; Brinnell,;
James; Burgess, Nathan;,’
Burgess, John, Jr.; Burn-,
sides, John; Burnsides,!
James; Cackley; Valentine;}
♦Callison, James;- Clan-'
dennin, William; Cfen-i
denning, Charles; Cochran, j
John; Cochran, Thomas;]
Day, David; Day,/John;
Day Nathaniel; /David,!
Thomas; Davis, Joan; Dick,;
John; Edmiston, /William; •
Evans, Griffith; Gilliland,
Samuel; Gillion, ■ Nathan;]
Hannah, David, Sr.; Har-j 1
per,.: Henry; Hill, ‘John;,
♦Hill, Richard; Hughes, El-1
lis; James, David; Jordan,!
John; ♦Kinnison, Charles; , f
Kinnison, David; Kinnison/
.Edward; Kinnison, Jacob;'
Lewis, James; Mayse, Wil- ‘
liam; McGennis, John; Mc-
Neel, Abraham; McNeel,:
Isaac; *McNeel, John; Me-'
Neil, Jonathan; Naylor;
Oldham; Pennell, John;,
Poage, John; *Poage, Wil-i
liam; Salisbury, William;'
Scott, Thomas; Seybert,'
Jacob; Switzer, John; Wad-,
dell, Alexander;Waddell,,
William. . ;
Indian Forts
Fort Austin,. Fort Bum-
side, FortClendenen, ♦Fort,
Day, (Fort Buckley), Fort'
Ellis. j
■ Dunmore-Green Bank-
Bartow Area J
Arbogast, Adam; ♦Bible,]
Jacob; *Bumer, Abram;,
♦Collins, John; *Conrad,j
John H.; *Cooper, James;;
Gillispie, Jacob; . Griffin,.
Benona; Higgins, William;]
Hartman, Godlip;.. In-'
graham, Abraham; In/
graham, Peter; Jarvis,.
Thomas; Kemey, James;'
♦Kerr, Daniel; McCartee,
James; McKamey, James;
♦Nottingham, William, Sr.;
Rucker, James; Rucker,.
James, Jr.; Sitlington,]
Robert; *Slaven, John;'
Sloan; *Sutton, John, Sr.;l
Tallman, James; Tallman,:
■ Samuel; Taylor, William;!
Warwick, Andrew; War-!
wick, Jacob; ♦Warwick/
.John; Warwick, John, Jr. 1
Warwick, William; Wood/
dell, Joseph; Wooddell,;
Thomas; *Yeager, John, j
Indian Forts ;;
Mouth of Deer Creek!
Fort, Joseph Wooddell;
Fort, Warwick Fort at CIoyh
er Lick, Warwick Fort at!
Dunmore, ♦ Warwick - Fort]
at Green Bank. , . j
If you have any informa¬
tion on the above settlers or
additional names to add to i
the list, please contact Lar- j
ry Jaivinen, Chairman, 824 I
15th Avenue, Marlinton,
W. Va. or any Pocahontas
THE POCAHONTAS TIMES-JANUARY 27, 1977-
Pocahontas in 1823 J
The extract printed be-i
low is from a letter written!
by Col. J. Howe Peyton, the;
first commonwealth's at-j
tomey of this county, on his!
first term of the “Superior
Court’’ which wa3 held;
after the formation of the'
county. The two buildings,'
which he speaks of, were!
situated on the site of. Mr.]
C.H. Moore’s house.'! The-i
county in 1830 contained!
2,542 people. Col. Peyton!
traveled with Judge Stuart'
from Staunton, and as hisi
letter shows, .he was con-,
siderably impressed with}
the crudeness of the man-1
ner of living west of the-i
Alleghany: ^-.,
“On . Tuesday at'two!
o’clock we arrived at Hunt-! ,
ersville, the seat of Justice I
of Pocahontas County—a;
place as much out of the;
world as Crim Tartary.:
Owing to the bad condition!
of the roads we were fa- •
tigued . and bore many
marks of travel stain. The
so called town of Hunters¬
ville consists of two illy-
constructed time worn,
(though it is not time which
has worn them,).-• weather
beaten cabins built on logs
and covered with clap-!
boards. My negro cabins;
on Jackson’s River are pal¬
aces in comparison with}
them. ' |
One of these. wretched■
hovels is the residence of,
John Bradshaw, the other •
is called the loom house for I
these people are self sus- j
taining. They spin and;
weave. The big wheel and
the little wheel are birring
in every hut and throw¬
ing off the woolen and linen •
yam to be worked up for 1
family purposes. The;
home-spun cloth, too, is
stronger and more durable)
than that brought by our
merchants from Northern
manufacturers.
In Bradshaw’s dwellings
there is a large fireplace;
which occupies one entire'
side, the gable, end.' The>
chimney is enormous and'
so; short that the room is;
filled with light which en¬
ters this way. It is an
ingenious contrivance for
letting all the warmth'es¬
cape through the chimney,!
s whilst most of the smoke is!
■driven back into the
chamber. In the chimney
comer I prepared my lega^
papers before a roaring
fire, surrounded by rough;
mountaineers, who- were;
drinking whiskey and as;
night--advanced, growing
riotous.-In the back part of,
the room two beds were ;
curtained off with horse;
blankets —one for thej
1 Judge and one for myself.
To the left of the fireplace!
stood old Bradshaw’s!
couch. In the loft, to which!
they ascended, by means of
a ladder, his daughter and
the hired woman slept, and
at times*'of a crowd, a
wayfarer. The other guests
were sent to sleep in the
Loom House, in which was
suspended in the loom a
half-woven piece of cloth.
Three beds were disposed
about the room, which com¬
pleted its appointments—
one was allotted to Samp¬
son Mathews, a second to
George Mays, and John j
Brown. The loom was used j
as a hat rack at night and 1
for sitting on, in the ab- |
sence of chairs in the day. i
As there was not a chair or i
stool beyond those used by \
the weaving women, my :
clients roosted on the loom
while detailing their-
troubles and receiving ad¬
vice.
“Bradshaw’s table is :
well, supplied. There is ;
profusion, if not prodigality "j
in the rich, lavish bounty of |
the goodly tavern.. We had !
no venison, as this is a shy !
season with the deer, but ;
excellent mutton with plen¬
ty of , apple sauce, peach '
pie! roasting ears. As a
mark of deference and re¬
spect to the Court, I pre¬
sumed, we had a table
cloth—they are not often i
seen on Western tables and j
when they are, are hot i
innocent'.-, of, color —and.!
clean sheets upon our beds. :
This matter of the sheets is
no small affair in out of the i
way.- places, as it not un-
frequently happens - that
wanderers communicate
disease through the bed¬
clothing. Old Bradshaw’s,
family is scrupulously clean'
which is somewhat remark- •
able In a region where
I cleanliness is for the most
part on the outside. A false |
modesty seems to prevent j
those salutary .. ablutions ,
which are so necessary to ]
health, and I did not com- j
mend myself to the good ■
J graces of the hired woman !
; by insisting on my foot- >
j bath every morning. • ' ; *j
We remained five days at 'j
HuntersviUe closely engag- 1
ed in the business of Court,
which I .found profitable. }
Pocahontas is a fine grazing j
county, and the support of i
the people is mainly deriv- j
ed ; ' from their flocks of J
cattle;^ horses and sheep, j
which' they drive over: the-i
mountains to market. There •]
is little money among them ;
except- after these excuiv j
sions, but they have little i
need of it—every want is j
supplied by the happy I
. country they possess, and .!
of which they are as fond as |
the Swiss of their moon- •'.]
tains. It is a pretty country, T
a country of diversified and 3
beautiful scenery in which
there is a wealth of verdure jj
and variety which keeps the -iJ)
attention alive and the out- j
ward eye delighted. ' ; j
THE
POCAHONTAS TIMES - JANUAgjfgLJ^I^
<* ■ Some Snow!
During the winter of 1855,
the Trotter Brothers had a
contract with the U. 3. Govern
iment to carry the mail between
Huttonsville (Randolph Coun¬
ty) and Staunton, Virginia.
The brothers had made the i
trip from Huttonsville to Staun >
ton and a severe snow storm
came up while they were in
Staunton and on their return
trip could not cross Cheat
Mountain, and as the result!
of this delayed trip, the peopls |
in the Tygart Valley complain-!
ed to Postal Authorities about
the delay in delivery of their
mail. The Postal authorities
wrote the brothers for an ex¬
planation, and the following
•is an exact worded copy of
their answer.
Mr. Postmaster General,
Washington, D. C. . • ^
Sir: ;■ \
If you knock the gable end
out of Hell and back it up a-j
.gainst Cheat Mountain and,
rain fire and brimstone on it;
for forty days and forty nights/
it won’t melt the snow enough
to get your d - - - - - mail
through on time. -;g
Yours Truly >1
• Trotter Brothers \£. ]
By: (s) James Trotter’-,*
This letter was kept in the office of the
Postmaster General in Washington, u.C. as late
as 1934, framed and hung; on the wall. I obtained
a copy on the official Postal Department stationary
during that year.
GLV
:THE POCAHONTAS TIMES • FEBRUARYJlJillr
ccc
Letter .
Dear Sirs: ■[
Between 1934 and 1935
approximately two score
Civilian and Soil Conserva- ;
tion Service work camps |
were established in West
Virginia from Hancock to
McDowell counties and at
Cabell to Berkeley Counties
and at most counties be- ■
tween. j
I was fortunate to have
lived in and worked at two
of these camps for six
years. In fact, I met my wife
to be and was married the
last two years of camp. I
know today only six of the
hundreds I lived and work¬
ed with. I supposed many
died during the interven¬
ing 35 years.
Every group worth its
salt should have at least
one Homecoming during a
lifetime. I would like to
suggest or propose that the
newspapers in this State
sponsor such a homecom¬
ing; extending invitations
to the States of Kentucky,
Ohio and Indiana, who sent
boys into this State, that I
know of, and suspect from
many other states. Would
further suggest a date or
dates in July or August
1977. Each member would ,
return to his choice of
campsites to meet with old
friends and inspect the
sites with all their improve¬
ments—parks, camp¬
grounds, farmland and for¬
ests. 1 am mailing copies of
this letter to the editor of
approximately a dozen
newspapers that I know of
and trust your judgment
whether the expenses and
effort required is justified.
Thank you.
Vellar C. Plantz
640 Maple Ave.No.4
New Martinsville, WV
26165
This paper certainly en¬
dorses Mr. Plantz's idea for
reunions of the men that
worked in various CCC
Camps although we are
not in the position to be the
organizers of the ones in
Pocahontas County. The
history of the CCC camps in
Pocahontas and other coun¬
ties does need to be record¬
ed and is a worthwhile
project for someone to un-
_ -- dertakeVIt'seems that most
historical projects are be¬
gun af'least one genera¬
tion too late—after the
participants have passed
from this life. With the
CCC camps the situation is
different providing the
work of writing their history
is begun before too many
more years pass and re¬
unions are a good way to
collect a good deal of this
material. . -
POCAHONTAS TIMES
(Page 2}
1 Published every Thursday eacep
tbe last week of the year.
Eatertd at the Poet Office nt Mai
tinton. Weifc Virgin)* 24964, a
•Mond claw matter.
- . BUBSgRIPTION CHARGES*”
la Pocahonta* County J4.60 a rfi
Klmwhera $5.6Qay«ar. In ady anca.
JANK PRICE SHARP, EDITOR
' THURSDAY, F EB. 3,1977
The following article on
the CCC was written by
Meade L. Waugh for the
Glen Vaughan collection of
Pocahontas County history.
Recollections of the Civilian
Conservation CorpB. [CCC]
. , .' 1933-1937
Written for the
Lt. Glen L. Vaughan < j
“Pocahontas County
Bicentennial
The CCC was established
in March 1933 by an Act of
the 73rd Congress. It was
an agency born of hope',
from the devastating eco- |
nomic and social catastro¬
phe of the “great Depres¬
sion.’’
The purpose of the CCC
was generally twofold. First
it was to provide a means
whereby thousands of
young men, from econom¬
ically depressed families
could be given gainful em¬
ployment and at the same •
time assist their fathers, ;
mothers, sisters and broth¬
ers at home. The second
general purpose of the CCC
was to provide the man¬
power for the conservation
and renewal of our devas¬
tated forests and establish¬
ment of public parks and
recreational areas through
out the nation.
CCC Camps, of about 200
men each, were setup at
appropriate locations all
across the country. The
Army was given responsi¬
bility of administra¬
tion, housing, clothing,
feeding, paying and of hav¬
ing the men ready for work
each day. At that time the
Army in the Um’ted States
was organized into Corps
Areas, The V Corps com¬
prised the states of Ohio,
Indiana, Kentucky and
West Virginia. Fifth Corps
Headquarters was located
at Fort Hays, in Columbus,'
Ohio. Each state was a
Military District. West Vir¬
ginia District Headquarters
was in Charleston. The
districts were divided into
sectors, Marb'nton, Elkins,
Richwood, Lewisburg,
Clarksburg etc.
Various technical serv¬
ices, i e, National Forest '
Service, State Forest Serv¬
ice, National and State Park?
Service, etc, were given the •
responsibility for the proj-l
ects of the camps located in
their forests or parks. ;."|
The first camps Were
established and adminis¬
trated primarily by person¬
nel from the regular Army
(there were a few Navy and
Marine personnel). It is 1
interesting to recall that the ■'
Standing Army in 1932 was '
only about seventy thou-'
sand men, and a private’s ■'
pay was $21 per month.
Gradually members of the
Officers Reserve Corps
were called to active duty
and assigned to the CCC.
The camps were operated
as military companies,
army clothing, bedding and
feeding were handled on
army basis. The Mess Of¬
ficer was given a ration 1
allowance, about thirty five
cents per man per day. He'
bought fresh vegetables,
fruit and other perishables
from local suppliers and
requisitioned “dry” stores
from the Corps Area Quar¬
termaster. (The purchase of
a great deal of equipment,
supplies and services with- '•
in the local communities, ’
was a considerable eco¬
nomic help during the de¬
pression). Most camps had
their own vegetable gar¬
dens and some raised a few
hogs and chickens. These:
projects were carried on by;
the men after working
hours, and served to sup¬
plement the regular army;
rations. I
Each enrouee was paia
$30 per month of which $25
was sent to his parents by
allotment and he would
receive $5 in cash. In
addition the enrollee re- .
ceived housing, clothing,
food and medical attention.
Any one who lived during '
those depression days,
knows of the economic help '
this $25 a month provided
those families. The benefits •
derived by the thousands of
young men who were given .•
meaningful jobs in the CCC
is immeasurable. Thou- i
sands of them learned skills
which equipped them for
good jobs later on. Many
learned machine and equip¬
ment operation and main¬
tenance, welding, truck
driving, forestry, survey- :
ing and many learned office
skills such as typing and
bookkeeping. Hundreds be¬
came cooks and medical
assistants. Most of all it.
gave them hope at a time I
when things looked rather I
hopeless. When the coun¬
try went to war in Decern- !
b rt r 1941, the men with
CCC experience performed ,
a great service in forming j
the nucleus of administra- j
tion for the rapidly expand- j
ing army. I
The work performed by i
the CCC under the direc¬
tion of the various technical
services was near mirac-
ulous. Prior to the CCC.oup j
forests and timber land \
were burned over almost ?
without control, each I
spring and fall. Brush i
thickets and charred tree
trunks covered our hill¬
sides. Mountain streams
were clogged and littered, 1
and wildlife suffered the .
ravages of this forest neg¬
lect. With the help of the
CCC the Forest Service I
built fire roads, cleared up
?Mb z.
Stream* and llanlvd mil¬
lion* of tree* throu^hont
EUe vast forveta of our
uO lid try. The Park frervicea
built arid rehjbjtitated
handfrd? o# stafj» and e»-
ttoruil park* nil over (ha
nation. . j
Today bcantinil forest* i
and park) jcaid at living
evidence of th* ctfmta of
thousands of young mfeb
who war* without hope, but
wore into on* cf
the great '•exper ; ^n♦nC3 ,, of
oil? country to the benefit ol'
ihwnflelyeii, their fumilies
and the codtmn* pubic
good
Tab writer was privileged
to hava hod a port in
the COG I feid **nn.tl a
mrunissiun as a H tW H
■ Officer in the army iKroivto
atUroil.uiCB at Civilian Tliti-
iea Military 'L'ruinmv Comp
during the Jit
19S9-ttkt2 so wM nrdwred
to duty during Lha CCC
c<paualnu in 110*1 flitting ol
193G f tufted m variue*
cempa throng Viut Vic*
Virginia, Including Blur a
B lack Mountain Camp F IT*
and C*»np rborn«t*»l F fi
in Pocahontas Lounty My
iLHSlgnroanls vanned from
Camp Commander, meta '
officer, cucbangc officer.,!
finance officer. and on
aoiiw occasions, all m the
aame rime. As ft vary young,
oilicer l had to lean: quick¬
ly, I uaJ* msny ndHaree
und raciiived much help
from oil cWea. I want to
mentluo ,«few people that l
knew .ext w 33 5Vf<*tvJ
vnto in tire CCC who were
from Pocahontas County or
who hod connection* there.
Tha only tMwrve Officer
vriUi wbrm I was ecqttoint.
ed io the CCC firm Poca-
hontus was frt. Quinn L.
(Makar, of Durbin. tie wn»
a Kterobwr of the Cadre (in4.
established t amp Thorn-
wood. Cnpt- Wilfred .Tacks
sou 'wo* at bla*.l» Mountain
along with Lt. Floyd In¬
gram. Cupt. Ja«k «on lived 4
nurabvr of year* in Marlin-
tan and It. Ingram war’
Corned <0 tlw fftimer Miw
B3ha .Nvhon, of Madstom
Kill Knuner, of linrlow,;
was camp aupfriat^^nrtent•
U Black Mountain nod Pete
Hjiifrm wji mc^nrtemfent
3t Ihomwood, Lt Fred
Kaill* married tb« duuxhUff
uf Tim Kflowly, of tiaoa.
AF« wwruljwng bdtwi of
Pov-ahautus found gout!
husband* through the CCC.
Arao*ig them wore Mian,
Kuthrya Acficsoc surrud,
Juban Fawcett, tad Mire
hlnbul McNeill married.
"Bunk” Conrud, of Ham-'
j tjytid, Indiana, Alice for¬
tune married Car! buBea*
tine fare)
While I was at Camp
NkholMat.C'awen. Itov If
K Ott, framer Fresh* le-
r»n nioiaUw at MadlnUm.
who ww at that time in
Rich wood, rnndurted mwy*
loOJ at lease nnrr u month .it
the tamps ib that area.
Mrs Orr would fhoy a
portable organ whichthe"/
carried in the trunk ol the
car. ltev. tnd M rs . Or,
were wonderful, unsoliuh
people who aervad Ck>d‘*
children wherever they
found town. l£. C. Daet-
wylar, kreg asaocit‘^d wkh
the First National bank in
Marlin Ion, waa during CCC
daya a hanker in Webstar
.Spring*. He »av nlwaya
helpfrrl co the CCC pur-
aonnel
My brother-in-law, Brrnc
Crickard xu>ul a several
uiffurenl c.uapj incltufing
Coui]j Walogii where hu
helped supervise (he budd-
iNt oUhe darn kv Wnipga.
Lak*. tvtie of
Caas, who Mar lived in
Marimtan, Rprved with the
touhnurul service »t Thom,
wood while 1 wn there utd
Neul McKiasir:, who rnar-i
I nod Olela lthea and «ettled
in Mariintou, waa nai emiip.
, meat operator at IfkcV
Muuntuin. Of ooursu tfrare
tnauy mere local peo¬
ple who aerv^d yu writ and
roaitnhateil modi u* toe
ruccees of tha CCC.
Tne hard work, the Rnow,
faiu 4 mud and at time*
bdter udd or stilling Seat
lire seemingly undl-re ki-
spectinna, th^ CCC i>JUs
*-ems pretty small now iti
li^ht uf the lifting oc-
t.implbLttsnte in ronstf-
VAtitiu of foreata und parka,
•fid of LliuUaHnda of Ameri¬
can }Wji of ibo "Great
DepreaMrtn.”
... 1 Meade I.. Waugii '
May HI, 1976 '
Fort Wayua, Tnd.
Tlllj POCAHONTAS TIMES ■ FEBRUARY 8. 1977-
Whiskey’s Tale
I am a bottle
They call my name whiskey
They buy me and drink me
And think they feel frisky
Though I make them vomit
And get them In jail
They always come back on
The day of my sale
Though 1 make a fellow
Beat up on his wife
And threaten to cut off
Her head with a knife
And cuss her and drive her
Right out in the snow
Without any clothes on
And nowhere to go
And swear at the children
And scold them and rave
And threaten to brain them
If they don’t behave
And smash up the bureau
and furniture all
And kick down the pictures
That hang on the wall
Though I cause a fellow
To hit his own dad
And yell at his mother
And make her feel bad
Or jerk her and shove her
Around in the house
Till she feels as happy
As a cornered mouse
And then puke all over
The bed and the floor
And swoon into slumber
And slobber and snore
For me they are willing
To shell out the cash
Which would buy their
family
Some bread and some hash
My fury is seen in
My sparkle and foam
So they bag the bottle
To carry me home
A little ashamed for
The people who spy
To look through the bottle
And know it is I
But when they get some-,
where
Where no one can see
They tum up the bottle
And fill up with me
Then all their shame leaves
them
And all their respect
Till even good husbands
Will not be henpecked
When I am no more than
The essence of grain
Or fruit and am needed
No one should abstain^ i
But when I am polluted
With drugs and with dirt -
Then people who drink me
Do so to their hurt
To drug me and sell me
Is very unkind
Someday in God's
Kingdom
I shall be refined • W
Tum now to Isaiah
Read twenty five, six
And Amos nine, fourteen
God’s clock of time ticks
See John, second chapter
Where Jesus made wine
Which tickled the tipplers
Who said it was fine
Harper Anderson
1 I found this poem among
! some of my valuable pos.-
: sessions, that is to me they
are. Some of my children
call it Mom’s junk, and I do
j save everything I think I
I may use or perhaps some-
j one else may be able to. I
get my temper up once in
awhile, when I go to clean,
and will throw something
away. Then l will go
1 through it a time or two
before completely dispos¬
ing of it.
One thing I can say I
am really thankful’ for is
that I voted against intoxi¬
cating drinks. I told one
lady that I was going to vote
against it; she said, “Oh,
no, Mildred, then the
moonshiners will take over.
I told her, well, if they did
that we wouldn’t be held
responsible that it would be
the ones that bought it and
drank it. I never did know
how she voted but I often
„ wondered.
I will never forget the
time when I ran upon a still
which was upon a wooded
hill from what we use to call
the Taylor hollow. This is
the honest truth, it isn’t one
of Pete Taylor’s lies. I saw
the smoke from our old
home place and of course
“Old Nosey” went to in¬
vestigate. When I looked
down the nozzle of that
■ gun, I thought, Oh my, this
is it. I am telling you I took
down off of that hill and
said I won’t tell no one and
I didn't. I am not saying yet
who was standing there
with that gun. Well anyway
the still was moved to
where 1 never did know and
surely didn't try to find out.
j I was around eight or nine
1 years old at that time, so
that would have been
around the year 1922.
I know that it has been a
j long time 3ince this poem
“Whiskey’s Tale” was
published for on the back of
: the copy I have is an adver¬
tisement from the A & P
: Store, which states:
Eight o’Clock Coffee—21
, cents per lb., 3 lbs. <>9
cents.
Bar H Candy Bars—3 for
10 cents.
Red Cross Towels —2
rolls —19 cents
Florida Oranges—8 lb.
bag—63 cents.
Iceburg lettuce—head—
8 cents. 1
California Carrots —
bunch—8 cents.
Maine Potatoes—peck
bag—63 cents
■ Golden Yams —lb. 10
White House Milk—4 tall
cans—35 cents
Lux toilet soap—Cake—7
cents
Donuts —dozen —15
cents
There was also an adver¬
tisement For Sale—11-4 hp
gasoline engine with belt;
small feed mill and wood-
saw outfit; one two horse
sled, one good typewriter—
See H. H. Beard, Beard,
WV.
Mildred McLaughlin
Frontier Forts
Pocahontas County Rich levels, the Bridger boys
In Historical Localities left the main party and took
The old forts used in a near cut and were killed
Indian time as shown by in the low place on the
records and tradition in mountain now owned by W.
territory now comprising H. Auldridge where they
Pocahontas were as fol- ■ were waylaid and killed by
lows: ' Indians.
; Fort Burnside—On Green- f Previous to the time of
brier River. Location not the forts named above,
definitely known. Supposed General Andrew Lewis, act-
to be near the station ing on instructions from the
Burnside on the Greenbrier Governor of Virginia, in the
division of the C&O Rail-'year of 1755, established a
, way. ' fort known as Fort Green-
Fort Clover Lick.- On !™ r on the laIld that he
Clover Creek about one and had P nor t0 thal
a half miles from its mouth,
near the north fork of the
creek, and about 300 yards
from the residence of the
late C. P. Dorr.
Fort Drennen—West of
the public road, about 300
yards, in an old orchard, at
the foot of Elk Mountain,
half a mile northwest of
Edray.
Fort Buckley—At Mill
Point on the site of the
home of Isaac McNeel, on
the northern bank of
Stamping Creek about one
and one half miles from
Greenbrier River. Some¬
times called Fort Day or
Fort Price.
Fort Warwick—Located
on Deer Creek about three
miles from its mouth and
about fourmiles from Cass.
This Fort was near the
surveyed at the mouth of ,
Knapps Creek on the j
Greenbrier River. The river !
had been named in 1751,
and this is demonstrated by
the order to establish the j
fort at Greenbrier. This fort
stood about where the
Court House stands now.
General Lewis was at this
place when he marched his
company to join Braddock.
He was in the disastrous
battle near Pittsburgh
where Braddock was slain
and left 800 men dead on
the field. These bodies ,
were not buried, until their
bones were collected years
after. It is probably the
roost savage occurrence in
the history of the English
race.
The work has begun to
preserve the traditions of
our ancestors. Every native
home of Peter H. Warwick. ,
There was also an old fort ^ rn s ' lou ^ (d see to it that
near Green Bank on land rae . mor y of our fore-
formerly owned by James ‘fibers is not to perish from
Wooddell and now owned f. ear * , ‘ 1 - the ear ty
by Henry Wooddell. The b,stor y of Virginia, these
name of this fort is not ™ en stood Hke a living wall
known. The old building between the savages of the
was still standing a few west and the happy colonial
years ago and may still be' bomes °f Virginia. And the
there. ,ine was never broken in-
There was also an old fort s f ven ty odd miles of the
on Greenbrier River near f rontl ® r ^presented by the
the mouth of Stony Creek bounds of Pocahontas
on the Levi Gay Farm, now ,
owned by Pat Gay. It was at ? he bl , ood sllU mn s our
this place Baker was killed ^f“ s ; bo P e ^ believe
by the Indians. Richard £ at / l! \ th , e same heroic
Hill, the ancestor of all the ° ,ood and that it will en-
Hills in the Levels, and dure the test wh en it
Baker in the early rooming co .^ e ?- as ifc mos . t surely
went to the river to wash for , • , th e meantime, the
breakfast, when the indians , st fhat we can do is to
fired on them killing Baker "f e P 8 reen the memory of
but Hill escaped to the fort. „ P lo noers.
The alarm was given that Reprinted from Pocahon-
Indians were in the country ^ as Times^January 25,1917.
and about twenty men J
.icame from the Levels but :
no trace could be found and !
upon their return to the 1
POCAHONTAS COUNTY BICENTENNIAL
These few pages and the reprints from the
Pocahontas Times and articles sent hy friends
interested in our counties history and our
people over these two hundred years, though
not written in any special style.
To Louise McNeill Pease our counties most
famous poet 1 o'we the inspiration and urge to
spend many long hours and trial and error to
get these few articles bound together although
not in any uniform order either in soace or veers.
This work should be dedicated to many people
of .Pocahontas t but looking back to 1910 to the
present 2 must give credit to those who sent
articles and their names are contained in their
events and lines or stories given me. To cover
everyone would take too much space so for space
l_add trie following, which should be. in first book.
This work I hereby dediaate to the follovdng
men, who in my younger years played such a
lasting impression on my life. To my friends
and life long advisors:-:
I DEDICATE THIS PAPER
Mr. CL D.McNeill.
Mr, C.W. Price.
Mr, C,E. Denison,
/&/ G]sn L. Vaughan
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